Commander's Day observed by Vermont VA staff in White River Junction
White River Junction hosts a gathering of state service organization leaders and VA officials led by Center Director William B. Sheppard to discuss Veterans Administration operations in Vermont marking Veterans Day. The meeting aims to raise informal dialogue before holiday ceremonies with Col. Edward Giles Keith Murray and Elwin Dean in attendance. Also reported Windsor crash in which a Newport NH teen, Michael Gobin, 16, died and two others, Kevin Whitaker 17 and Dennis Whitaker 15, injured after a two car collision on Route 5. Middlebury Union High School plans bond issue up to 1.3 million for a new addition with Dec. 8 vote. state board approval pending with district-wide outreach planned.
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White River Junction
William B. Sheppard
Col
Edward Giles
Soldiers Home
Bennington
Keith Murray
Veterans Affairs
State of Vermont
Elwin W. Dean
Veterans Administration
Vermont
Service Organization
Windsor
UPI
Newport
N.H
Michael Gobin
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Hanover
Kevin Whitaker
Dennis Whitaker
David Mayette
Claremont
Charles Fearon
Scitico
Middlebury
API
Middlebury Union High School
State Board of Education
Board of
Poestenkill board names justice. Wagner dies after election
Poestenkill officials named Arthur W. Wagner to fill the unexpired term as justice of the peace. Wagner, elected Republican candidate, died Sept. 20 at Samaritan Hospital Troy after a week as a patient, just after the board named him. In other news, Salem student Maye Lourie, daughter of Donald and Mrs. Lourie, was selected DAR Good Citizen for General John Williams Chapter NSCAR, noted for her work in 4-H, FFA, bands, and community service.
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Poestenkill
Rensselaer County
Arthur W. Wagner
Earl H. Davis
Wagner
Samaritan Hospital
Troy
Salem
Maye Lourie
Donald Lourie
West Rupert
Salem Central School
DAR Good Citizen
A.C. Kinney
John Williams
NSCAR
Laurie
Future Homemakers of America
Girls Athletic Association
Rupert
Berkshire court hears theft and break in case involving staff and students
Terrance J. Smith a former Windsor Mountain School art teacher and 11 students faced District Court on charges of breaking and entering or attempting to. cases continued to December 2. Several stolen art pieces valued around 800 dollars recovered. six students are juveniles. In Pittsfield, high school construction target extended to no later than December 1968. A separate Pittsfield School Committee session led to Kowal retained as bargain negotiator with the Pittsfield Teacher Association.
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Pittsfield
High School Commission
Leon J. Kowal
Boston
Robert T. Capeless
North Adams Sparague Elects New Three-Year Contract Proposal
Sprague Electric presented a fourth three year contract proposal to two union negotiating committees on Wednesday after first release to a third union. The offer reportedly includes five wage increases over the period.
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North Adams
Sprague Electric
McNamara backs lottery to fix draft inequities
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara tells Harvard Crimson and WHRB a national lottery could eliminate deficiencies in the draft system while noting no public endorsement before the Johnson commission report. He argues the present method drafts oldest first and leaves many in limbo, proposing deferments still enter the pool later and urging training for those previously deemed unfit to serve.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPI
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
McNamara
the Crimson
Harvard University
Whrbthe
Rowell Restates UVM Position Concerning Visiting Speakers
University of Vermont President Lyman Rowell says SNCC leader Stokley Carmichael will receive campus speaker courtesies on November 14. He reiterates policy requiring chair from faculty, audience Q and A, and balance by opposing views, adopted by trustees to uphold free speech.
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Burlington
UPD
University of Vermont
Lyman Rowell
Stokley Carmichael
Rowell
Caramichael
Lower Farm Prices Foreseen for 1967
Washington based Agriculture Department predicts a slight drop in average farm prices in 1967, with net farmer income down up to 5 percent from 1966. Despite higher 1966 income at about 16.1 billion dollars, 1967 earnings could fall to around 15.3 billion, while dairy and cattle rise and hog prices fall as production expands under government orders.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Deboosting Lunar Orbiter 2 to enter lunar orbit
Scientists at Langley and JPL plan to deboost Lunar Orbiter 2 this afternoon, firing the velocity control engine for about 10 minutes to slow the craft for lunar capture. The maneuver begins at 12:30 p.m. PST, placing the spacecraft in its initial lunar orbit. On November 18 the orbiter’s high resolution cameras will relay 368 photos of 13 landing-site options to Earth.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
U.S
Langley
Va.) Research Center
Space Flight Operations Facility
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Orbiter 2
Moon
Earth
Hardwick Youths Released on Bail In Arson Case
Two Hardwick youths Charles Bagley 18 and John Densmore 17 were released on $1000 bail each after appearing in Caledonia Municipal Court on two counts of first degree arson for setting fires to two vacant houses on Oct 31 in Hardwick and Walden. They invoked the right to delay pleas, and were questioned about a third house in Woodbury.
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Walden
Nelson Lay
State Fire Marshall’s
Woodbury
Stendium
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George L. Smith
King’s Grant Farm
State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Good Citizen
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