Granite Workers Remain on Strike in Barre
Barre Vermont area granite plants idle as a 25 day strike by 1000 Granite Cutters International Association members fails to produce a settlement. Union rejects a 70 cent raise over two years. industry counters with a 60 cent plan. A vote split 51 to 2 against the union proposal and 396 to 203 on the secret ballot. A court injunction hearing set to block union picketing at the Barre Guild Freight Consolidation terminal.
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John O’reilly
Concord
N.H
O’reilly
Milton Lyndes
Barre Granite Association
Lyndes
Washington County
Barre Guild
National Labor Relations Board
Daily News Refuses Act of Employes
Sixty seven editorial employees of the New York Daily News condemned U S actions in Indochina with a $1,100 advertisement in the New York Times. They said the ad was rejected by the Advertising Department and later attributed to management.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Daily News
New York Times
U.S
Indochina
Daily News
Would-Be Robber Killed In Gun Battle With Police
In Clarksburg West Virginia early today a fatal shot killed one of three would be robbers and wounded two police. A woman accomplice with blonde hair and another suspect fled through a rear door as a multi state alert was issued for William C. Sypolt and the woman. The robber Jack Eugene Gillispie 32 from Ravenna Ohio died en route to a hospital.
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Clarksburg
W.va
UPI
Fice
William C. Sypolt
Jack Eugene Gillispie
Ravenna
Ohio
West Virginia University Medical Center
Morgantown
Steve Toryak
Gerald
Jake) Merriner
Toryak
Merriner
Kelly’s Grocery
Stealey
West Virginia
Gillispie
Titusville
Unemployment rate seen rising with slow recovery
UPI reported budget director Robert P Mayo warned the jobless rate will climb further despite a hoped for downturn in the economy by year end. He said no immediate tax increases are planned as the federal deficit persists into the next two fiscal years. In Morgantown a West Virginia Medical Center patient remains guarded after a separate shooting incident in Clarksburg.
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Washington
UPI
Robert P. Mayo
Nixon
Mayo
Gravel to Campaign for Hoff in Vermont Next Fall
Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska wrapped up a rapid northern Vermont tour to support former Gov. Philip Hoff in the U S Senate race against Winston Prouty. He planned a September or October return to speak at St Michael's College in Winooski and at the University of Vermont. Gravel also criticized a Defense Department plan to store 13 tons of nerve gas on Kodiak Island as dangerous and unacceptable to Alaska residents.
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ST. Albans
UPI
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Philip H. Hoff
Gravel
Vermont
Hoff
U.S
Senate
Winston Prouty
St. Michael’s College
Winooski
Rutland Woman Faces Manslaughter Trial Over Stabbing
Mrs. Anna Champine, 47, goes to trial in Rutland County Court for manslaughter in the October 1968 stabbing death of her husband Elmer Champine Jr. after prior grand jury actions and a judge’s rulings cleared the way.
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Rutland
UPS
Anna Champine
Rutland County
Edward McClallen
Kennedy backs Carter after party switch in Vermont
House Majority Leader Walter L. Kennedy of Chelsea commends Rep. Harvey D. Carter Jr. of Pownal for leaving the Republican party. Kennedy says Carter faced party difficulties, chose a clean break, and set his own standards rather than drag others down.
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Carter
Kennedy
Checks mailed to dairymen end three year court battle
Checks totaling nearly 7 million were mailed to northern New England dairymen, ending a three year court fight over federal price differential payments. The funds stem from a 9 million escrow held by courts after the Supreme Court ruled the practice illegal in December following a Vermont farmer suit. Senator John J. O'Brien, a South Burlington resident and eight term candidate, announced his bid for another Vermont Senate term.
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Boston
Mass
UPI
New England
U.S. Supreme Court
Vermont
South Burlington
John J. O’brien
Dchittenden-Grand Isle
O’brien
Senate
Tragic Tractor Truck Crash Claims Woman in Hillsdale
In Hillsdale New York at about 3 a.m. Sunday Martha Emprimo 46 of Sheffield Massachusetts was crushed when a tractor trailer pulled onto the shoulder near a minor accident scene She fell under the rear wheels state police reported Three other deaths occurred in nearby crashes William Lyons of East Greenbush Herbert Anderson and Dr Robert B Miller owners and officials named local to Queensbury Glens Falls and the state Education Department.
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Troy
Martha Emprimo
Sheffield
Mass
Hillsdale
Emprimo
William Lyons
East Greenbush
Herbert Anderson
Robert B. Miller
Glens Falls
Miller
Adirondack Animal Hospital
Queensbury
Lyons
Board of Regents
State Education Department
Goodell urges peaceful change at Skidmore graduation
U.S. Sen. Charles Goodell warned Skidmore College graduates that the nation risks drifting off course. He said the war reveals weaknesses hidden by patriotism and urged young people to engage the political process peacefully to drive constructive change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
United States
U.S
Charles E. Goodell
Skidmore College
Goodell
Berkshire Doctors Spar Over Merger Plan In Community Health Drive
In Berkshire, Ivan W. Lord, Hillcrest Hospital president, disputed a merger proposal with Berkshire Medical Center. He questioned signatures of 57 doctors, claiming they may not authorize use and that they represent under 25 percent of local medical and dental professionals. He said Hillcrest is not in open competition but part of a team delivering services. Separate notes cover Williamstown patient Deeb’s kidney transplant progress at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and Lt. Col. Harry G. Clark of North Adams receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal for Vietnam service in 1967.
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Pittsfield
Ivan W. Lord
Hillcrest Hospital Board of Directors
Berkshire Medical Center
Williamstown
Dea-Lynn Deeb
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Boston
North Adams
Harry G. Clark
U.S. Air Force
Dyess Afb
Texas
Vietnam
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Spanner
Winkfield
England
Joyce Hardwick
John Hardwick
Pemnemnaloarael
Hanson
Walbridge
Bennington
Arlington
INV
Honal
Tion
Jack O’brien
Down In
Berkshire
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