Norwich University Professor Luce to Retire After 34-Year Career
Norwich University mechanical engineering head Professor Alexander W. Luce will end a 34-year teaching span across six colleges in June. He has directed the department since 1957 and chaired the Permanent Engineering Committee in recent years, with prior posts at Lehigh, New Mexico, Connecticut, Pratt, and Lafayette.
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Alexander W. Luce
Norwich University
Norwich
Luce
Lehigh University
University of New Mexico
University of Connecticut
Pratt Institute
Lafayette College
Connecticut
Pratt
Lafayette
Suspect linked to Hartford burglary and Albany jewel theft
Detectives disclosed Robert M. Chappelle as the man behind a Hartford hotel gun battle in which police officer Henry W. Jennings was killed. Chappelle also tied to a May jewel theft in Albany, with $1,000 worth of rings found in his Hartford hotel room. He remains in critical condition at St Francis Hospital. Albany investigations identified him Tuesday. Also, state welfare workers plan a new push to keep public assistance youths in school, aiding 60 000 teens. In Massena, union and Aluminum Company of America officials will meet to end a strike affecting over 2 300 workers at the Massena plant, after Local 240 halted work over job quotas.
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API
Hartford
Conn
Robert M. Chappelle
John Burt
Chappelle
St. Francis Hospital
Henry W. Jennings
Thomas J. Hankard
Joseph Purcell
Joseph Cobb
UPS
State Department of Social Welfare
New York State
Messena
Aluminum Company of America
Massena
Aluminum Workers of America
DPU denies probing NBDC bond drive in Berkshire
The state Department of Public Utilities says it is not investigating the Northern Berkshire Development Corporation over its $250,000 fund raising bond drive. Attorney James Lilly of NBDC was asked to file additional information. North Adams officials finalize bids for school construction.
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State Department of Public Utilities
Northern Berkshire Development Corporation
Frank Daly
DPU
DPA
NBDC
Atty
James Lilly
Pittsfield man bound over on break in charge in Williamstown
Kenneth V. Hoag 42 of Pittsfield was bound over to the grand jury on a breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony. In Williamstown District Court Judge Samuel E. Levine arraigned Hoag on May 14 for breaking and entering at Prof. Philip Marshall Brown's summer home. Bail was reduced from 2000 to 1500 at the request of Hoag's attorney.
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Kenneth V. Hoag
Pittsfield
Samuel E. Levine
Hoag
Philip Marshall Brown
Levine
Arsonist Sought After Bay State Forest Fires
A suspected arsonist is sought after at least 63 blazes sparked a massive fire in Plymouth Massachusetts. The blaze destroyed 5 500 acres and 45 cottages with no serious injuries reported. Gov. Endicott Peabody ordered tight security measures amid the investigation.
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UPI
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Charles H. W. Foster
State Commissioner of Natural Resources
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Myles Standish State Forest
White Island Pond
Charge Pond
Cape Cod Canal
Raynham
Plymouth
Arthur Lamb
State Correction Department
Plymouth Woods
Plymouth County
Peabody
Small Newspapers Lauded in Talk By Publisher
In Bath Maine publisher Jean Gannett Arnzen praised small city papers for serving communities and fostering growth and prosperity. The article also reports on wildfires across Massachusetts and related arson investigations, noting acres burned and containment efforts, with state police patrols to prevent looting.
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Maine
UPI
Jean Gannett Arnzen
Guy Gannett Publishing Co
New Vermont Life Features Sea Gulls on Four Brothers Islands
Vermont Life’s summer issue spotlights Rupert’s Mint and the Four Brothers Islands sea gull colony with color photography by Grant Heilman and Verner Reed. The magazine includes Teale’s gulf article, Scottish Baronet by Lamoureaux, and portraits of Vermont scenery and crafts.
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Four Brothers Islands
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Edwin Way Teale
Sonja Bullaty
Angelo Lomeo
Mary Dillmann
Rewben Harmon
Rupert
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Republic
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Banner
Manchester
Louis Lamoureux
Verner Reed
Grant Heilman
Upper Hollow
Strafford
Louise Andrews Kent
Samuel R. Ogden
Basewell’s Pond
Plymouth
Richard Frutchey
Stock market list shows mixed openings in New York
UPI reports a varied opening with fractional moves across major names. Texas Gulf Sulphur, General Foods, Louisville & Nashville, Lockheed, Boeing, and Chrysler posted gains or losses, while IBM and Ford showed small shifts and several others moved modestly.
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Xerox Co
Bennington Banner Publisher Contact and Rates
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers for business news and advertising. It notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays, address at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont, and United Press affiliation for local and dispatched news. Subscriptions range 3 months to 1 year with varied rates by region.
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Main St
Bennington
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UPI
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U.S
Three Brink's Robbery Defendants Seek Early Parole
Three of the men jailed for the 1950 Brink's heist in Boston plan requests after the election to reduce life terms to 30 to life with time off for good behavior. Adolph Maf fle, Thomas Richardson, and James Flaherty face potential immediate parole after serving eight years of their 1956 sentences.
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UPI
Adolph
Jazz) Maffle
Thomas F
Sandy) Richardson
James I
Jimma) Flaherty
North End
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