New York Likely Won’t Raise Legal Drinking Age
Vermont officials concede New York may not align minimum drinking age with neighboring states. A New York commission report hints no change is warranted now, arguing juvenile problems stem from other factors and that drinking could reduce teen misbehavior. Vermont Public Safety Commissioner Baumann cited fatal accidents linked to youths driving to New York for liquor.
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New York
Albany
Public Safety
William H. Baumann
Funeral services for Vermont radiologist Dr Nathan Caldwell
Dr Nathan R. Caldwell a pioneer radiologist and former University of Vermont medical instructor died at age 80. He helped establish radiology at two Burlington hospitals and served on the Brattleboro Retreat staff before retirement. In 1957 he received the Vermont State Medical Society distinguished service award.
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Nathan R. Caldwell
Vermont
University of Vermont
College of Medicine
Burlington
Vermont State Medical Society
Vermont seeks assurances on St. Lawrence power allotment
Vermont Public Service Commission engineers met New York power authorities in New York to press for no reductions in St. Lawrence energy this winter. The talks stem from divergent readings of PASNY's contract and Vermont's need for a steady energy flow.
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Vermont
Public Service Commission
New York
St. Lawrence
New York Power Authority
PASNY
Twelve Seek St Johnsbury Postmaster Job
The Civil Service Commission says it has 12 applicants for the St Johnsbury Vermont postmaster position. Names listed include Roger Irenee Bedard William Arthur Fyfe Ned William Handy Herman Russell Hoyt Philip Brunelle Lanctot and others. Eligibility will be set by civil service procedure.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
St. Johnsbury, Vt
Roger Irenee Bedard
William Arthur Fyfe
Ned William Handy
Herman Russell Hoyt
Philip Brunelle Lanctot
William Lawrence McGraw
Edmond Joseph Ouellette
Anthony Albert Russo
Louis Nelson Smythe
Gerald K. Spaulding
Ross Hector Tiffen
Elmer Clifford Willey
Rensselaer Board OKs Budget Revisions with Raises
The Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors approved budget revisions last night and set November 27 for a public hearing on the 1963 county budget of 8.6 million dollars. Supervisors receive a 500 dollar raise and the chairman 750 dollars more, raising salaries to 1500 dollars and 2250 dollars respectively. only independent member Supt. John Garvin opposed the higher pay.
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Rensselaer County Board of Supervisors
John Garvin
Stephentown
First Negro on Albany Planning Board Dies
Mrs. Assistee Threatt, who became Albany’s first Black planning board member last July, died at Albany Medical Center. Appointed by Mayor Erastus Corning, she played a key role in urban renewal planning and led the Albany Inter-Racial Council as first vice president, with decades of civic and religious involvement.
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Assistee Threatt
Albany Planning Board
Albany Medical Center
Erastus Corning
Albany Man Sought on Unlawful Flight and Murder Ties
FBI and state investigators search for Joseph Buck Jr. 37, a former Albany man charged with unlawful flight from Rensselaer County to avoid prosecution for assault with a deadly weapon. Buck is also sought for questioning in the October 29 murder of Marion Mahoney 71 of Troy. Detectives describe Buck as a Black man about six feet two inches tall and 170 to 180 pounds.
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FBI
Rensselaer County
Joseph Buck Jr
Marion Mahoney
Troy
Buck
Adams-National Education Week Opens in Berkshire
Principal Rolland G. Duval of C.T. Plunkett Junior High spoke to about 150 members of the St. Stanislaus Kostka Society at their annual father son breakfast in Adams. He highlighted changes in society and the school including individual programming, new grouping methods, modern math, biology and physical science at ninth grade, and new discipline and philosophy approaches.
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North Berkshire
North Adams
Rolland G. Duval
C.T. Plunkett Junior High School
St. Stanislaus Kostka Society
Duval
Town Meeting Fails to Reach Quorum on Sewage Bond Plan
Adams selectmen sought 80 000 for plans toward a 2 million sewage disposal system but failed to secure the 85 voter quorum by three. A police search for additional voters couldn't bridge the gap as 30 representatives from five precincts serve town meetings. The Finance Committee had voted against the articles earlier.
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Adams
North Adams City Council Approves Transfers and Budget Adjustments
The North Adams City Council approved a 1300 transfer from the Highway to Water Department to operate the auxiliary well for 67 days during the drought. They also authorized a 9915 transfer from reserve to salary revision accounts for increases and a 571 appropriation from surplus to cover an error in the Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational School budget.
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Water Department
Northern
Berkshire Regional Vocational School
U S Relations With Business Seen Improving
U S Chamber of Commerce president Ladd Plumley told a Harvard Business School Association of Boston meeting that misunderstandings between business and government can be cleared by frank nationwide discussion. He stressed business confidence rests on economic strength and stable institutions, not political assurances.
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Ladd Plumley
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Worcester Insurance
Harvard Business School
Plumley
Feud Battle Wounds Several, Sheriff’s Horse Killed in Kentucky
In Hindman Kentucky during an 18th Century feud near Daniels Hill and Troublesome Creek several men were wounded and the sheriff’s horse was killed. Devil John Wright, leader of the opposition, reportedly paid for the mount after regretting the killing of a fine horse.
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Hindman
Daniels Hill
Berkshire Votes Sped to Boston by State Police
State Police relays were to speed election results from North Adams and Pittsfield to the State House in Boston. Secretary of State Kevin White expected returns from all 351 Massachusetts cities and towns today. Peabody held a 3,868 vote edge over Volpe in unofficial tallies: 1,049,999 to 1,046,131.
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Boston
State House
Massachusetts
North Adams
Pittsfield
Kevin H. White
White
Endicott Peabody
John A. Volpe
Peabody
Volpe
Borge To Host FM Music Show On WGFM
Victor Borge will host an hour program titled Not-So-Incidental Music on WGFM General Electric Music Theatre Thursday at 8 p.m. Selections include Royal Fireworks Music Handel London Symphony Orchestra The Ruins of Athens Beethoven Rosa munde Orchestra de la Suisse Romande and more. The note adds background music linked to productions and a fireworks display before an official tally by 32 state bank examiners.
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WGFM
General Electric Music Theatre
Royal Fireworks Music
Executive Council
New Hampshire's New Sen McIntyre vows independence
New Hampshire’s newly elected senator Thomas J. McIntyre arrives in Washington with supporters and pledges he will not be a rubber stamp. He praises Kennedy but asserts independence on issues like foreign aid, taxes, and civil rights rules. His arrival shifts seniority and positions him for committee assignments as he begins work in the new Congress.
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Thomas J. McIntyre
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Soviet Bloc
Senate
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Edward M. Kennedy
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Rochester
N.H
William Dunfey
Hampton
Mario J. Wagge
Nashua
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