Hearings Planned by Vermont Inquiries Board for Irasburg
A three member inquiry board appointed by Gov. Hoff will begin public hearings in about two weeks to probe incidents in Irasburg this summer. The panel includes Judge Ernest Gibson as chairman Hilton Wick and Dorothy Collins of Montpellier. Wick said hearings will proceed with the board meeting as a unit and individually with principals of the case to uncover facts surrounding the Rev. David Johnson’s settlement in Orleans County.
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Carmelite Monastery in Barre Set for Open House
The new Carmelite monastery in Barre will be open to the public October 11 through 14. Mother Mary said open houses are customary for new foundations. Visitors will be allowed to tour the novitiate library informary workrooms and bedrooms of the 13 cloistered nuns who recently relocated from Williston. Relatives may visit in special parlors. The Carmelite order traces to the 16th century founder St Teresa of Spain.
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Barrett Murder Trial Venue Denied in Franklin County
Superior Judge Harold C. Sylvester refused a change of venue in the first degree murder case of Charles Barrett 23 of St. Albans. Barrett is charged in the stabbing death of Clifton Combs 56 of Richford last May, with motions argued Monday in Franklin County Court.
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Bequest to Norwich University Comes From Gardner N Cobb
Gardner N Cobb of Strafford left Norwich University a $20000 unrestricted bequest in memory of his father Nathan B Cobb an 1846 Norwich graduate. Cobb a Dartmouth College alumnus and longtime physician in White River Junction supported the college.
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Norwich cadet found safe after Mt Mansfield hike
Stephen M. Wells 18 of Baldwin New York a Norwich University cadet was located Monday after spending a night on Mount Mansfield at 4393 feet. Wells part of a 33 member Norwich hiking group and about 60 rescuers joined the search to bring him down safely.
Watervliet Arsenal guns aid USS New Jersey in Vietnam mission
Watervliet Arsenal produced two of the nine 16 inch gun tubes used by USS New Jersey during its combat off Vietnam. The battleship, a World War II and Korea veteran, fired 2 700 pound projectiles from over 20 miles, with the arsenal later eyed for potential tube relining in future plans as the ship re-commissioned last year and sailing from California in September.
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Plattsburgh Hotel Witherill Closes After Century Service
The Hotel Witherill in Plattsburgh New York ends more than a century of operation. The property and contents including antiques and a famous weathervane collection will be auctioned next week. Owner William Howell Jr continues a family legacy dating back generations.
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SUNY Albany President Evans Collins Resigns After Two Decades
Dr. Evan R. Collins, president of the State University of New York at Albany for 20 years, announced his resignation on Monday. A sponsor of reforms including curfew removal, he urged wide participation by faculty and students in naming his successor.
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Evan R. Collins
State University of New York At Albany
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Stolen Car Ring Leader Pleads Guilty in Berkshire
Edmund F. Crown, 45, of Lanesboro, who led a statewide stolen car ring, changed pleas in Berkshire Superior Court on 62 indictments from innocent to guilty. Judge Francis J. Quirico will sentence on Thursday at 10 a.m. Crown pleaded guilty to all 62 indictments though he faced 18 counts of larceny and 17 counts of conspiracy to buy, receive and conceal stolen goods. Also in Berkshire, Richard R. Tenneson, 35, charged with non support of his wife married in Red China, had his case continued to Thursday after pleading innocent and being released on his own recognizance. he was reportedly working on an underground movie production crew.
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Three towns approve Berkshire Hills regional district plan
Great Barrington along with Stockbridge and West Stockbridge voted Monday to bring all grades kindergarten through 12 under Berkshire Hills Regional School District. In Great Barrington the measure passed 315 to 1 in favor.
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Muskie Curious on Johnson Campaign Help for Ticket
Democratic vice presidential candidate Edmund S. Muskie said he would be delighted for President Johnson to campaign for the ticket though he doubted its impact. He noted he and running mate Hubert H. Humphrey face a mid campaign slump and warned polls are not decisive. He added the President should not campaign. Muskie recalled Nixon may have benefited if Eisenhower had campaigned for him in 1960, saying Nixon wanted Ike to pull him along.
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Agnew Criticizes Clark Over Crime Statements
Spiro Agnew challenged Ramsey Clark at a Toledo rally, saying the crime commission finds 43 percent fear walking at night. About 3,000 attendees heard Agnew demand tougher narcotics enforcement and gun control for criminals while exempting sportsmen and law-abiding citizens.
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Webb warns NASA cutbacks slow U.S. space race
James E. Webb, outgoing NASA administrator, warned at Harvard Business School that space program cutbacks hinder the United States from pursuing preeminence in space. He noted the Soviets are advancing while U.S. focus shifts to other needs, and the Apollo program is nearing its home stretch with Saturn 5 flights culminating in a manned moon landing.
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Bond says blacks fear Nixon and prefer Humphrey in 1968
Boston speech tour leader Julian Bond, a Georgia Negro legislator, says the black community he represents is terrified of Richard Nixon. He cites Strom Thurmond’s influence on welfare and law enforcement as a reason Nixon must be defeated, and predicts Wallace will appeal to racists if Nixon wins. Bond plans no full campaign for Humphrey but will vote for him, noting party defections are not decisive.
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Nude Coeds Provoke Debate Over Wisconsin Peter Pan
In Madison the UW student production of Peter Pan reopened for a one day stand. Critics among a 52 person audience included Police Chief Wilbur Emergy and Dist. Atty. James Bell. They will decide if Stuart Gordon s nude scene is artistic or obscene and whether the show can continue. The eight minute nude sequence aims to depict innocence. Bell plans to meet with Chancellor H. Edwin Young to discuss the show s future amid prior objections from cast members about obscenity warrants.
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Smith & Wesson chief faces boycott over nude college show
Springfield report notes William Gunn of Smith & Wesson led a boycott of a Monday show. Harrington and Young declined private nude-coed viewing, with spokesman Gordon defending the choice and criticizing alternative staging as inappropriate and old-fashioned.
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UPI
William Gunn
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