Montreal rushes to finish 1.3 billion Olympics stadium
Montreal races to complete the billion dollar Olympic complex by the July opening. More than 4,000 workers toil around the clock as cranes loom over unfinished stadiums and a cost overrun looms. Doubts persist about timely completion, while officials defend the plan and promise facilities for 70,000 spectators.
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Olympic Stadium
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Jean Drapeau
Drapeau
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the Star
Quebec
Canada
Pago Pago
COJO
St Joseph adds program at Rutland college
The College of St Joseph the Provider in Rutland announces a new human services program to begin in fall 1976. After over a year of planning, the program aligns with the college philosophy of controlled growth and grows directly from its established elementary and special education offerings.
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College of St. Joseph
The
Rutland College
In-state enrollment drop concerns at UVM officials
University of Vermont officials warn about declining Vermont applications while out-of-state inquiries rise. 1,620 Vermonters applied for next fall, down from 1,709 last year, as out-of-state applications climb to 7,027 from 6,609. Director Richard Steele cites rising tuition as pricing Vermonters out of college and notes plans to admit about 850 Vermonters next fall and roughly 1,000 out-of-state places, with transfers possible. Tuition likely to rise 7 to 11 percent next year to balance inflation and funding.
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University of Vermont
Vermont
Richard Steele
UVM
Steele
Board of Trustees
Vermont lawmakers approve five summer investigations
Vermont legislators adjourned to summer sessions after approving five investigations into welfare, education funding, medical care, malpractice claims, and aerosol sprays. A five member Senate panel will probe the Unification Church amid accusations of brainwashing and fundraising fraud. Six other investigations were rejected.
Vermont and New Hampshire move toward cashless pay system
Vermont and New Hampshire bankers associations announced a plan to launch in October an automated paycheck direct deposit system. The move aims to eliminate paper paychecks and pave the way for automatic payment of monthly bills.
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UPS
Vermont
New Hampshire
Bankers Associations
Troy Police Hire Marks Nine New Officers Sworn In
Nine officers sworn in as Troy fills vacancies after nine months since council approved hiring ten amid Lansingburgh crime. Women challenged height rule, state initially invalidated civil service list, then reversed the ruling paving hiring. Quinlan Jr. named executive director of city urban renewal agency amid political controversy and admitted lack of urban renewal experience.
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Lansingburgh
State Human Rights Division
John J. Quinlan Jr
City Urban Renewal Agency
Troy Electronics Firm
Adams men arraigned in Berkshire for vandalizing police chief home
Two 20 year old Adams men Timothy McGrath of Myrtle Street and Jeffrey Tarra of Valley Street were arraigned in Adams District Court on charges of assault and battery and willful and malicious destruction of private property and building. McGrath was arrested at the police station and Tarra was later picked up by warrant in Savoy. Both were held over the weekend on $1,000 bail. Chief John Tarsa said he would head the investigation.
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Adams District Court
John Tarsa
Timothy McGrath
Myrtle Street
Jeffrey Tarra
Valley Street
McGrath
Tatro
Savoy
Tarsa
Bronfman Heir Samuel Bronfman II Marries in Los Angeles
Samuel Bronfman II, Seagram heir and kidnap victim, wed Williams College classmate Melanie Ann Mann in Los Angeles at St. Albans Episcopal Church. Both are Williams College 1975 graduates. bride’s father is a West Los Angeles car dealer. Bronfman was kidnapped last August from his mother’s Purchase New York home, released after a $2.3 million ransom, with two men awaiting trial.
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Samuel Bronfman II
Seagram
Los Angeles
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Williams College
Melanie Ann Mann
St. Albans Episcopal Church
Bronfman
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