Bay Staters Face Higher Taxes If Parochial Schools Are Closed
Massachusetts faces a potential 1.789 billion dollar ten year cost if Catholic schools close, with public systems absorbing overflow and taxes rising across communities. Boston area taxpayers could see 15.7 to 21.2 dollars per thousand assessed value, while aid to towns would shrink in phase out.
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Andre L. Daniere
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Mock Legislature Liberal Than Real Life Counterpart
Vermont intercollegiate legislature passes sweeping reforms including abortion liberalization, lowers drinking and voting ages, and hikes workmen’s benefits. Over 100 delegates from St Michael’s Trinity Castleton Johnson Vermont College and Norwich attend sessions at the State House. Abortion bill backed by Cynthia Zetkus includes residency period and psychiatrist certification. Unanimous votes pass both chambers while strict gun controls and a constitutional convention are rejected.
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Sisters of Mercy
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Pinky the dog waits beside river as boy is found dead
In Methuen Massachusetts four year old Stephen Theberge vanished after playing with his mongrel dog Pinky. Pinky refused to leave the river bank while rescuers searched the Merrimack River. A diver later recovered Stephen's body, leaving Pinky grieving at the water's edge.
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Oliver Theberge
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McIntyre Questions Pentagon Spending Policy
Senator Thomas McIntyre of New Hampshire told a Laconia American Legion audience that public doubt toward Pentagon military spending is rising. He warned skepticism comes from Congress, scientists, and journals, citing Vietnam, rising defense costs, and unmet domestic needs. He said the Pentagon consumes two thirds of federal tax receipts and spends more than all U.S. business profits and all levels of government combined on key social areas.
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Parish posters spark row at Thrapston meeting
In Thrapston the town faced a heated reaction as posters showing a naked sketch angered residents. The parish council demanded removal, and while the posters were taken down, attendance at the annual parish meeting doubled as residents aired views.
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England
UPI
UVM students plan 2000-strong drive for MLK scholarships
About 2,000 University of Vermont students aim to raise 20,000 by April 12 19 during the student work week. Students will convert their pay into a King Scholarship Fund contribution while 40 volunteers man six phones to collect job orders from Burlington residents and firms. роста Memorial fund established last fall by UVM trustees to honor Martin Luther King. The drive hinges on student labor and community support.
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UPI
University of Vermont Uvm
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James Wallman
Blood donations top nine drives in Vermont and New Hampshire
Burlington Red Cross reported 833 pints donated in nine draws by residents of Vermont and New Hampshire last week. The center distributed 791 pints, with 616 to 62 regional hospitals and 175 to other centers as replacements for twins hospitalized outside the region. Concord NH led with 126 pints, followed by Rutland VT with 105 and Brattleboro VT with 100.
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UPI
Vermont
New Hampshire
Red Cross Blood Center
Concord
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Brattleboro
Farmer Marcus Pidgeon Dies in Spreader Accident
Marcus Pidgeon 40 of North Ferrisburg died from asphyxiation after his clothing caught on a spreader shaft. The UPI report notes a fatal farm accident while he operated the machinery.
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UPI
Marcus Pidgeon
Albany Budget Edges Through In Hard Fought Session
Albany lawmakers wrapped a two week spring recess after approving Gov Rockefeller’s revised 6.4 billion budget amid Democratic Republican clashes. The record spending plan capped a session that ran late Saturday into Sunday, with efforts to restore welfare, education and health cuts failing. Senate and Assembly adjournment set for April 25 after April 14 return. In Troy, Police Commissioner Albert Prezio reports morale gains six months after gear thefts with a new contract and civil rights hires. He aims for a 7500 starting salary to attract officers and firemen.
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Troy Public Safety
Albert Prezio
Skidmore Students Named for GE College Bowl TV Appearance
Eight Skidmore College students were chosen to represent the college on the General Electric College Bowl to be televised nationally on NBC-TV April 20. Four will compete as contestants and four as alternates. The eight are Judith A. Allen Manchester Connecticut Marilyn L. Ball Little Neck New York Ann B. Goldenberg Great Neck New York Nancy T. Hantman New York City Mary S. Hardman North Adams Massachusetts Jessica J. Josephson New York City Judith S. Lohman Glastonbury Connecticut Anne Vinal Weston Massachusetts.
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Skidmore College
General Electric
Nbc-Tv
New York City
Judith A. Allen
Manchester
Laborers Local 473 strike could halt North Berkshire projects
In North Adams, three large projects may stop if Laborers Local 473 workers strike at midnight, risking the North Adams Transcript building, City Hospital addition, and Adams Cheshire Regional High School. A new work contract deadline with the General Contractors Association is tonight.
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Laborers Local 473
County
Vermont
North Adams Transcript
City Hospital
Adams-Cheshire
General Contractors Association
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