Vermont education board delaying search for new commissioner
Vermont education leaders foresee at least six weeks to two months before naming a new education commissioner after firing the prior official. Chairman Harold Raynolds said more time is needed to select the best candidate from about 43 applications and several rounds of interviews, with 12 preliminary talks already held in New York City.
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Richard A. Gibboney
Raynolds
Montpelier
New York City
Moulton Resigns to Lead Vermont Republican Committee
Elbert T. Moulton stepped down today as commissioner of the Vermont Development Board and became chairman of the Vermont Republican State Committee after being elected to the post on Wednesday. Gov. Hoff had given him until today to vacate. he cleared his desk Thursday night. Roland A. Loveless expected to succeed as acting commissioner when the board meets next week.
Vermont White Cane Safety Day Proclaimed by Hoff
Gov. Philip Hoff proclaimed Sunday as White Cane Safety Day in Vermont to remind Vermonters of the courtesy due to the blind. The UPI report notes the proclamation was issued to promote awareness and inclusivity.
Fire damages Town-Line House in Petersburgh area
A Wednesday night fire heavily damaged the Town-Line House on Route 22, straddling Berlin and Petersburgh, with sheriff officials calling the blaze suspicious. Deputy Joseph Flanagan said the fire appeared set on the outside and rear of the two story frame building and linked it to other suspected fires in Rensselaer County.
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Petersburg
Berlin
Sheriff's Department
Rensselaer County
Joseph Flanagan
Greenwich youth named Star Farmer of America
David J. Mosher, who started assisting on a dairy farm at 14 after his father died, was named Star Farmer of America at the Future Farmers of America convention in Kansas City. He runs a 218 acre dairy farm with his mother Mrs Winifred Mosher following his father’s 1962 death.
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Greenwich
David J. Mosher
Star Farmer of America
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
Mosher
David
Winifred Mosher
Ellis halts probe into city purchasing irregularities
Schenectady mayor Malcolm E. Ellis, a Republican, appears to dismiss Democratic Councilman Fred Isabella’s charges of irregularities in city purchasing. He has called off his own investigation amid growing concern over the bad publicity from the original accusations, one council probe, and a heated council meeting.
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Schenectady
Malcolm E. Ellis
Fred Isabella
Ellis
Schenectady County to get a community college
Trustees of State University on Thursday approved establishing a community college for Schenectady County. John T. McGuire, county education committee chairman, hopes to open in September 1968. New York has 30 community colleges with five more slated to operate by 1969.
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Schenectady
State University
John T. McGuire
Hillcrest Hospital to Add 2.3 Million Four-Story Expansion
Plans for a $2.3 million addition to Hillcrest Hospital in Pittsfield Berkshire are announced. Construction to begin in March or April and complete within two years. The red brick four story addition will provide 144 new beds, bringing total beds to 240 when combined with the old building.
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Pittsfield
Hillcrest Hospital
NAACP Leader Elvie Kaplan to Speak at Berkshire College
Elvie Kaplan of Chestnut Hill, president of the NAACP, will lecture at Berkshire Community College at 3 30 p m Sunday. The event, announced by David L. Gunn of Stockbridge, life membership chairman, is open to the public.
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Pittsfield
Elvie Kaplan
Chestnut Hill
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Berkshire Community College
David L. Gunn
Stockbridge
Berkshire County Naacp
Greylock Ramble Draws About 300 Hikers
About 300 people, largely younger, joined the Cheshire Harbor Trail climb to Mount Greylock summit for the third annual Greylock Ramble organized by the Chamber of Commerce.
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Cheshire Harbor
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Chamber of Commerce
Greylock
Vermont Starts ETV Broadcasts Monday from Mt. Mansfield
Vermont launches its educational television network with the first UHF channel from Mt. Mansfield on Monday. The project began in 1960 at the University of Vermont and culminates after years of study, FCC approvals, and state and federal funding to cover about 97 percent of Vermont’s population. The network will later add channels from Burke Mountain Mt Ascutney and Grandpa’s Knob with studios at Colchester Essex and plans for in school programming, teacher training, and cultural broadcasts.
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Ascutney
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Vermont Supreme Court Hears Vote Irregularity Appeal
In Montpelier the Vermont Supreme Court weighs whether Northfield may withdraw from Union School District 31 after a lower court dismissal. Norman Appleger Harold Elliott seek to overturn the formation vote alleging an improper checklist and election irregularities. The case centers on whether a 1967 vote to form the union violated turnout and withdrawal rules.
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API
Vermont Supreme Court
Northfield
High Court
Norman Appleger
Harold Elliott
Washington
Atty. Samuel Fitzpatrick
Roxbury
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Berlin
Union
Fitzpatrick
William C. Hill
Vermont Union School
Atty
Charles Gibson Jr
Union School Board
Gibson
Youth Corps invites trainees in Rutland Bennington areas
The Neighborhood Youth Corps in southwestern Vermont seeks 9 to 15 youths aged 16 to 21 for training in Rutland and Bennington Counties. Jobs include municipal, clerical, recreation, maintenance, carpentry, mechanic, landscaping, and food service aides at 30 hours weekly, paid $1.40. Since January, 40 youths have joined. 13 boys and 3 girls moved to higher wage jobs, two returned to school, one joined Job Corps.
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Youth Corps
Rutland-Bennington
John H. Phalen
Neighborhooderr Corps
Vermont
Phalen
Rutland
Bennington
Vermont State Employment Service
Rutland Savings Bank
Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council
North Bennington
Hoff Cites Investment Record In Talk Thursday at Manchester
Gov Philip Hoff told the Savings and Loan League of Connecticut that Vermont investment in January through September 1967 already topped last year’s total with 14.4 million in new and expanded facilities. He reported a 14.4 percent rise in employment over five years, 20 000 more workers, and nearly 20 million in new construction from national firms. Hoff projected 9 000 workers entering the labor force annually by 1970, requiring 6 000 new jobs yearly to maintain growth, as square footage rose to 3.6 million in 1963-66 with 37 new industries and 91 existing firms expanding. Vermont is described as a prime investment area by all indicators.
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Manchester
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Hoff
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