Vermont News in Brief From Burlington to St. Albans
Vermont communities report a fatality free Memorial Day period with moderate traffic and no major accidents. Funding aid to Mary Fletcher Hospital is earmarked for a surgery and outpatient upgrade. Union talks at Cone Automatic Machine are moving toward a two year contract for about 450 workers. A St. Albans funeral honors The Rt Rev Francis A Welch after a heart attack. Burlington police seek salary boosts and tougher recruitment measures. Four Burlington youths enter innocent pleas in multiple breaking and enterings and car theft cases with various bonds and jail terms.
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Montpelier
Vermont
ST. Albans
Robert F. Joyce
Francis A. Welch
St. Mary’s Church
Msgr. Welch
Franklin
Grand Isle
Burlington
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester
Mass
Charles Badore
Waterbury State Hospital
Gynorgy Mararasz
Chittenden
Floyd W. Maskell
Arnold E. Dufault
Vermont Unemployment Drops Further in Week
Vermont unemployment fell to under 3.0 per week marking a 17 percent drop from May 19. The state’s jobless total is 40.6 percent below 1961’s week, with declines across all 11 areas and 10 sectors. Newport led with a 30.7 percent decrease. The idle workforce stands 3,704,738 below the May 19 total.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Department of Employment Security
Department
Newport
Memorial Day Veteran marches 67th parade in Berkshire
North Adams observers a quiet Memorial Day as Adams Leon E Howland 82 years old marks his 67th consecutive parade. The event drew around 4 000 spectators with three high school units marching and no accidents while many bathing places opened amid unseasonable heat.
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Adams
Leon E. Howland
U.S
North Adams
Williams College Planting Elm-Resistant Specimens
Williams College places two large healthy elm specimens in the science laboratory to replace diseased elms removed years ago. The college believes strong trees offer better defense against Dutch elm disease and hopes the new specimens resist infection.
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Williamstown
Williams College
Science Laboratory
Memorial Day heat saps Skyliners in Cohoes parade
Seven Skyliners Drum and Bugle Corps members collapsed from heat after parading in Cohoes and Lansingburgh. David Cohen, 20, remained under observation at St. Marys Hospital after treatment by the fire department.
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Cohoes
Skyliners
Troy Boys Club
David Cohen
St. Mary’s Hospital
Lansingburg
Language School Enrollments Peak at Middlebury 1962
Middlebury College reports 1962 summer language schools filled to capacity with a seven week session. English German French Italian Russian and Spanish programs overflow, creating waiting lists as applications exceed space. Enhanced laboratories address growing demand ahead of a new center. Previous year enrollment hit 1419 with 63 international students.
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Middlebury
Middlebury College
Stephen A. Freeman
United States
Bread Loaf
Look, Dear, No Hands
Francis Rea was fined 10 pounds for driving a sports car with one hand combing his hair and patting it down while steering with his knee. He said he was on his way to see his girl.
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Perth
Australia
Francis Rea
Francis
Swim Classes Open June 25 At Lake Paran
Bennington County Chapter of the American Red Cross will open the summer season of swimming and life saving lessons at Lake Paran on Monday June 25. Classes run mornings for three weeks at Paran Barber's Lake Pow nal and Arlington Pool with Peter Ehrich as instructor.
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Bennington County
American Red Cross
Lake Paran
Paran Recreation Inc
Red Cross
Edward Worthington
Red Cross Water Safety
Peter Ehrich
Paran
Barber’s Lake
Pownal
Arlington Pool
Ehrich
Worthington
Welfare needs beyond money says Mormon leader
Dr LeRoy A Wirthlin of the Mormon Church Welfare Committee urged that welfare services include personal and family rehabilitation and job training in addition to financial aid at a recent gathering.
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New York
LeRoy A. Wirthlin
Mormon Church Welfare Committee
Two Doctorates to Honor Vermonters at St. Michael's Commencement
St Michael's College in Winooki Park will confer honorary doctorates on Rt. Rev. Msgr. Charles J. Marcoux of Burlington and John F. Morse, vice president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, during the 58th Commencement on Monday June 4. Morse will also deliver the commencement address at Memorial Auditorium, stepping in after Carlos Romulo withdrew due to other duties.
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Winooski Park
St. Michael’s College
Charles J. Marcoux
Burlington
John F. Morse
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Morse
Memorial Auditorium
St. Michael’s
Gerald E. Dupont
S.S.E
Romulo
Fr. Dupont
John Morse
Northfiell Vt
France
Yale
Romford School
Taft School
Connecticut
Episcopal bishop urges yearlong faith crusade in media drive
The Rt. Rev. William R. Moody of the Lexington Diocese calls for wide dissemination of a year long crusade and proclamation of faith. He urges Episcopalians to use roadside signs hotel notices newspaper ads and radio and television programs to spread the message.
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Lexington, Ky
William R. Moody
Lexington Episcopal Diocese
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