Vermont Senate panel backs altered death penalty bill
The Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee voted 4 to 2 to favor a watered down death penalty bill. The amendment adds first time offenders if the victim is a state prison employee at Windsor or a police officer on duty. Debate on the Senate floor is expected later this week with Sen. Douglas Kitchel supporting the amended measure.
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Windsor
Senate
Douglas Kitchel
Caledonia County
House
Solon
Vermont Legislature Sets Hearings On Tax Bills And Welfare
Public hearings scheduled today and Thursday cover barbershop registration in the Senate and taxes on capital gains plus elimination of the old age assistance tax in the House Ways and Means Committee. The House Social Welfare Committee will air a bill to bring employment of workers under unemployment compensation laws.
Rutland Pastor Resigns Amid Civil Rights Past
Rev. Roger A. MacDonald of Rutland resigns as pastor of Rutland Baptist Church effective in June. He led Vermont civil rights efforts since 1960, including a November 1963 march in Williamstown that led to a two week jail sentence. A Rutland resident said eyebrows were raised over his arrest.
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Rutland
UPI
Roger A. MacDonald
Williamstown
Vermonters Flock to Beat April First 1965 Auto Plate Deadline
Lines quake with crowds in Montpelier as thousands seek 1965 auto license plates. The state deadline nears, delaying drivers who must display the new white on green plates to operate on state roads. Motor Vehicle staff manned basement mail rush orders and processed last minute requests.
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Montpelier
UPI
Foreman crushed to death at Rochester construction site
A Rochester construction foreman William Eagan Sr., 58, of Riga, was crushed Tuesday when he was caught between a mobile crane cab and steel framework at a building project. He led the crew at the site and his death was confirmed by authorities.
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Rochester
William Eagan Sr
Riga
State budget fight hints at stalled fiscal year start
In Albany the prospect of a new fiscal year with no budget grows. Senate leader Joseph Zaretzki joked he would faint if the budget passed today as Gov Rockefeller’s 2 percent statewide sales tax faces slim odds. A record 3.5 billion budget and tax plan tops calendars, but little action expected.
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Albany
New York State
Senate
Joseph Zaretzki
Rockefeller
Largest Upstate Pornography Raid Nets 16 Arrests
State police from Loudonville conducted a six county raid Tuesday arresting 16 people including a deputy sheriff and three women in the area s largest pornography sweep. Authorities confiscated a large quantity of obscene material from homes and businesses including films and literature.
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Albany
Loudonville
BCI
Culinary Art and Restaurant Show at Ten Eyck Hotel
The fourth annual show runs April 6 and 7 at the Ten Eyck Hotel under Food Service Executives Association sponsorship. Admission is free. Demonstrations include ice carving cake decoration canape making and chafing dish use with opening times at noon and 10 a.m. respectively.
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Albany
Ten Eyck
Food Service Executives Association
Pittsfield set to discuss north-south highway route
Mayor Robert B. Dillon announced a meeting for April 7 at the district highway office in Lenox to outline a northern Pittsfield route. The Department of Public Works backs an easterly bypass and officials will present a new central route plan for the highway. Berkshire Life Insurance plans demolition of the Wendell Hotel after purchasing it, with Allied Mortgage negotiating to build a modern motor inn in its place.
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Pittsfield
Robert B. Dillon
Lenox
State Department of Public Works
New York
Berkshire County
Berkshire Life Insurance Co
Allied Mortgage & Development Co
Memphis, Tenn
Matthews named chair of Williams planning board
Samuel A. Matthews, Williams College biology professor and fifth year planning board member, was named chairman at Monday night’s board session. Herbert S. Gordon was elected vice chairman and Dr. Robert K. Davis secretary.
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Williamstown
Samuel A. Matthews
Williams College
Herbert S. Gordon
Robert K. Davis
Trio Fined on Gambling Charges in Pittsfield
In Pittsfield District Court four locals faced gambling charges from state police raids. Donald L. Holmes pleaded guilty and paid a 2000 dollar fine for using his phone to register horse bets. William J. Glendon was fined 1000 dollars for phone use and another 1000 for setting up a lottery. Franklin J. Quinn received a 500 dollar fine for assisting with a lottery. Margaret Holmes pleaded no contest to using a phone for registering bets and her case was continued to March 1966.
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Pittsfield
Donald L. Holmes
Frank W. Cimini
William J. Glendon
Dalton
Franklin J. Quinn
Margaret Holmes
Donald
Stock market opens with mixed gains and losses across sectors
New York stocks start quiet with mixed results. Steel and oil sectors show gains while electronics hold steady. Notable moves include Lukens Steel down 4 to 73, Jones & Laughlin 3% to 70, Bethlehem Steel steady at 73 4, U S Steel unchanged at 53 14, Gulf Oil steady at 53 34, Texaco up 1% to 77, IBM up 1 4 to 45 5, RCA up 1 to 32 5, and Motorola flat at 116 %.
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Jones & Laughlin
Younstown Sheet
Bethlehem
U. S. Steel
Armco
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
du Pont
Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak
Gulf Oil
Texaco
Standard Oil
N.J
Pure Oil
KLM
Pan American
Northwest
Texas
IBM
Motorola
RCA
Curtiss
New York Central
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Olin Math
Douglas AC
Panawa
Dow Chemical
Paramount Pictures
Dupont
Parke Davis
Ig Penn PL
Eagle Pich
Eastern Air Line
Pennsylvania RR
Pittsburgh Plate
Pittsburgh Steel
Erie Lackawanna
Procter Gamble
Pullman
Firestone
Ford Motors
General
Reynolds Met
Reynolds Tobacco
General Tel
Richfield
Goodrich Tire & Rule
Schenley Goodyear Tire & Rub
Sears Roebuck
Grace WR
Simmons
Vy Great A & P
Sinclair
Greyhound
Lf Socony Mobil
Sperry Rand
Harbison Walker
Standard Brand
Cal Herc Powder
Hershey
Ind
Illinois Central
E— I Standard Oil
Ing Rand
Standard Oil Ohio
Iy Studebaker
Ie International Nickel
Swift
P Int Tel & Tel
Tennessee Gas
Island Creek Coal
Thompson R W
Tiden Oil
Yq Joy Mfg
Timken
Kennecott
Trans WA
Ye Koppers
United Airlines
Lehigh Pt C
Westing Electric
National Biscuit
White Motor
National Dairy
VY Xerox Cp
National Dist
Youngstown
New Jersey
Zenith
New England Council Pushes for Better New England Air Service
The New England Council urged more frequent flights and improved planes for Massachusetts and the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, proposing subsidies to ensure better regional service. Northeast Airlines disputed the council’s claims and noted talks with manufacturers about new planes amid its expanded summer schedules.
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Allan B. Wade
Boston
UPI
New England Council
Northeast Airlines
Massachusetts
New England
Economic Development Organization
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Northeast
Florida
Council
Everett Weare Smith
Allegheny
Mohawk Airlines
Smith
James W. Austin
Austin
Crocker Snow
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Hutchinson Proposes 210 in House
Hutchinson proposes a 210 member lower chamber in Vermont as reapportionment battles continue. The plan, opposed by Rep Sanborn Partridge, would yield one representative per about 1,000 registered voters and leaves Burlington with 17 lawmakers. Partridge condemned the plan as flawed and improper.
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UPI
W. Clark Hutchinson
Rochester
Hutchinson
Burlington
Sanborn Partridge
Partridge
House
Franklin Billings
Woodstock
Legislative Study Commission
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Main St
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