Adams Reelected President Of Vermont Industry Group
William H. Adams of Proctor, vice president of Vermont Marble Co, has been re elected to a one year term as president of Associated Industries of Vermont after being elected at the annual convention. Other officers named include Wallace J. Farr Donald S. Kendall Robert M. Tracy James R. Mereness and Joseph M. Kerr with Adams serving on multiple state and professional boards.
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Woodstock
UPI
William H. Adams
Vermont Marble Co
Proctor
Associated Industries of Vermont
AIV
Chelsea
Vermont House
Adams
State Parole Board
Rutland Hospital
Vermont Bar Association
American Bankers Association
Wallace J. Farr
Bradford
Donald S. Kendall
Arlington
Robert M. Tracy
Montpelier
James R. Mereness
Joseph M. Kerr
Fayston
Vermont official joins national chamber education panel
Arthur R. Kelts 31 regional development director at the Vermont Development Department was appointed to the Education Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives at its 53rd annual conference in Saint Paul Minnesota. He will help plan projects to boost educational attainment among executives and recruit new talent to the profession while continuing work with towns on regional development commissions. Previously active in local chamber work in Massachusetts New Jersey and New York.
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Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Northfield Sergeant Dickinson Receives Bronze Star and Purple Heart
Sergeant Eugene H. Dickinson of Northfield was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart in ceremonies at Norwich University. Col. Fred W. Herres presented the medals to Dickinson's wife, Felicia N. Dickinson. The Purple Heart cites wounds in Vietnam, and the Bronze Star honors heroism against an armed hostile force on May 21, 1967.
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Northfield
Eugene H. Dickinson
Norwich University
Fred W. Herres
USA
Norwich
Dickinson
Felicia N. (Cross) Dickinson
Northfield Falls
Vietnam
Governors urge support for Dickey Lincoln Project in House
Vermont Governor Hoff joins New Hampshire Governor King and Maine Governor Curtis in telegrams to all 435 House members urging backing of the Dickey Lincoln Project. $1.6 million in final planning funds for the public power project were cut from a large public works bill in July. funds were restored in the Senate and a House-Senate conference now seeks a compromise.
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Montpelier
Philip Hoff
John King
New Hampshire
John Curtis
Maine
House of Representatives
Dickey Lincoln
House
Senate
Vermont Yankee hearing reopened on cooling water plan in Brattleboro
Vermont Water Resources Board reopens its Brattleboro hearing November 30 on the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp Vernon plant. The utility seeks authority to use Connecticut River water to cool a 540000 kilowatt generator and agrees to install cooling towers if needed to reduce effluent temperature, amid opposition over potential harm to fish and wildlife from heated discharges.
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Brattleboro
UPI
Vermont Water Resources Board
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp
Vernon
Connecticut
Snowstorm Closes Mt Mansfield Transmitter Station
Four inches of snow piled on Mt Mansfield 4393 feet as a blizzard hit Thursday night. Engineers at the state’s only commercial TV transmitter station reported heavy snow and 40 to 50 mph winds around the summit, with temperatures not rising above 18 degrees by mid morning. Light flurries and about one inch accumulations occurred elsewhere in the state.
Coon family wins 50000 in New York lottery draw
Arthur Coon, a Wood Oil Co. driver from Salem, NY, wins 50000 in the state lottery. The prize is the largest in the tri-county area, with Mrs. Coon calling Hebron the town on the map again after the win. Nearby reference to Harold Craig's 100000 TV game show prize is noted. A separate Johnsonville fire reports two L-shaped barns burned on Cornelius D Ryan farm. deputy notes suspicion amid eight such fires in weeks.
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West Hebron
Arthur Coon
Coon
Wood Oil Co
Salem
Tri-County
Hebron
Craig
Johnsonville
Cornelius D. Ryan
Pittstown
Joseph Flanagan
Albany bid submitted for South Mall arterial and expressway work
A New York City firm bid 15.59 million dollars to build .47 mile of the South Mall arterial in Albany and .06 mile of the South Mall Expressway in Rensselaer plus 2.42 miles of ramps and roads. Walsh Construction Co. was the low bidder among five firms for the four lane divided highway linking to the Hudson River bridge under construction.
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Albany
New York City
Rensselaer
Walsh Construction Co
State Department of Transportation
Hudson River
Sisters of St Joseph honored in Pittsfield anniversary
In Pittsfield Sisters of St Joseph were feted at St Joseph's High School marking 70 years since their arrival. St Joseph's Academy opened Sept 14 1897 and St Joseph's Parochial School followed two years later, while North Adams Sprague Electric Co. lays off about 300 workers, mostly women, as total employment stands near 3,000.
