Portland residents face interstate fraud trial in Vermont
Five Oregon residents charged with interstate transportation of forged securities and possession of a sawed-off shotgun will go on trial December 4 in Brattleboro. All pleaded innocent before U S District Judge Ernest W Gibson. Bail set at 5000 dollars each. Arrests occurred October 2 in Montpelier. True bills returned after defendants refused to waive indictment. In separate Vermont note, the Vermont Council on the Arts will hold its annual meeting at the Woodstock Inn with four trustees to be elected and a panel discussion on The VCA Servant of the Arts or the Artist.
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Brattleboro
UPS
Oregon
Dennis Rathbun
Lester van Blerkan
Richard Kloverdance
Mary Lee Percy
Portland
Ore
U.S
Ernest W. Gibson
Jack Pigman
Franklin County
Greenfield
Mass
Gibson
Montpelier
Woodstock
Vermont Council On the Arts
Woodstock Inn
Alan Carter
VCA
Charles Mark
National Foundation For the Arts and the Humanities
Paul Aschenbach
Carleton Howe
Southern Vermont Arts Center
William Tortolano
Fine Arts
St. Michael’s College
Edward J. Feidner
UVM
Hoff awards $1 million Apollo parts contract
Gov. Philip H. Hoff announced that Simmonds Precision Co is awarded a $1 million contract to supply components for the Apollo moon exploration spacecraft. Work will be performed at the Vergennes division, the plant employing about 750 in Vermont. North American Rockwell of Downey, California is the prime contractor for the Apollo command service module.
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United States
Europe
Hoff visits Raleigh to discuss state reform institute work
Gov. Philip Hoff travels to Raleigh to meet Institute of the States officials and former governors Terry Sanford and Jack Campbell. Sanford’s new book urges reform, Hoff plans golf at Southern Pines, then returns to Boston for the New England Governor's Conference and heads to Hollywood for the Young Democrats of America keynote.
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Hollywood
Fla
Young Democrats of America
Barre Manager to Probe Granite City Police Over Arrest Handling
Barre City Manager Thomas E. Duff will conduct an investigation of the Granite City Police Department after criticism over how they handled a Friday call from auto dealer John Franco seeking arrest of Herbert Gehlbach of New Jersey. Police were reluctant to arrest Gehlbach without a warrant despite Franco learning he was wanted for stealing cashier’s checks from a Dover bank.
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Barre
UPS
Thomas E. Duff
Granite City
John Franco
Herbert Gehlbach
New Jersey
Gehlbach
Franco
Dover
Woman 77 Dies After Fall Into Oil Garage Pit
Marian Jeanette Kingsley of Brandon died from a fractured skull after falling into a grease pit at a Brandon service station Wednesday, state police reported.
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Brandon
UPI
Marian Jeanette Kingsley
New York Church School Damaged With Nazi Swastikas
Police investigate the vandalism of a newly completed Roman Catholic elementary school in Glens Falls New York. Damage confined to windows on one side and a door adjacent side is estimated at 300 to 350 dollars. Formal dedication is set for Sunday.
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Glens Falls
Henri Tessier
St. Alphonsus Church
Veterans monuments in Troy need urgent repairs
A three member Veterans Monument Committee in Troy warned of mass resignation if city actions to repair monuments aren’t taken soon. A recent survey found monuments smeared with paint, hidden in weeds, and in need of cleaning and general upkeep.
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Troy
Veterans
Veterans Monument Committee
Deer carcass theft puzzles Troy police
Police investigate the theft of a 110 pound dressed deer carcass hanging in a rear yard at 809 River Street. The deer was killed by Raymond O. Smith with a bow and arrow, per authorities.
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Troy
Raymond O. Smith
River St
Smith
Berkshire store to close after 80 years of service
Wirthmore Stores at 63 Morris St. in North Adams will close by Nov 25 after eight decades in the city, most of it under the original name W. N. Potter Grain Stores. The store manager announced the shutdown. The Berkshire note accompanies other local items on education, politics, and health services.
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North Adams
Wirthmore
Morris St
W.N
Potter Grain Stores, Inc
CAP Part in High School Aviation Programs Revealed
Vermont CAP interim commander John A Moreland Jr urged the House committee to fund 10500 for CAP aviation education programs. The plan supports flight laboratories at five Burlington area high schools, with Winooski High students already flying and more schools to join.
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CAP
Winooski High School
Moreland
Christopher C.kaechele
Winooski
Jerry A. Mullen
South Burlington
Essex Junction
Rice Memorial
Champlain Valley
Kaechele
Mullen
Air Force
Vermont Board of Education
Cola Watson
Education Department
Edward F. Knapp
Vermont
Burlington
Science Department
Flight Laboratory
County Officials Blamed For Jail Conditions
MONTPELIER UPI The chairman of the House Institutions Committee placed responsibility for Chittenden County Jail conditions on county officials He said politics of the side judges kept taxes low and funds could have improved the jail He refused to blame the county sheriff or judges noting the fault lies with public and legislature with funds for institutions low A bill to bring county jails under state Corrections Department control may be enacted next year
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Conlin
State Corrections Department
Youth Given Long Sentence In Burlington Murder Case
Dennis Wilbert, 17, of Burlington received a 35 to 40 year sentence at Windsor State Prison for the murder of Maxwell Bishop, 60, in Shelburne Falls after pledging guilty to second degree murder. John Seguin, 17, of Colchester, got a similar term. A separate item notes a Labor Party bill to study the British newspaper industry.
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Burlington
UPS
Dennis Wilbert
Windsor State Prison
Maxwell Bishop
Charlotte
Wilbert
Harold C. Sylvester
Chittenden County Court
Bishop
Shelburne Falls
John Seguin
Colchester
Conte Urged To Change Vote On Dickey Lincoln Dam Bill
Three Pittsfield representatives urge Rep. Silvio Conte to back the Dickey Lincoln dam bill as New England seeks federal power projects. They cite Boston area power bills and Vermont’s gain from St Lawrence River power, arguing Massachusetts remains among the nation’s highest cost regions.
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Boston
UPD
Pittsfield
Massachusetts
Silvio O. Conte
R-Mass
U.S. House
Conte
Joel S. Greenberg
Thomas C. Wejtkowski
William Kitterman
Alaska
Dickey - Lincoln
New England
United States
Vermont
St. Lawrence
U.S
Eugene
Ore
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Hoff
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Berkshire
Lee
N. Adams
James H. Wynn
U.S. Gypsum
Cheshire
McCann Regional Vocational Technical School
Adams Teachers Association
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mary Caritas
Barrington
Great Barrington
Chamber of Commerce
Betsy R. Samuelson
Vermont Development Department
Montreal
Donald Lyons
Lyons
Rutland
London
Labor Party
Burlington Savings Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
H. Greenberg
Main ST
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Walker
Westinghouse Electric Clothes Dryer
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Phelps Dodge
Phelps Dodge Aluminum
Pfister Tube Division
Williamstown Line
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