Burlington draft contract eyed for $15 to $20 million project
Suburban Burlington officials plan to finalize a draft contract with Fidelity Mutual Insurance and Counsins Properties to build a 47,000 square foot office on seven acres at College and Pine Streets in an urban renewal area. HUD approval and Board of Aldermen steps follow, with land value included. In St Johnsbury voters decide January 18 on a $2.462 million vocational center funded by a $1.1 million bond, aided by state funds and tuition, tying into a statewide effort to expand vocational education.
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Burlington
UPI
Francis Cain
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Fidelity Mutual Insurance Co
Philadelphia
Counsins Properties Inc
Atlanta
College and
Pine Streets
Cain
Planning Commission
Board of Aldermen
ST. Johnsbury
VPI
Vermont
St. Johnsbury Academy
St Albans set vote on 3.3 million elementary school
St Albans officials tentatively schedule a December 19 election for a $3.3 million elementary school. School Supt. Sidney A. Dewey will discuss legalities with Montpelier lawyer Peter Guiliani. If Dec 19 fails, bond issue may go to voters in January with about $2.4 million to be paid by the city after state aid.
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ST. Albans
UPI
Sidney A. Dewey
Montpelier
Peter Guiliani
Vermont to open eight miles of Interstate 89 this December
The Vermont Highway Department plans to open eight more miles of Interstate 89 between Colchester and Georgia in early December. Engineer Reginald H. Arnold says the section will be ready for traffic by the first week of December. Governor Hoff designated Tuesday as John Barrett Day to honor the Vermont born diplomat. Barrett, born in Grafton 101 years ago, served as a diplomat in Asia and the Americas and led the Pan American Union from 1907 to 1920.
Infant dies in crib accident at 4 months old
Cohoes Raymond Szmyr Jr. 4 month old son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Szmyr of 35 Summit St found dead in his crib yesterday head through crib bars. Albany County Coroner Dr John J Marra ruled accidental death. Parents found him asleep then discovered him dead. Albany appeals court rules hotel pay can include tips meals lodging to meet $1.50 minimum wage standard per Labor Department guidance. Burl Lowe 54 of 150 First St to be arraigned today in Albany Police Court for fatal shooting of John Dowdell 138 Clinton St yesterday afternoon after a money dispute.
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Albany
New York
Labor Department
Burl Lowe
First St
John Dowdell
Clinton St
Edward McArdle
Dowdell
Lowe
Troy Tunnel Ready Ahead of Schedule for Christmas Run
Edward S. Lathrum, engineer on the $2 million Ferry Street arterial, says traffic may flow through the tunnel by Christmas if cold weather stays away. The project is six months ahead of its June 1 deadline and he remains optimistic.
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Troy
Ferry Street
Edward S. Lathrum
Berkshire board requires KFC to meet landscaping rules
In Williamstown the Board of Appeals required the Kentucky Fried Chicken petition for a new branch on State Road to satisfy landscaping driveway and parking lot standards and odor controls. Pittsfield operator Fred Simmons may open a North Adams branch on State Road, per reports. Isaiah Alexander Jr. of Pittsfield and Washington DC faced a grand jury bound over for armed robbery after a District Court hearing. he allegedly took 304 dollars from Frank's Package Store on Sept. 8 and is held on 5000 bail. Alexander was returned from Washington on a governor's warrant.
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Williamstown
Board of Appeals
Kentucky Fried Chicken Chain
State Road
Fred Simmons
Pittsfield
North Adams
Isaiah Alexander Jr
Washington, D.C
Frank
House of Correction
Alexander
Washington
McConnell Seeks Bail in Berkshire Murder Case
Attorneys for Bruce McConnell of North Adams argue in Berkshire Superior Court Pittsfield on a motion to admit the murder defendant to bail after his September indictment for the slaying of Bonnie Pearson a 19 year old Williamstown resident in late August.
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Williamstown
Bruce McConnell
North Adams
Berkshire Superior Court
Pittsfield
McConnell
Bonnie Pearson
New Myers Store Branch Planned for Allendale Center
A John G. Myers department store expansion is planned at Allendale Shopping Center in Pittsfield. A construction permit was issued to Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. to build the foundation for the project.
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Pittsfield
John G. Myers
Albany
Allendale
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co
Five Brave Icy Water To Save Boston Man from Submerged Car
Barbara and four others rescued an elderly Roxbury man after his car slid 60 feet into Pleasure Bay on Thanksgiving Day. The driver, James A. Rossborough, 71, credited the quick work of John J. Smoot and family from Dorchester along with witnesses John Banda and Thomas Murphy for pulling him from the sinking vehicle. Rossborough was treated for immersion and shock and released from City Hospital.
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Boston
UPI
Barbara
Roxbury
James A. Rossborough
Rossborough
Sullivan’s
Castle Island
Pleasure Bay
John J. Smoot
John
Dorchester
Smoot
John L. Banda
Thomas Murphy
Framingham
City Hospital
Incubator Saves Rare White Lion Cub in Fla Hospital
Bella Glade Florida report says two week old white lion cub Lucky, rescued after its mother rejected him, has thrived in a hospital incubator. Veterinarian Dr. Clarence Kidder noted steady improvement and planned Friday move home if progress continues.
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Bella Glade
Fla
Lucky
Clarence Kidder
Kidder
Glades General Hospital
Power Dams Re Licensing Recommended by Committee
The Interagency Committee on Natural Resources forwarded licensing recommendations to Gov. Hoff on three lower Connecticut River dams. The FPC licenses expire in 1970. Provisions urged include fishways, water level protections, and state review of dam modifications. The panel also backed a $5,000 Eureka schoolhouse restoration and a $96,000 Middlebury recreation project contingent on local funding.
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Forrest E. Orr
Orr
FPC
Hoff
Interagency Committee
Board of Historic Sites
Eureka
Springfield
Middlebury
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Montreal
UPD
Albury
Franklin County
Larry Allen Messier
Franklin
Royal Mounted Police
Royal Victoria Hospital
Messier
Sweetsburg
Quebec
Canada
Banda
ANK OF
ORTH
Ennington
Than
PPR
Better Tv, Inc
Bennington
Capons
Seafood
Newburg
Heritage House
Bennington, VT
X Pei, Eo
Stargate
WTRY
Santa
W.T. Grant
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
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