Vermont auto insurers agree to equal treatment for drivers 65 plus
Vermont Banking and Insurance Commissioner James Hunt announced that 22 auto insurers operating in the state have agreed to treat drivers aged 65 and over the same as younger drivers. The move follows complaints of discriminatory practices and a survey showing surcharges and renewals targeted at older motorists. Hunt noted no evidence that older drivers pose greater risk, though some accident frequency may rise after middle age.
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Vermont board narrows posts to 11 candidates for new commissioner
Development Board Chairman Alex Alexander Drysdale of Bennington says a new commissioner will likely be named by mid January after trimming 250 applications to 11. Six interviews are planned in Montpelier on December 14 or 19, with the other five later. He notes six top choices remain but won’t reveal if Lyons or Loveless are among them. Three or four of the top six have Vermont backgrounds or holdings in the state.
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Development Board
Alexander Drysdale
Bennington
Drysdale
Donald Lyons
Roland Loveless
Vermont
Vermont Capitol Renovation Plan Backed by Leaders
Rep. Edward J. Conlin and Sen. Olin D. Gay, both Windsor Republicans, urged a $2 million expansion and renovation of the Vermont State House. They will push for passage in the 1968 legislature, citing rising construction costs and a plan by architect Robert Burley to add committee rooms a new cafeteria lounge kitchen and library plus a new roof and air conditioning.
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Conlin
Waitsfield
Robert Burley
State House
Jeffersonville church votes to withdraw from Vermont Council
Members of the Second Congregational Church in Jeffersonville voted by a wide margin to withdraw from the Vermont Council of Churches during a closed meeting on Wednesday night. The move follows a similar decision by Memorial Methodist Church of Swanton earlier in the week. The decision came despite a warning from Rev. Robert B. Boutwell that secession would be a grave error. Dissatisfaction with the council’s activities, including the Vietnam War stance and counseling of conscientious objectors, was cited.
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Robert B. Boutwell
Rutland
Colonie Coliseum planned in Latham near Colonie Theater
A $1 million convention hall and adjoining motel complex to be built by a national chain will rise in Latham near the Colonie Theater. The Colonie Coliseum will host up to 5,000 people and be near major routes and the Albany area rail and airport facilities. Officials announced the project at the Greater Colonie Chamber of Commerce offices. Troy and Brunswick settle water dispute with city water mains purchase and Niagara Mohawk NYSEG terminate merger plan.
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Brunswick
Ski lease talks eyed for Saddle Ball Range near Greylock
The State DNR drafts a lease to develop skiing on Saddle Ball Range near Mount Greylock and will send it to Joseph J. Deliso of Springfield next week. Deliso, a Springfield industrialist who bought Petersburg Pass ski area, is the only developer showing interest and has acquired land below the reservation. DNR commissioner Robert L. Yasi has approved basic lease items. In Adams, the first Phase 1 urban renewal land parcel sold for $68,000 to Adams Super Markets, Inc., but the deal awaits a bank building-taking amendment from HUD. In Williamstown, the Mt Greylock Regional High School Committee unanimously approved a $1.9 million addition bond issue. Special town meetings set for December 11 in Williamstown and December 13 in Lanesboro.
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State Department of Natural Resources
Saddle Ball Range
Mount Greylock
Joseph J. Deliso
Springfield
Deliso
Petersburg Pass
Greylock
Robert L. Yasi
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Williamstown
Mt. Greylock
Williamstown medical building seeks addition with new entrance
The Zoning Board of Appeals has taken under advisement a petition to expand the Williamstown Medical Associate building. The plan would add an emergency entrance and increase parking facilities, prompting local scrutiny.
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Senate approves pay raises and postal rate hike
The Senate passed bills to raise federal civilian and military pay and to increase postal rates, with 4.5 percent to 5.6 percent pay raises retroactive to Oct 1 for 5 million workers and a staggered postal rate hike starting Jan 7, budgeting about 2.6 billion over three years. The measures advance to a House-Senate conference for reconciliation with House versions and include expanded federal employee insurance in the Senate plan.
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Parole Board Recommends Release of Donald Milne
The state Parole Board has voted to recommend the release of former Rep. Donald G. Milne from Windsor State Prison. The action followed a four hour meeting after Governor Hoff requested a review of the case.
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UPI
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Donald G. Milne
Washington
Windsor State Prison
Philip H. Hoff
Enlistments Cut in National Guard by No-Previously Serviced Men
Montpelier officials suspend enlistments of guardsmen with no prior service as nationwide strength cuts bite. A guard spokesman says affected members will stay on waiting lists and may rejoin once suspensions lift. the governor will act within a week after board recommendations. Also noted are Milne's past convictions and a review request tied to his Vermont Graduate School admission.
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UPI
National Guard
Adjutant General’s Office
Hancock Calls School Standards Unreasonable in Hardwick
Rep John Hancock R Hardwick vows strong support for investigating the Education Department and Board after Hardwick’s school was deemed unapproved on July 1 for lacking industrial arts and homemaking courses. Voters twice rejected a $2.3 million union school and residents face up to next spring to show initiative.
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John Hancock
Education Department
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House
Greensboro
Woodbury
Emory A. Hebard
AWU Sets New Strike Deadlines
DETROIT UPI The United Auto Workers Union set strike deadlines for General Motors and prepared for walkouts at five Chrysler plants. National and local councils meet to approve actions as subcommittee talks continue on GM contracts for 372,000 workers. Chrysler unit deals affect 12,130 members with six plants targeted for plant level settlements and a 10 a.m Friday to Monday shift in timing.
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UAW
Chrysler
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Scranton
Detroit Universal
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Twinsburg
Ohio
Indianapolis Ind
McCormack Plans To Run Again As House Speaker
Washington reports that John W. McCormack, a Democrat from Massachusetts and veteran of nearly four decades in Congress, intends to seek re election next year. At 76 he says there will be no opposition if he runs and wins, while critics cite leadership questions and age as reasons to doubt his bid. He was first elected to the House in 1926 and has held the speakership for five years.
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Thomas P. O’neill
House
McCormack
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
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