VermonT University omits speaker for 162nd commencement
The University of Vermont will hold its 162nd commencement with two firsts. No commencement speaker. seniors join President and Mrs. McCune for a garden party on May 21. About 850 degree candidates will receive a charged address from Dr. McCune on May 22 after a class walk and Coke pause at his home.
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Burlington
University of Vermont
Shannon McCune
Billings
Dr. McCune
College Street
Waterman
Hayes names Lefevre as preferred running mate in Vermont race
Fair Haven resident Thomas Hayes, challenging Richard Snelling for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, says his ideal lieutenant governor candidate is Rep. Reid Lefevre of Manchester. Hayes, 39, once administrative assistant to Sen. Winston Prouty, told the Lebanon Valley News he hasn’t spoken with Lefevre yet and plans a meeting Monday, regardless of Barre convention outcomes May 2.
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White River Junction
UPI
Thomas Hayes
Fair Haven
Richard Snelling
Shelburne
Reid Lefevre
Manchester
Hayes
Lebanon Valley News
Lefevre
Barre
Winston Prouty
R-Vt
O'Brien Named Chairman of Vermont Highway Study Panel
Vermont Legislative Council Highway Study Committee elected Sen John O'Brien D Chittenden Grand Isle as chair. The panel reviews a uniform vehicle code and special access roads. A 1966 appropriation of 5000 dollars funds the study and a May 26 decision on hiring an attorney. Findings set to go to the 1967 General Assembly with possible legislation.
Windsors merger plan stalls over town village admin dispute
Windsor and its village trustees failed to agree on how to fill offices after merging. A joint session was held and a May 19 meeting and May 26 merger hearing planned to pursue a settlement. Rutland notes the Green Mountain Club released its 18th Guide Book to the Long Trail detailing a 425 mile route from Massachusetts to Canada with 69 shelters and capacity for 500 overnight hikers.
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Windsor
UPI
Rutland
Green Mountain Club
Massachusetts
Canada
Vermont
Rotary conference opens in Brattleboro with Hodgson leading
A two state Rotary Club conference starts in Brattleboro with Dr. Percy Hodgson of Pawtucket Rhode Island heading a panel of speakers. Thirty clubs from Vermont and New Hampshire are expected to attend.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Percy Hodgson
Pawtucket
R.I
Rotary International
Vermont
New Hampshire
Roosevelt Jr Reenters NY Governor Race After 13 Years
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York. He previously failed in a 1954 bid for the same nomination and was defeated in a later run for attorney general.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Roosevelt
Peggy Wood Named Professor at Albany State College
Actress Peggy Wood of Mama fame is named professor of speech and drama at Albany State College and Agnes E. Futterer Lecturer. She will teach and deliver two public lectures on drama during the year, supported by a Theatre Alumni Association endowment.
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Albany
Peggy Wood
Albany State College
Miss Wood
Agnes E. Futterer
Theatre Alumni Association of
Albany State
Cambridge Baptists name Crawford as pastor
The Rev. Robert Crawford, now at Watervliet Baptist Church, accepts the call to lead the First Baptist Church of Cambridge. He will preach his first sermon on May 22, and he plus his wife and four children plan to move into the parsonage later in May.
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Cambridge
Robert Crawford
Watervliet Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of
Mr. Crawford
Williamstown man gets suspended sentences on larceny charges
Edward Lee Thomas of Petersburgh New York, 26, was given one year concurrent suspended sentences to the House of Correction and three years probation after being found guilty of two larceny in a building charges from 1961. Judge Samuel E Levine ordered the sentence. Public Defender Andrew T Campoli said Thomas is detained for the grand jury likely until October and may be turned over to federal authorities after state court actions. The report also notes a separate North Adams festival parade plan with a comic theme and $1000 in prizes.
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Edward Lee Thomas
Petersburg
N.Y
House of Correction
Samuel E. Levine
Andrew T. Campoli
Thomas
Brooke to unveil Standing Lincoln statue at Chesterwood
Atty General Edward Brooke will unveil a bronze statue Standing Lincoln by Daniel Chester French on May 27 at 11 30 a m at the Chesterwood Studio Museum. The statue mirrors the Lincoln Nebras State House piece. Great Barrington Outdoor Advertising Board to hold public hearing Tuesday at 1 30 p m in Boston on two Stockbridge Road billboards renewal. The billboards were ordered removed last November but remain. Maurice Callahan Sons of Pittsfield held permit over selectmen’s objection.
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State Outdoor Advertising Board
OAB
Boston
Stockbridge Road
Maurice Callahan & Sons
Pittsfield
Students Form Free Press Committee In Controversy
Amherst Massachusetts UPI report notes University of Massachusetts students formed a Free Press Committee to counterbalance a Senate investigation into student publications sparked by a Yahoo magazine cartoon described as in bad taste. Senate and governor investigations prompted campus leaders to act.
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Amherst
Mass
UPI
University of Massachusetts
State Senate
Special Senate
Kevin B. Harrington
D-Salem
Yahoo
Senate
Donovan
Harrington
William S. Fields
Tahoe
Lederle
Mary L. Fonseca
D-Fall River
Siamese Twin Girls Die In New Haven Hospital
Siamese twin girls born in Bridgeport 12 days ago died at Yale New Haven Hospital from a severe congenital heart defect that could not be corrected surgically. The infants weighed 11 pounds 6 ounces combined and were joined at the abdomen after Caesarean delivery. Doctors had explored separation but determined heart failure and precarious condition ended their lives shortly after midnight.
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New Haven, Conn
Upi
Bridgeport
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Lawrence Pickett
United States
Daniels
Morris Pitock
Bridgeport Hospital
New Appointment System Starts at Vermont DMV
Vermont Motor Vehicle Commissioner J E Malloy announces an experimental appointment system for learner permits and driver license examinations. Appointments are made in person at exam stations starting May 16. no telephone or written requests. Walk-in applicants are still processed on a first come basis as schedules allow.
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Vermont
Malloy
Cable
Public Power Backs Canadian Electricity Imports in New England
The American Public Power Association endorsed importing low-cost Canadian power to lower New England rates and urged building extra-high voltage lines linking Maine's Dickey-Lincoln School project to southern New England. It also called for connections to Appalachian plants to prevent outages and improve grid stability, noting the 1967 Northeast blackout. Senator George Aiken warned about high rates but cited obstacles to importing Churchill Falls hydro power to Vermont.
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Boston
API
American Public Power Association
APPA
New England
Maine
St. John River
Canada
Association
Northeast
George D. Aiken
U S fishing boats seized by Panamanian militiamen
Panamanian militiamen seized the U S tuna clipper Day Island about 100 miles south of the Panama Canal. skipper Bill Martin of San Diego said seven armed men held the boat with no injuries reported. The Day Island owner is Al Davies of San Diego, boat operates from Puerto Rico.
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Calif
UPI
United States
Day Island
Panama Canal
Martin
al Davies
Puerto Rico
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