Vermont Officials Review Revised Connecticut River Bill
Vermont officials meet to review a revised federal recreation area bill for the Connecticut River. The draft gives states a greater voice, creates regional advisory commissions, and tightens eminent domain limits, with further amendments possible. Meetings with New Hampshire authorities are planned to align positions.
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Vermont
Long Island Sound
Davis
Moulton
Ribicoff
New Hampshire
Cologne station pays teens to strip and dye fight
A Cologne television station hired 60 teenagers to strip to bathing suits and swat each other with bags of dye, paying them $12.50 each. The stunt drew UPD reports from Germany, detailing the unusual promotional event and its participants.
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Cologne
Germany
UPD
Davis may have 966000 to spend if welfare freeze lifted
Gov. Deane C. Davis said Vermont could use up to 966000 in state funds if Congress lifts the welfare recipient cap under Aid to Needy Families with Children. He has begun considering uses, pending federal action and state guidance, including rehab programs, aid to needy families, deficit reduction, or allocations among alternatives.
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Davis
Congress
Welfare Department
Senate Okays Interstate School Districts Vermont New Hampshire
The Senate passed a bill enabling interstate school districts between Vermont and New Hampshire. Senator Prouty said the measure will build educational bridges across the Connecticut River. Co-sponsors included Aiken Cotton McIntyre. The plan requires no federal funds. Gov. Davis noted possible $300,000 anti poverty aid for a Vermont New York Youth Project. A second year prelim plan seeks $600,000 for 11 projects this summer.
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Abraham Ribicoff
Dconn
Vermont
New Hampshire
George D. Aiken
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Connecticut River
Washington
UPI
Senate
R-Vi
Sen
George D, Aiken
Rvt
Norris Cotton
Thomas J. McIntyre
House
Prouty
Hubert H. Humphrey
New York
N.E. College Students Press Vietnam Peace Pact At McCarthy Meet
About 25 New England students from 38 colleges urged Sen. McCarthy and several New England senators to withdraw 100000 U.S. troops from Vietnam by July 1 and to pull all troops from South Vietnam by June 1, 1970. They sought immediate Laos bombing halt, end to search and destroy, and talks with the Viet Cong for a broad South Vietnamese government. The group also met with Senators W. Brooke, McIntyre, Pell, Aiken, Kennedy, and others.
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Washington
UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
New England
Coalition
Northeast
McCarthy
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Sens
Edward Ww
Brooke
R + Mass
Thomas J, McIntyre
Claiborne Pell
George D, Aiken
Edward M, Kennedy
D-Mass
William Hunter Receives Meritorious Mourning Award
Titusville PA William Hunter an undertaker earns town honor for meritorious mourning service and unsurpassed attendance at funerals He has attended more than 8000 funerals in his career reflecting a long tenure in the local service sector.
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Titusville, Pa
UPI
William Hunter
Hunter
Vermont Supreme Court Defers Union Appeal in Bryant Grinder Case
The Vermont Supreme Court deferred action on United Electrical Workers appeal of a December injunction that limited strike activity at Bryant Grinder in Springfield. A $3,500 March fine for injunction violations and contempt is tied to the case. The court asked three questions on possible June hearing: voiding county court entries against the union, whether the contempt order is civil or criminal, and whether the state has an interest. The injunction arose from Windsor Chancery Court during a 20 week labor dispute.
Rutland Vermont at Inter-American conference
Rutland Vermont will be represented at the fourth Inter American conference in Salt Lake City Utah this month by William B Wright president of the Marble Savings Bank of Rutland and Denning Miller of Stowe chairman of the Water Resources ar The partners are non profit organizations in 74 states and nations in North and South America carrying out thousands of projects yearly with private funds Topics to be covered educational cultural exchanges Vermont and Honduras have been exchange partners for four years.
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Rutland
Vermont
Alliance For Progress
Salt Lake City
Utah
William B. Wright
Marble Savings Bank of
Denning Miller
Stowe
North
South America
Honduras
Ralph R Monticello Named Dean of Students at Johnson State
Ralph R Monticello dean of men at St Michael's College in Winooski is named dean of students at Johnson State College. Dr Arthur J Dibden Johnson president notes Monticello a Hofstra B S 1962 and UVM M A 1964 graduate, will replace Dr John Eddy leaving Johnson State for New Mexico Tech post. Monticello previously worked at University of Cincinnati assisting the dean of men.
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Johnson
Ralph R. Monticello
St. Michael's College
Winooski
Johnson State College
Arthur J. Dibden
Hofstra University
University of Vermont
Monticello
John Eddy
Johnson State
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
University of Cincinnati
Derailment Probe Into 17 Freight Cars Runaway
Danville reports the Public Service Board will investigate a derailment involving 17 cars from the St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad after the cars ran uncontrolled for over a mile and derailed when detached from a 65 unit train. Officials cite possible brake system failure.
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Danville
UPI
Public Service Board
PSB
St. Johnsbury
Lamoille County
Danville Man Ordered to Vermont State Hospital
Reginald Currier, 31, who pled not guilty by reason of insanity to murder charges, is ordered sent to Vermont State Hospital at Waterbury for observation. He denied first degree murder in Caledonia District Court after the shooting death of 18 year old Daniel Desrochers in Danville.
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Johnsbury
UPI
Danville
Vermont State Hospital
Waterbury
Reginald Currier
Caledonia District Court
Daniel Desrochers
Troy back in garbage business push faces council vote
City council in Troy debated resuming municipal garbage collection after failing to pass bids resolution. City Manager Adrian Gonyea said operation could start within 10 days with 12 compactor trucks, estimating annual cost about 575,881 dollars.
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Troy
Adrian C. Gonyea
Muniel
Paul Weiss
Weiss
Earl &. Colley
Brydges attacks Aqueduct strike and NY track operation idea
Senate Leader Earl W. Brydges urged government to run New York tracks as horsemen strike at Aqueduct continues eight days. Backstretch workers seek four extra racing days with proceeds to a pension fund while HBPA sympathy keeps entries down. Albany Comptroller Levitt rebuked Gov Rockefeller for bond finance reliance and revenue gaps. State debt up 70 percent in two years to 2.25 billion.
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Albany
Senate
Earl W. Brydges
Aqueduct Racetrack
New York
Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association
Aqueduct
Arthur Levitt
Rockefeller
Levitt
Berkshire court denies venue change in Teresa racketeering case
In Berkshire Superior Court Judge Francis J. Quirico refused to move Vincent Teresa of North Reading’s trial for 58 indictments tied to a widespread stolen car racket. Teresa, injured in a Turnpike crash, is jailed on $10,000 bail revocation as police monitor him while hospital care continues. A second item notes Lee’s dog restraint order, enforcing $10 fines and possible impoundment or euthanasia for dogs at large.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire
Francis J. Quirico
Vincent Teresa
North Reading
Teresa
Massachusetts Turnpike
Charlton
Southbridge
Berkshire County
Lee
Heirs sue leaders over Lake Lee flood damages
Heirs of two people killed in the East Lee flood on March 24, 1968, file suit in Superior Court seeking 800000 dollars. The actions are part of 27 lawsuits filed Monday totaling 668950 dollars. Administrators of Olive Graves Cordinier and Edward E Gage estates sue the Lake Lee dam owners and builders.
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Lee
East Lee
Superior Court
Olive Graves Cordinier
Edward £. Gage
Lake Lee
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