Unemployment Claims Rise in Vermont Last Week
UPI reports 1,989 unemployment insurance claims filed in Vermont last week. The insured unemployment rate rose to 1.6 percent from 2.1 percent a year ago. New claims increased by 3 to 439, with about a quarter from private household workers. Large gains appeared in Barre Montpelier, Bennington, Burlington, Middlebury, Newport, Rutland, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, White River Junction and Brattleboro. Springfield fell.
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Burlington
Middlebury
Newport
Rutland
St. Albans
St. Johnsbury
White River Junction
Brattleboro
Springfield
Albany Rulings Seek Wider State School Oversight
Local school boards face a shift toward advisory roles as New York State expands supervision. Associate State Education Commissioner Walter Crewson told new officials that boards must assume full responsibility or risk centralized control. In another item, Nassau couple Edward Cooke and Beatrice Cooke died in a head on crash with a McEnaney Oil tanker at Routes 9 and 20 in Schodack.
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Albany
Walter Crewson
Crewson
Schodack
Nassau
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Edward C. Cooke
Beatrice M. Cooke
McEnaney Oil Co
William E. Marshall
Rensselaer
City to form first Narcotic Guidance Council in state
The Troy city council approved a resolution to create a five member Narcotic Guidance Council to cooperate with local and state police against drug abuse using information and investigative procedures. Mayor Lawrence D. Meyer said state funds may be available for the project.
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Troy
Lawrence D. Meyer
Berkshire planning panel backs 15000 grant for Mount Greylock plan
The Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission in special session approved a 15000 planning grant from the New England Regional Commission to develop a public investment plan that could lead to acquiring Saddleball property on Mount Greylock from Springfield entrepreneur Joseph Deliso and funding a broader program with an initial 400000 grant. It aims to create the region’s largest ski and recreation area between New York and northern Vermont.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission
New England Regional Commission
Mount Greylock
Springfield
Joseph Deliso
New York
Vermont
Vermont officer admits lax reporting in Irasburg shooting probe
New details emerge at the governor's Board of Inquiry into the July 19 shotgun attack on Rev. David Johnson Sr.'s home in Irasburg. State Police Cpl. Lawrence Washburn acknowledged failing to reinterview aide Larry Conley after his alibi, amid criticism from Attorney General James Oakes who says coordination could have sped the case. The inquiry also scrutinized an adultery charge against the minister and a public statement denying racial motives in the attack, amid racial overtones cited by Oakes.
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David Johnson Sr
Irasburg
Lawrence Washburn
Army
Larry G. Conley
Glover
Conley
Derby
Washburn
Richard LeClair
Barton
James L. Oakes
le Clair
Oakes
Orleans
Leonard Pearson
William Chilton
Lawrence Goodnoe
Barbara Lawrence
Department of Public Safety
Integrating Public Schools Seen As Ongoing Challenge
UPI report quotes retiring U.S. Education Commissioner Harold Howe saying progress is minimal and segregation remains widespread in both the South and North. He criticizes Nixon's stance on federal funding for integration, stressing enforcement of Civil Rights Act protections and removal of discriminatory segregation. Howe plans to join the Ford Foundation after resigning December 31. The piece also covers toy gun burn initiative in Portland, Maine, with a turnout planned despite rain.
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Washington
UPI
Harold Howell
U.S
South
North
Howe
United States
Ford Foundation
Portland
Maine
Cushman Anthony
Rain
Monument Square
Anthony
Davis Initiates Prep for Governor Office Transition
Gov elect Deane C. Davis, not yet sworn in, met with outgoing Gov Hoff to map space, personnel, taxes, welfare, highways and the 1970 71 budget hearings. Davis toured state offices to arrange workspace and will join budget talks November 18 with Commissioner Kearns. Hoff plans to attend Land Law Review Commission in Tucson.
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State Office
William Kearns Jr
Gerald Witherspoon
Hoff
Tucson
Ariz
Land Law Review Commission
Around the World Flight Memorializes Adm Byrd
Sixty admirers of the late Admiral Richard E. Byrd depart from Logan Airport for a 26 day around the world flight. The memorial voyage, costing $10,000 per participant, is led by Fred G. Dustin and supports the Byrd Polar Center with research and library work. A crew of 10 and staff of eight accompany the group, with Helen Dustin aboard as the only woman. The route spans Greenland, the North and South Poles, Asia, Australasia, South America, Africa, Europe, and returns to Boston.
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API
Richard E. Byrd
Logan International Airport
Fred G. Dustin
Revere
Helen B. Dustin
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North Pole
Anchorage
Alaska
Tokyo
Manila
Darwin
Sydney
Australia
Auckland
Wellington
Christ Church
New Zealand
McMurdo Sound
Antarctica
South Pole
Rio Gall
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St. Albans Hospital
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Central Berkshire
Harold Stein
Pace
Richard M. Nixon
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Rachel
Joanne Woodward
Paul Newman
Williamstown
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RCA Victor
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Ate Age Insurance Corporation
Hawley Manufacturing
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