Vermont Broadcaster Plans Vietnam Interviews from Burlington
Burlington radio man Jack Barry of WDPT will depart for Vietnam in about three weeks for three weeks of live interviews with Vermont servicemen. The trip, sponsored by the station and local merchants, may use Air Force transport or a commercial jet. Barry seeks an interview with Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker and will air taped conversations with Vermont troops, with Defense Department front-line trips possible.
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Education Board weighs Royalton College degree privilege
The Vermont State Education Board plans to discuss granting degree granting privileges to Royalton College in South Royalton after its formal request. Also on the agenda are vocational education matters with Cola Watson and Daniel OConnor slated to testify, district changes involving Mt Mansfield and Woodstock unions, and preliminary building aid decisions. Meanwhile in Burlington a Chittenden County Court jury selection begins for the first degree murder trial of Edward Trivento, charged in the July Essex Junction death of Roger Bishop Jr. Trivento, indicted last September, pleads not guilty and insanity, held on $75 000 bail.
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New Orleans
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Omaha
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Stafford to speak at Montpelier luncheon during Easter recess
Rep Robert T Stafford visits Vermont during the Easter recess to present a Congressional Report at a Montpelier luncheon. He plans a week of statewide engagements to discuss issues before the 90th Congress with Vermonters at the Tavern Motor Inn. Albert Cree named Rutland area chairman for Columbia University 200 million fund drive.
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Columbia University
New York
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Albany Print Club exhibits first Small Print show
James L. Montague, executive director of the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester Vermont, will be among artists exhibiting in the Print Club of Albany's first biennial Small Print Exhibition. The Albany Institute of History and Art Print Gallery opens April 2 featuring 87 prints from 44 print makers and runs through April 30.
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Southern Vermont Art Center
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Senate votes to permit state ski resort in Essex County
The Senate approved 44 to 10 a plan to build Hoffman Mountain Ski Center in the State Forest Preserve Essex County, sending the measure to the Assembly. Opponents warned the state loses money at Whiteface Mountain and questioned another operation as Senator Joseph Zaretzki joked about keeping New York leaders local.
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Midtown Shopping Center to Start Construction in South Glens Falls
Glens Falls report states the Midtown Shopping Center a million dollar project will begin construction when weather permits. Bert Roth, president of the firm, notes four major firms have signed and others are in negotiations including a major restaurant chain. Confirmed tenants include A P, Dan Drug Store, Roxy Cleaners and Gerald's a catalogue order firm that also sells general merchandise.
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Pittsfield Hillcrest to proceed with new hospital
Berkshire hospital leaders reacted cautiously as Hillcrest Hospital trustees announced construction of a new facility. The move is seen as undermining merger talks with St. Luke's while St. Luke's pursues a three-hospital plan to cover central Berkshire care.
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Mayor Reverses Free Tourist Parking Stance in Pittsfield
Pittsfield Mayor Remo Del Gallo has reversed his support for free downtown parking for convention delegates and tourists. The Traffic Commission feared lost meter receipts, but the mayor initially argued visitor spending would exceed lost revenue. He now says the policy creates enough problems to nullify any benefits.
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1966 Town Reports honor two longtime local leaders
The 1966 town reports, 80 pages, are distributed to the public. They pay tribute to the memory of former School Superintendent J. Franklin Farrell and Father James A. Lahey, pastor of St. Thomas Church for 22 years. Both men died in 1966.
Vietnam War Dominates Rhode Island Special Election
In Rhode Island's first special congressional election since November, the Vietnam War loomed as the decisive issue. James DiPrete Jr. and Robert O. Tiernan led in a tight race to fill the late Rep. John Fogarty's seat, with Independent Rev. Albert Q. Perry garnering attention for antiwar views. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 9 p.m. as about 80,000 of 259,199 voters were expected to participate.
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New Orleans DA Orders Arrest of Probe Witnesses
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison expands the Kennedy assassination inquiry with arrest warrants for two witnesses who disputed his conclusions. Sandra Moffit now Lilly Mae McMaines, wife of an Omaha minister, and Gordon Novel, a lounge operator, face arrest in Virginia and Nebraska.
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Kennedy
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Garrison
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Omaha
Neb
Gordon Novel
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Novel
Mark Lane
David R. Kroman
Bismarck
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Merger Delay May Benefit Three Lines
The Supreme Court halted the Pennsy Central merger after finding ICC approval insufficient to protect three smaller eastern lines Erie Lackawanna, Delaware Hudson, and Boston & Maine. The decision delays the consolidation of a 20000 mile Penn Central system with $1.2 billion in assets, pending new hearings.
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Vermont poised to award nearly $100 million for roads
Gov. Hoff told the Vermont Highway Users Conference that highway contracts are expected to total almost 100 million in the next biennium. The plan uses restored federal funds with quarterly allocations to avoid rapid fund depletion. Major work focuses on Interstate 89 and 91 ending near the Canadian border by fiscal 1968, with planning and land acquisition largely complete.
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Johnson
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House Passes INCOCHAMP Legislation in Vermont Move
Vermont House approves the Inter state Compact on Lake Champlain INCOCHAMP sending the bill to the Senate as New York con siders two changes. The pact creates a regional intergovernmental forum to study Champlain basin issues while annual reports go to the governors and the President.
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