First rabies case in a Vermont dog this year
Burlington report confirms a rabid dog in Franklin County. A six to ten month old hound owned by Raymond Langlois of St. Albans died after a day of strange behavior, including snapping and tremors. The unlicensed unvaccinated dog tested positive. no bites were reported and an investigation for contact is in progress.
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Burlington
Vermont State Health Laboratory
Raymond Langlois
Lake Street
St. Albans
Franklin County
L. J. Leavens
Fairfield
Vermont
Hoff urges business aid for Vermont regionalization plan
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff told Burlington Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce that Vermont is “one vast suburbia” and must rely on business leaders to back regional government functions. He warned growth would cost trillions and framed the state as a weekend recreation area for Montreal Boston and New York.
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UPI
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Hoff
Burlington - Lake Champlain
Montreal
Quebec
Boston
Hartford
New Haven
New York
Legislature Receives Free Diabetes and Eye Tests
In Montpelier, 232 legislators, spouses, and state House staff took free diabetes and glaucoma eye tests on two Wednesdays at the Capitol. Gov Hoff and Lt Gov Daley participated. March 10 saw 160 legislators take the micro blood diabetes test, followed by 72 more on the next test day. Positive results trigger further physician referral. annual tests are recommended.
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Burlington
State House
Montpelier
Capitol
Philip H. Hoff
John Daley
Barre names Bottamini publicity head for renewal project
Richard A. Bottamini, news director at National Life Insurance Co. of Montpelier, is appointed director of publicity for the Barre urban renewal project. The Barre Urban Renewal Agency announced the Thursday appointment through director Frank Free.
King Reid Show Sued in Burlington
A Burlington woman sues the King Reid Shows for 10000 in Chittenden County Court claiming an amusement ride collapsed at the Champlain Valley Fair last September. Two other suits for 25000 each were filed by Sandra Cleveland of Milton and Vaughn Cheltra of Burlington.
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Burlington
UPI
King Reid
Bennington County
Reid Lefevre
Chittenden
Suzanne Corrigan
Sandra Cleveland
Milton
Vaughn Cheltra
Man Commits Suicide in North Tunbridge Home
Ostis M. Mead Jr., 36, was found dead in his bedroom by his wife. Medical examiners ruled the death a self-inflicted rifle wound to the head, indicating a suicide.
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North Tunbridge
Ostis M. Mead Jr
Vermont towns receive federal planning advances for water work
The Community Facilities Administration announced Williston will get a 15677 planning advance and Newport an 18000 advance, funding planning for water facilities in two Vermont communities.
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Washington
UPI
Vermont
Community Facilities Administration
Williston
Newport
Trucker Dies in Albany Port Collision Inferno
Hugh MacMartin, 38, of East Greenbush, was killed Thursday night when his Sun Oil Co. gasoline tanker slammed into a switching train at the Port of Albany. The wreck left a raging fire and his body was identified five hours later. Brakeman Howard Brown described signaling the truck with a lantern before he bailed out as the vehicle bore down.
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Albany
Hugh MacMartin
East Greenbush
Sun Oil Co
Port of Albany
Howard Brown
Port Commission
Pigeon Exhibit Stirs Protest at Russell Sage College
Petitions circulate across 10 upstate counties by Citizens League for Animal Welfare protesting a March 9 convocation at Russell Sage College where Dr. Arthur H. Steinhaus demonstrated a surgically brain damaged pigeon. George Abbe and other faculty condemned the act as inhumane and barbaric. Steinhaus reacted when disapproval was voiced.
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Troy
Upstate
Citizens League For Animal Welfare
Russell Sage College
Arthur H. Steinhaus
George Williams College of Chicago
Steinhaus
George Abbe
The
League
Berkshire 1965 tax rate set at 96.50 in North Adams
North Adams hikes the 1965 tax rate to 96.50, up 11 from last year and 4.4 million budget talks earlier. Of the total, 32.80 funds schools and 63.70 covers general government as Mayor Florini foresees the increase in January. In Williamstown, Dr. Frank D. Eday, a general surgeon, is named Berkshire County’s first AMA delegate, nominated by Dr. James M. Baty and announced by Dr. Herbert R. Gladt.
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Francis C. Florini
Williamstown
Frank D. Eday
Church Street
Berkshire County
American Medical Association
Herbert R. Gladt
Pittsfield
Berkshire District Medical Society
Eddy
James M. Baty
Massachusetts Medical Society
Stock Market: Listing and Commentary Summary
The article reviews stock market activity with a focus on notable listings and expert commentary. It highlights key companies, index movements, and investor sentiment, offering analysis of trends, sector drivers, and potential risks shaping decision making.
Surplus Food Reaches Vermonters in January 1965
New York City UPI reports the U S Department of Agriculture said 96 percent of eligible Vermonters received surplus food in January. A total of 23 164 people benefitted from excess food in Vermont during the first month of 1965, up 2 5 percent from December.
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City
UPI
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Family Food Distribution Service
Atlanta RatWar gains global notice for city rodent program
Atlanta’s Fulton County Health Department rodent control, led by John Grenner for 24 years, draws over 1,000 sanitarians from around the world. Grenner, who began in 1940 with two helpers, built-building campaigns and skylight-proofing to curb Norway rats, once one per resident, now reduced.
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Atlanta
API
Fulton County Health Department
John Grenner
Grennor
Grenner
Burlington Police Chief Sees Death Penalty Deterrent
Burlington Police Chief Arthur Carron told a public hearing on Vermont's death penalty abolition that the sentence acts as a real deterrent to murder. U.S. Marshal Thomas Sorrel joined Carron as the only speakers. Opponents argued the penalty is based on revenge and not deterrence, while supporters urged rehabilitation.
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Gordon Lewis
University of Vermont
Bennington Banner Postal and Subscription Details
The Bennington Banner, published daily except Sunday and holidays, lists contact numbers for business, newsroom, and advertising. It provides mailing rates for Vermont and U S subscriptions including 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year prices with a 10 cent per day delivery charge.
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Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
UPI
Vermont
U.S
20th Gangland Slaying In Boston Area
A man’s beaten body was dumped from a speeding car in Dorchester’s Savin Hill area marking Boston’s 20th gangland slaying in just over a year. Police and medical examiners ruled out gunshot wounds after an initial report. The city’s gang war began in March 1964 with a Dorchester bank death, and the latest victim followed a shooting two weeks earlier in Chelsea.
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UPI
Greater
Richard Ford
Ford
Old Colony Terrace
Savin Hill
Dorchester
Greater Boston
William J. Sheridan
Teddy Deegan
Malden
Chelsea
RFK Climbs Mt Kennedy But Says He Is Done Climbing
Seattle report says Robert F Kennedy reached Mt Kennedy on a two day climb with seven alpinists including James Whitaker. He planted a flag with the Kennedy crest, saw Mt Logan and the Pacific, and told reporters he will not climb again though he respects climbers as a special breed. He noted a near fall on an ice bridge and said he has nine children.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Yukon
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Kennedy
James W. W Whittaker
Mt. Everest
Pacific Ocean
Mt. Logan
Canada
Mt. Kennedy
North America
John F. Kennedy
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