O'Brien urges immediate move to convene Vermont constitutional convention
Vermont House Minority Leader Leo O'Brien urged the Constitution Revision Study Commission to fast track public hearings on a constitutional convention. He said formal action by the Legislature next year requires a full hearing process and outlined topics such as judicial reforms four year governors and lowering the voting age. He argued the move would restore public confidence after a decade of inaction. He also named issues including alignment with U.S. Supreme Court apportionment and state officers.
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Leo O'Brien
Constitution Revision Study Commission
O’brien
Chittenden- Grand Isle
George Cook
Rutland
O'Brien
General Assembly
U.S. Supreme Court
South Royalton Man Wounded in Police Gunfire Exchange
William Norton, 25, of South Royalton, was wounded in an early morning gunfire exchange with state police after troopers from the Bethel substation responded to a shooting call. Norton was treated at the scene, then taken to Gifford Memorial Hospital and later to Mary Hitchcock Hospital. his condition was not reported.
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UPI
William Norton
Bethel
Norton
P. G. Gadway
Gifford Memorial Hospital
Randolph
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N.H
Rensselaer sewer district approved for 18 million plan
State Comptroller Arthur Levitt granted permission to form the Rensselaer County sewer district, backing an 18 million sewage project. Construction of an 6 million plant, five pumping stations and 30 miles of large inceptors should start late next year or early 1970, with completion in 1972. The facility lies 8,000 feet south of the Troy approach to the Menands Bridge near the Hudson River. Albany voters total registration for the presidential election stood at 8,113,216, down from past records, suggesting lighter turnout next Tuesday.
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Department of State
Missing Berkshire man prompts intensified police search
Pittsfield police focus on Edwin Thompson 24 of 11 Church St missing since Oct 11. He worked at Windsor Mountain School and a Dalton woolen mill task. A search of Thompson's association found bloodstained clothes and a television set identified as his.
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Dalton Woolen Mill
Connecticut
Last Plane Crash Victims Identified after Tape Hinder Probe
NE Airlines identified two more victims of the FH227 crash on Moose Mountain near Lebanon New Hampshire. The deaths raised the toll to 32 with 10 survivors from 39 aboard. Investigators report the flight recorder was punctured by its stylus, possibly during impact, hindering data on compass, speed, altitude, wing load and takeoff time.
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Northeast Airlines
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Daley Dares Davis to reveal proposed aides
In Rutland at a news conference Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Daley challenged Republican Deane Davis to name his state department appointees if elected. Daley said Davis owes voters clarity on his future administration and personnel.
Oakes Seeks Information On Gun Misuse
Vermont Attorney General James Oakes asks 14 county prosecutors and the Department of Public Safety to compile gun misuse incidents for a 60 day period starting Nov 1. He cites incidents including a six year old’s death from a loaded gun in a car and a mental patient’s attempted self harm after obtaining a gun. He notes a Chittenden County case where a University of Vermont faculty member was shot while walking a dog.
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Chittenden County
University of Vermont
Jury Convicts Man of Defiling American Flag
Lawrence Wang a 20 year old Plainfield carpenter was found guilty by a Washington District Court jury after witnesses testified he sewed the US flag onto the seat of his pants as a patch The defense challenged the charges citing First Amendment rights and questioned evidence collection Chief Frederick Fowler and Judge John Connarn presided Wang faces sentencing in 15 days with potential prison time and a $1000 fine
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Wang
Connecticut River Project To Be Aired
The U S Bureau of Outdoor Recreation teams with Vermont and New Hampshire officials to sponsor three December informational meetings on a 125000 acre green belt recreation plan along the Connecticut River. Forrest Orr notes hearings in Brattleboro Hanover and Colebrook NH to hear local proposals and explain the concept. The plan envisions an interstate park near Moore Reservoir a riverway to Charlestown NH and a river tourway, with a seek for firm commitments while noting federal background details but no immediate land acquisition. Vermont protests lack of prior notice and earlier state opposition to land purchases along the Connecticut River.
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Bureau
Philadelphia
Vermont
Orr
Moore Reservoir
Charlestown
N.H
Connecticut River
Boston Globe Endorses Humphrey for President
The Boston Globe broke a 76 year editorial tradition by endorsing Hubert H. Humphrey for president. It backed his ticket citing Edmund Muskie as running mate and praised Muskie as the standout who inspires confidence. The endorsement marks only the second political endorsement in decades and emphasizes the vice presidency as crucial in volatile times.
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Boston Globe
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
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Gen. LeMay
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Muskie
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