New England panel to study pesticides led by six-state reps
A regional committee with one member from each New England state will study pesticide use and control, including DDT, amid warnings by Gov Francis Sargent that DDT is insidiously destructive. Rhode Island and Connecticut governors praised the plan as a step toward action. A separate note from McKeesport, Pennsylvania reports a synagogue typewriter theft with a Hebrew typeface on the case.
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Frank Licht
Rhode Island
John Dempsey
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New England Governors Review Regional Drug Problem
Governors in Boston heard 10,000 to 20,000 heroin addicts in New England with up to 80,000 dependent on other drugs. The New England Economic Research Foundation urged standardized records while endorsing the report despite no joint regional action. States Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island outlined prevention, treatment, and facility gaps, noting inpatient care shortages and staff recruitment needs.
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Last Rites Held For Joseph Kennedy
In Brookline Massachusetts UPI reports the burial of Joseph Patrick Kennedy at Holyhood Cemetery following simple services at St. Francis Xavier Church. The 81 year old patriarch died of heart failure after years of illness, as Ted Kennedy and Rose Kennedy attended with Cardinal Cushing and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis nearby.
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Northeast Plans Reduction of N E Jetprop Service
Northeast Airlines cuts New England jetprop service by one third starting Dec. 14 due to finances. Nine month losses reach $8.7 million. Planned steps include phased cost cuts, earlier layoffs, and later Florida route reductions. Boston Lebanon route hardest hit with one daily flight each. Other affected routes include Boston Burlington and New York Lebanon among others. Northeast had recently announced a tentative merger with Northwest Airlines.
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Vermont lower voting age recommended by committee
Vermont Legislative Council Election Laws Study Committee approved a report urging lowering the voting age from 21 and presenting four alternatives including keeping the open primary or adopting a closed or challenge primary. The panel also called for uniform registration practices and campaign finance reporting procedures.
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Vermont papers warned to remove publication tubes
Three Vermont newspapers the Springfield Times-Reporter Barre Times Argus and Claremont Daily Eagle have not replied to a demand to remove their name identifying delivery tubes over an anti billboard law. Nine others complied as state officials push strict regulation of outdoor advertising.
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Tax changes hit Troy area as sewer district expands
The Rensselaer County Sewer District extends to Troy and surrounding towns. Exempt properties such as churches and schools will face ad valorem assessments in 1970, averaging a $3 rise per dwelling. In Albany, Attorney General Lefkowitz said Woodstock refunds total $15,000 to reimburse ticket buyers, with claims due by December 8 to determine full or partial repayment.
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Louis J. Lefkowitz
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Pittsfield Housing Authority backs Berkshire Forum project
The Pittsfield Housing Authority moved to advance the Berkshire Forum project by New York developer J Alan Ornstein with bank and business group support. Adams Supermarkets discount store plans near Jubilee urban renewal land were halted pending a sponsorship agreement with Ornstein. North Adams to survey 389 city families next week funded by the state and led by Citizens Committee for Community Improvement with Williams College input. Mt Greylock potential regional purchase eyed by Adams selectman to allow local development and better stewardship.
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