New England economy urged to shift growth basis
Richard D. Hill of First National Bank of Boston warned at the New England Council meeting that about 1.2 million workers in the region face unemployment or underemployment amid lagging industries. He urged expanding export-oriented growth sectors and identified five core industry groups as higher-potential drivers for regional expansion.
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UPI
New England
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Bank of Boston
Richard D. Hill
The
New England Council
Hill
City Parks and Recreation Department
GOP governors push to shape party policy at Nixon era meeting
Republican governors gather in French Lick Indiana unified behind Nixon yet demand a strong role in policy shaping for 1972. Milliken of Michigan notes Nixon's positive approach and urges open doors to blacks youth and workers while aiming for a visible influence at the San Diego convention and in the re election effort.
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French Lick
Ind
UPI
Nixon
William G. Milliken
Michigan
Republican Governors’ Conference
Nation
Milliken
Robert Dole
Peking
Moscow
Dole
San Diego
Western Land
U.S
Doves press bid to force Indochina withdrawal amendment
UPI reports doves in Congress push to attach withdrawal provisions to the $71 billion defense bill and to foreign aid authorization. Sen. Church and Sen. Cooper seek limits on Vietnam spending until all U.S. forces exit Indochina after POWs are released. Mansfield’s amendment draws cautious support with Nixon opposing binding language.
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UPI
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Indochina
House
Senate
Franch Church
D-Idaho
John Sherman Cooper
Rey
Cooper
Church
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Mansfield
Mike Mansfield
Montana
United States
Congress
Vermont PSB narrows CVPS rate case issues
Vermont Public Service Board trims the 18 percent rate increase dispute with Central Vermont Public Service Corp by dropping several financial provisions. The board retains focus on money and rate of return, with possible consideration of higher returns than the 8.2 percent in April order.
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Montpelier
VPI
Vermont Public Service Board
PSB
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Vermont
Chester S. Ketcham
Ernest Gibson
Green Mountain
McCabe
Crisis at College of St Rose deepens as chaplain threatens resignation
In Albany the college faces ongoing turmoil with Rev James Steuer warning the board he will resign next February if President Alphonse Meile remains. A class boycott involves about 300 of 900 students and over 90 percent of the faculty plan to submit letters opposing Meile. The dispute follows Meile’s 15 month tenure and the firing of two priests, triggering broad campus protest. Separately in East Greenbush a gas station attendant, David A Schoonbeck, admitted to falsely reporting a robbery and to grand larceny, receiving a conditional discharge after pledging guilty to reduced charges.
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Albany
College of St. Rose
Board of Trustees
James Steuer
Fred Clark
Board of
Alphonse Meile
Dr. Meile
Troy
East Greenbush
David A. Schoonbeck
Elliot Road
Schoonbeck
Hess
New Berkshire Alarm System Goes Into Use Today
In Berkshire's North Adams the city deploys an updated police and fire alarm network covering over 32 miles of wire across more than 100 alarm boxes. City Inspector John R. Law notes the $47,000 project will operate with no interruption to fire protection during the changeover. Meanwhile Pittsfield schools plan higher out of town tuition for 1972 with elementary fees at 964 and senior high at 1,176, and the Council on Aging moves to add buses to aid elderly transport, considering lower fares and new routes.
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North Adams
John R. Law
Pittsfield
Council On Aging
Berkshire History Group Receives 100+ Items From Mrs Myers
Pittsfield Berkshire County Historical Society has gained over a hundred historical items from Eloise Stedman Myers of Lee. The collection includes Shaker chairs and an autographed credo by Ted Shawn, founder of the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, enriching regional heritage archives.
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Pittsfield
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