Around Vermont Sentencing Delayed for Appeal
Maurice L. Oakes, 41, convicted of first degree murder of his wife Rosalie Ann, 32, in their Vermont home on May 26, 1967, faces automatic appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court with possible life imprisonment. Deliberations by a Superior Court jury spanned two hours after a 17 day trial interrupted by defense challenges to evidence and motions for directed verdict, as Judge Rudolph J. Daley delivered an 82 minute charge.
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John Parker
Springfield
Atty
James Wright
Superior Court
Rudolph J. Daley
Daley
Vermont safety official open to higher interstate speed
Public Safety Commissioner Erwin Alexander said he would favor a five or 10 mph increase on Vermont’s Interstate Highway System and opposed a fixed speed limit. He noted current max speeds are 65 on interstates and 50 on secondary roads, and that speed is not the only accident factor.
Vermont committee proposes charter changes bypassing assembly
The Legislative Council Municipal Corporations Committee discussed draft laws to let local charter amendments take effect without General Assembly ratification. It also eyed consolidating municipal districts to cut duplication. The draft would allow amendments to be voted at regular or special town meetings with effect likely within 30 days of acceptance and a provision for optional legislative review on petition by 5 percent of eligible voters.
Vermont attorney general sees no hurdle for highway aid funds
Montpelier Vermont assistant attorney general Louis Pecx released an opinion responding to Joseph Moore about new antibillboard signs within the 660 foot limit. Pecx said the loophole does not threaten federal highway aid eligibility. Brattleboro dealer Luke Crispe backs Reagan and plans to present a delegate slate to the state convention Saturday.
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Brattleboro
UPD
Luke Crispe
California
Ronald Reagan
Vermont
Crispe
Burlington Judge to receive master's degree in history
Superior Court Judge William C. Hill of Burlington will join 89 other recipients as the University of Vermont grants master's degrees in history. The commencement exercises take place in Burlington on Sunday.
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Burlington
UPI
Superior Court
William C. Hill
University of Vermont
Hill
Frangella Honored by Albany County Republicans
Albany County Republicans packed the Ten Eyck Hotel ballroom with 800 attendees to celebrate county chair Joseph Frangella. State party leaders lauded his leadership as dynamic and energetic in a record turnout sponsored by the City of Albany Republican Committee, which previously struggled to unite more than a dozen members.
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Albany
Albany County
Joseph Frangella
Republican Party
Ten Eyck
Frangella
City of Albany Republican Committee
Schenectady Mayor silent on police study findings
Mayor Malcolm E. Ellis declined comment on an International Chiefs of Police study cited by a Chamber of Commerce staff report. The study reportedly said Schenectady police were hampered by outside pressures and weakened by a spoils system of appointment, with the chamber noting the results were not made public.
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Schenectady
Malcolm E. Ellis
International Chiefs of Police Organization
Chiefs of Police
Chamber of Commerce
Rise in fire insurance cancellations hits slum businesses
Albany reports a growing trend of fire insurance cancellations for small business owners in slum areas as summer nears. State Department of Insurance noted the rise followed the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King in early April and the subsequent bill establishing a state fire insurance pool.
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Albany
State Department of Insurance
Insurance Department
Martin Luther King
New York
Turgeon Boy Regains Consciousness Faces Brain Tumor Surgery
Michael Turgeon, 10, regained consciousness at Children’s Medical Center Boston after pneumonia. Doctors plan brain tumor removal once pneumonia clears, hoping to remove remaining 20 percent by next week. Blood needed. donors may give a pint at Red Cross bloodmobile at American Legion hall North Adams next Thursday in his name.
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Williamstown
Michael Turgeon
Children’s Medical Center
Boston
Michael
Red Cross
American Legion Hall
North Adams
Glue Sniffers Charged and Merchants Warned
Adams four juveniles face arraignment on glue sniffing charges. Police Chief John A. Tarsa warns merchants to comply with ID checks and to keep customer names and addresses for six months to curb sales to minors. In Pittsfield the Church of Christ plans relocating to the West End to serve lower income families. LaMar Clark leads the move. John H. Morgan pastors the 75 member congregation.
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Pittsfield
Church of Christ
Crane Avenue
West End
North Street
Onota Street
LaMar Clark
John H. Morgan
Vermont seeks to fill state psychiatrist post at Windsor Prison
Vermont officials push to reclassify the state psychiatrist position at Windsor Prison after Dr. Jonathan Leopold reports the vacancy remains despite advertising. Officials warn of habeas corpus petitions amid court rulings on inmate psychiatric care while debates arise over insanity pleas and criminal code revisions. The corrections chief notes Vermont aims for a rehabilitative, centralized system with county jail takeovers scheduled for 1969, and a Juvenile Procedures Act review set for June.
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Leahy
Middlebury
Peter Langrock
Atty
James L. Oakes
Jonathan Brownell
Yale University Law School
Oakes
Charles G. Adams
Vermont
Adams
Parole Board
Case Against Burlington Sent to General
Fort Devens Massachusetts UPI reports the case of Vietnam bound Army 2nd Lt. Dennis J Morrisseau of Burlington Vermont for wilful disobedience has been forwarded to Lt Gen Jonathan O Seaman commanding general of the 1st Army at Fort Meade Maryland for disposition. Morrisseau who picketed the White House March 10 with a sign reading 120 000 Casualties Why had been scheduled to fly to Fort Jackson South Carolina before jungle training in Panama. The charges were withdrawn from the court martial per Fort Devens spokesman and recommended for dismissal by Maj. Carl Tranberg investigative officer. Morrisseau is a University of Vermont graduate who later studied at the University of Chicago Law School.
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Fort Devens
Mass
Morrisseau
Seaman
White House
Fort Jackson
S.C
Panama
Carl Tranberg
University of Vermont
University of Chicago Law School
Oakes Explains Why Beltline Opinion Is Withheld
In Montpelier UPI, Atty. Gen. James L. Oakes cites two policy reasons for not issuing an opinion on reallocating belt line funds if Burlington voters reject phase four. He says his office cannot answer hypothetical questions or affect local elections and would face endless inquiries otherwise. The dispute centers on whether the $7.4 million could fund other statewide projects instead of the Belt Line.
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Philip H. Hoff
Oakes
Newsmen
Attorney General
Burlington
Francis Cain
Cain
Belt
Highway Board
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