Water Resources Board weighs upland stream definition in Vermont
Vermont Governor Deane Davis pushes the Water Resources Board to define upland streams to protect pristine waterways from pollution. Davis argues tough standards may hurt developers or remote homeowners but are needed for clean water. The board, led by Denning Miller, seeks a precise definition and balance with Johnson on dilution rules.
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Montpelier
UPI
State Water Resources Board
Deane C. Davis
Davis
Vermont
West Dover
Martin Johnson
Johnson
William Albert
Department
Water Resources
Denning Miller
Board
Miller
Apollo 15 Moves to Launch Pad for Final Prep
Cape Kennedy UPI reports the Apollo 15 moon rocket rolled to the launch pad at daybreak on an eight track tractor. Cmdr. David R. Scott, with pilots Alfred Worden and other crew members aboard, called the mission the most singular scientific expedition ever conducted.
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Galbraith Urges Affairs Over Marriage for Brainy Women
American economist John Kenneth Galbraith tells women to have an affair instead of marrying to avoid intellectual decline. He cites Harvard and Radcliffe experiences, notes barriers in male dominated business circles, and praises his wife’s substantial role while asserting his own writing strengths.
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London
UPI
John Kenneth Galbraith
States
Fomer U.S
India
Gallup
N.M
Peoria
Ill
Times of London
Radcliffe
Harvard University
Boston
Galbraith
Harvard
Diving bell aids search for missing jet over Lake Champlain
Officials bring in a diving bell this week to locate a private twin engined jet that vanished January 27 with five men aboard after takeoff from Burlington International Airport. Parts of the wreckage found near Shelburne but the plane and passengers remain missing. A two masted schooner with sonar gear has searched the area without success.
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Burlington
UPI
Lake Champlain
Cousins Properties, Inc
Atlanta
Shelburne
Burlington International
Boston test case challenges liquor license revocation
A suit filed in Suffolk Superior Court on behalf of 60,000 members of Elks Moose and Eagle lodges claims the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission exceeded authority in revoking licenses. The panel had ruled in April that the lodges restricted membership to whites, calling the establishments private clubs not public accommodations. The commission will not enforce its ruling while the case proceeds.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
Elks, Moose
Eagle Lodges
Suffolk
Vermont Supreme Court to hear dam case in June term
The Vermont Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in June on Hemco Corp related to a Waitsfield dam and a 22 acre lake project on the Mad River. The state Water Resources Board said the dam harms the river ecology. Hemco appeals claiming arbitrary action. No penalty for missed filing deadline. Elbert H. Isham named chief of contract administration for Vermont Highways, starting May 10.
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UPI
Vermont Supreme Court
Vermont
Waitsfield
State Water Resources Board
Hemco Corp
Henco
High Court
John T. Gray
Elbert H. Isham
Vermont Department of Highways
Isham
Burlington
University of Vermont
Ruth Bicknell
Milton
Waitsfield man escapes Barre court after arraignment
David Christy a dishwasher escaped from Vermont District Court in Barre after his arraignment on opium possession charges. He was ordered held in $10,000 bail but fled when a guard relaxed vigilance. Police in central Vermont issued a lookout for Christy.
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Barre
UPI
Vermont
Waitsfield
David Christy
Albany Demolishes Dunn Memorial Bridge in Morning Blast
Albany officials announced the Dunn Memorial Bridge was blown at 6 15 AM to yield a new four lane span across the Hudson. A crowd had gathered for a scheduled 7 AM detonation, which was canceled due to unsafe conditions. The 348 foot bridge linked Albany and Rensselaer. Debris was to be collected by barges. In Troy, a judge denied a motion to dismiss a three count indictment against suspended Police Captain Albert F Prezio. The defense argued the charges encompassing multiple crimes in different forms were improper. Prezio was indicted on April 7 on three felony counts of extortion.
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Dunn Memorial
Rensselaer
Hudson
Troy
Albert F. Prezio
Timothy J. Fogarty
Harry 0. Lee
Prezio
Skidmore College Admin Building Occupied by Protesters
About 35 students and others, including black non students, occupied Skidmore College’s administration building in Saratoga Springs on Monday afternoon. Public Safety Commissioner Kenneth E. King described the crowd as waiting for staff to lunch before making their invasion and holding the building into early morning hours.
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Saratoga Springs
Skidmore College
Union Avenue
Regent Street
Public Safety
Kenneth E. King
Public hearing on Vermont Transit route between Pittsfield and Williamstown
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities will hold a May 24 public hearing on Vermont Transit Co. petitioning for permanent authority to carry passengers along routes including Williams town North Adams Adams Cheshire Lanesboro and Pittsfield. The firm recently received a 60 day interstate permit starting May 1 and disputes that its service is commuter oriented.
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Boston
State Department of Public Utilities
Vermont Transit Co
Pittsfield
Williamstown
Dana Haskins
Burlington, Vt
Vermont Transit
North Adams
Adams
Cheshire
Lanesboro
School to be demolished at Hoosac Tunnel site
In Florida the Hoosac Tunnel School faces demolition as weekend date looms. Robert Brawley, leading a one-man bid to save the 85 year old building, laments a “do nothing” board and criticizes legal handling. In Massachusetts, Williams College senior Kenneth L. Kopp was found guilty of marijuana possession in Williamstown District Court and fined 200 dollars with probation until June 5.
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Hoosac Tunnel
Robert Brawley
Board of Selectmen
Williamstown
Williams College
Kenneth L. Kopp
Edward J. Morin
Samuel E. Levine
Kopp
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