Students Strive To Save St. Albans Catholic School
Central Catholic High School in St. Albans faces closure due to funds with a 700 student body led by Mary Gamache and Peter Des Lauriers pushing a $65,000 appeal. They organize work days and seek contributions from foundations and celebrities while awaiting a diocesan decision and exploring local tax ideas.
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St. Albans Catholic School
St, Albans
UPS
Central Catholic High School
Robert Joyce
Burlington
St. Albans
Central Catholic
Mary Gamache
Peter Des Lauriers
Miss Gamache
Des Lauriers
Carol Burnett
Bob Hope
Jackie Gleason
Ford
Joseph Kennedy
Carnegie
Church Delegates Hedge On Controversial Issues
In Montpelier the Vermont Conference of the United Church of Christ Congregational rejected amnesty for draft dodgers and gun control, with many abstentions. Delegates also split on eliminating Selective Service except in emergencies and on tax reform to aid the poor, while a railroad derailment in Danville caused by failed air brakes injured no one and damaged track.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Danville
St. Johnsbury and
Lamoille County Railroad
Samuel Pinsley
Boston
Pinsley
St. Johnsbury
Swanton
General Synod
Nixon
Canada
GPO fixes time-telling glitch after Durham’s daylong call
London man Tony Durham grew irritated as a recorded voice repeatedly announced the wrong time on the telephone time clock. The General Post Office admitted the fault and finally corrected the system after a full day of delays.
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London
UPID
Tony Durham
General Post Office
Durham
GPO
Vermont crime control talks launch four area seminars
The governor's Commission on Crime Control and Prevention partners with regional planning groups to sponsor four area seminars on criminal justice goals. Vermont officials from central and northeast regions gather in the State House House chamber, featuring Kimberly Cheney's Washington County County State's Attorney report on the county planning project. Similar meetings are slated in Rutland, Putney, and Burlington through the week with statewide participation.
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Putney
Southeastern
Burlington
Northwestern
University of Vermont
Two-Car Collision Kills Teen in Morrisville
In Vermont two cars collided Saturday night killing 17 year old Dennis Rathburn of Morrisville and injuring five others. George Warren, 51, a Vermont Highway Department worker from Fairfax, died at the University of Vermont Medical Center after being struck by a metal shard last Wednesday while filling a tire at the St. Albans highway garage.
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Burlington
UPI
George Warren
Fairfax
Vermont
Medical Center Hospital of
Warren
St. Albans
Danville man held on bail in fatal shooting
Reginald Currier, 31, of Danville, was arraigned in Vermont District Court on a $75,000 bail for the fatal shooting of Daniel Desrochers, 18, of Danville. Desrochers died after a 9 p.m. Sunday shooting and was pronounced dead on arrival at Srightlock Hospital in St. Johnsbury.
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Danville
UPI
Reginald Currier
Daniel Desrochers
Caledonia County
Robert Ginsburg
Currier
Vermont
Lewis Springer
Desrochers
Srightlock Hospital
St. Johnsbury
Funeral set for CVR head Donald Gordon in Montreal
Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Montreal for Donald Gordon of Westmont Canada, retired president and chairman of Central Vermont Railway who died Friday at 67. Gordon previously served as chairman and president of Canadian National Railway before retiring three years ago. A native of Scotland, he arrived in Canada at 13 in 1914.
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Montreal
Canada
UPI
Central Vermont Railway
Donald Gordon
Westmont
Gordon
Central Vermont
Canadian National Railway
Scotland
AAUW Names Two $500 Fellowships Honoring Vermont Women
The American Association of University Women will name two national fellowships worth 500 dollars each in honor of Miss Constance Brown of Burlington and Mrs. Jane Hobson of Bellows Falls. Brown is associate professor emeritus at the University of Vermont and Hobson is a former chapter president and ex Education Department member.
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Brattleboro
UPI
American Association of University Women
AAUW
Vermont
B. T. Douglas
Constance Brown
Burlington
Jane Hobson
Bellows Falls
Brown
University of Vermont
Hobson
Education Department
Factfinders urge raises for three Capital District districts
Albany reports that state Public Employment Relations Board factfinders recommend increased pay for Shenendehowa Horicon and South Colonie teachers. Sumner Shapiro backs a 6600 starting salary for Shenendehowa, E Martin Etters urges 300 across the board for Horicon, Irving H Sabghir seeks 6000 starting for South Colonie. Rosendale mayor Curran says village has 100 in the bank and may suspend most services, while ex mayor Reid blames current mismanagement. State comptroller Feeney calls service closures an extreme action pending state aid and delinquent tax inflows.
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Albany
State Public Employment Relations Board
Capital
Sumner Shapiro
Shenendehowa Teachers’ Association
E. Martin Etters
Horicon
Warren County
Irving H. Sabghir
South Colonie Board of Education
Teachers’ Association
Rosendale
William T. Curran
Ulster County
Joseph S. Reid
Curran
Reid
John J. Feeney
Burglar hits Berkshire Lee Supermarket over $2500
Lee police probe a Friday night burglary at Lee Supermarket with a three foot square roof entry. Thieves used an acetylene torch to open the safe and took watches and valuables. Police Chief John Boyne and State Police Lt. Det. Milo Brown are investigating.
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LEE
John Boyne
Milo Brown
Pittsfield
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