Ski Boom Reshapes Northern Vermont Triangle Towns
Our Changing Vermont Part I surveys the Triangle formed by Stratton Magic Mountain and Bromley, detailing how snowbound towns in Windham and Bennington counties face rising land values wages and housing demand. It notes mixed sentiment among locals and cites a University of Vermont study of ski industry effects in Stowe begun in 1964.
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Bennington
Windham Counties
Vermont
Stratton
Magic Mountain
Bromley
Winhall
Londonderry
Peru
Jamaica
Landgrove
Windham
Wardsboro
Weston
The
Triangle
University of Vermont
Stowe
Growth of Chalet Hamlets Stalls Local School Populace
The article notes chalet owners largely do not reside locally or enroll children, keeping school enrollment flat. Population growth from residents is offset by natives selling farms and leaving. Meanwhile back roads fill with new houses, hundreds of upscale homes priced between $20,000 and $40,000, featuring glass and steel designs.
Tanker Adrift In Inez Vortex As Florida Braces For Hit
A Liberian tanker Verona with 38 crew is adrift 50 miles from Inez center amid 75 mph winds. Coast Guard raced through 35-foot seas to reach the disabled ship as hurricane warnings extend from Fort Lauderdale to the Keys. Gasps rise as Miami, Baton Rouge bound ship flags and residents evacuate, shelters open, flights canceled.
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Miami
UPI
Inez
Florida
Key Largo
Florida Keys
Coast Guard
Gulf Stream
Verona
Baton Rouge
Fort Lauderdale
Marathon
Keys
Flamingo
New England
Caribbean
Vero Beach
Key West
Viet Nam Cram Course for GE Negotiators Planned
Washington UPI reports the Johnson administration will run a Viet Nam focused cram course for General Electric dispute negotiators before they return to bargaining. The goal is to push both sides toward a contract agreement as talks resume amid heightened stakes.
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Washington
Viet Nam
W. Willard Wirtz
Defense
Robert McNamara
Commerce
John T. Connor
William E. Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
McNamara
Pentagon
Armed Services
Labor Department
Simkin
Paul Jennings
GE workers strike into second day in Ashland Mass
General Electric employees in Ashland defied President Johnson's appeal and pressed a strike into its second day while about 5,000 GE workers in Pittsfield returned to work after a one day walkout. The dispute centers on a cost of living escalator clause and arbitration for grievances.
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Ashland
Mass
UPI
General Electric Co
Johnson
Pittsfield
New England
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
American Federation of Technical Engineers
AFTE
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Lynn
Everett
Lowell
Somersworth
N.H
Burlington, Vt
General Electric
Navy
Marine
Air Force
Taft-Hartley
International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Fred Borch
Virgil Day
Jennings
Schenectady, N.Y
Litigation over Bennington billboards continues in Vermont
The Pittsfield Massachusetts firm Maurice Callahan and Sons won an eleventh hour reprieve when an appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court was filed delaying removal of six billboards along U S 7 in Bennington. The case extends into a third year with prior rulings favoring the state and town.
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Bennington
Callahan
Washington County
Benning
Supreme Court
Harry Cooley
Joseph Moore
Cooley
Ivor S. Pelsue
Moore
Attorney General’s Office
Raynolds Considers Vermont Education Chief Post
Raynolds of Springfield says he might seek the Vermont education commissioner job if it opens. The board fired and later reinstated Richard Gibboney, now on probation awaiting performance review. Raynolds is a prominent Democrat and former education board chair.
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Gibboney
Raynolds
Windsor County
Vermont
Congress
Robert Stafford
Education Board
Roaring Branch flood project gets initial $50,000 in 1967 budget
Senator Aiken announced the Appropriations Committee includes 50000 for initial planning of Roaring Branch flood control in the 1967 fiscal year. He said the project has real importance for Bennington and urged caution until the bill becomes law. Engineers estimate total cost at 430000 with 415000 federal share and timing aims for 1968 construction.
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Washington
George D. Aiken
Appropriations Committee
Roaring Branch
Bennington
Sen. Aiken
Senate
House
Army of Engineers
Congress
Army
Mt. Anthony Union High
Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee
Army Engineers
Inside St Mary's Academy Names New Coach
The feature notes St Marys Academy introducing a new coach as part of a Page 6 spread. Nearby items mention an open house at Mt Laurel School on Page 6 and third graders wearing new uniforms showcased on Page 7.
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St. Mary’s Academy
Mt. Laurel
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Stratton Mountain
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Guilford
Philip Hoff
Nguyen van Long
Harry H. Dinsmore
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