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Pittsfield
Sisters of St. Joseph
St. Joseph’s Convent
St. Joseph’s High School
St. Joseph’s Academy
St. Joseph’s Parochial School
North Adams
Sprague Electric Co
John H. Winant
Adams Special Town Meeting Votes On High School Bond
Voters in Adams will cast ballots at a special town meeting on October 31 to approve a $5 650 000 bond issue authorized by the Adams Cheshire Regional School District Committee. Funds fund site purchase construction equipment and furnishing for a new high school.
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ADAMS
Adams - Cheshire
Identity 67 speakers discuss sex drugs on campus
A panel of students from 13 colleges at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute debated sex, drugs, and religion, with remarks on morality, media influence, and civil rights. Oxford College senior Daphne Triggs urged repeal of sex laws while Bernard Mayer noted escapism and responsible behavior.
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Troy
N.Y
UPI
Identity 67
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
George A. Strichman
Colt Industries
Hartford
Oxford College
Daphne Triggs
Miss Triggs
Playboy
Keith Campbell
McGill University
Campbell
Salisbury cites antagonism between Peking and Hanoi
Pulitzer Prize winner Harrison Salisbury of the New York Times told the Vermont Council on Social Studies that North Vietnam and Communist China are unlikely allies. He argued most wars in Asia were against China and urged the U S to build support with other Asian nations like Japan, the Philippines, or India instead of spending up to 30 billion on bases in a country with no real economic strength. He urged moving Asian leadership forward and reducing U S dominance.
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Burlington
UPI
Harrison Salisbury
New York Times
Vietnam
China
Vermont Council On Social Studies
Salisbury
Hanoi
Dean Rusk
U.S
Japan
India
Jail Escapes Shake Windsor County Center in Vermont
David A. Gosselin, 25, of Springfield, surrendered to authorities after escaping Windsor County Jail with Thomas Kenyon, 19, from a wall breach. Kenyon was arrested in Springfield on burglary charges and held on 10,000 dollar bail. Fosburgh, 24, of Brattleboro, who walked from Brattleboro Police HQ, began a term at Windsor State Prison after escape arraignment and faces 10 to 18 additional months.
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Woodstock
UPS
David A. Gosselin
Springfield
Windsor County
Gosselin
Windsor District Court
Palmer Ainsworth
Thomas Kenyon
Windsor
Kenyon
Michael L. Fosburgh
Brattleboro
Windsor State
Fosburgh
Vermont Pavilion Costs More Than Expected At Expo 67
Vermont Expo 67 pavilion ran 5 percent over budget from a $400000 appropriation. Director Charles Wiley cited $19200 in unbudgeted services and a $15000 higher bid. Attendance surpassed estimates with over 3 million visitors, while a two year Montreal lease was approved at $1 a year with terms to be finalized.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Charles Wiley
Wiley
Development Board
Department
Emergency Board
William F. Kearns Jr
Montreal
State Support Increases For Higher Education
Vermont state government support for higher education rose 215 percent in eight years, near the national 214 percent average, per a NASULGC report. New England states show higher gains led by Maine at 441 percent, with Massachusetts 374 and Connecticut 337. The report notes rising demands and costs outpacing new funding, and questions whether public commitment will meet growing needs to keep access and quality high.
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Burlington
National Association of State Universities
Vermont
New England
Maine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
M. M
Indiana University
Main
New York State
Moulton Attends Session of GOP Women's Conference
Elbert G. Moulton the newly elected Vermont Republican chairman attended the fifteenth annual Republican Women's Conference in Boston. He greeted nine Vermont delegates including Consuelo Bailey and Dorothy Shea and sat at the head table during the Monday night banquet with Senator Charles Percy as the featured speaker.
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Boston
Vermont
Republican State Committee
Elbert G. Moulton
Republican National Committee
Ray Bliss
Moulton
Consuelo N. Bailey
Burlington
Richard L. Sykes
Brattleboro
Vermont Federation of Republican Women and
Keith Pearson
VFRW
Madeline Harwood
Manchester Center
Duncan Campbell
Bennington
Maud Devereux
Belmont
Charlotte Jones
Rutland
Dorothy Purinton
Bristol
Dorothy Shea
Montpelier
Robert T. Stafford
Sen
Charles Percy
Illinois
Stafford
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Skidmore College
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