Vermont Lawmaker Welcomes Pentagon Volunteer Army Plan
Rep. Robert Stafford of Vermont praises a Pentagon move toward an all volunteer army and urges rapid changes. He coauthored a book advocating ending the draft and notes the study could reduce draft calls without new legislation. Meanwhile Lt. Gov. John Daley travels to meet Edmund Muskie to discuss federal programs and highway funding.
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Pentagon
Stafford
Defense Department
Congress
White River Flood Control Plan Near Hartford
Governor Hoff announced preliminary approval of a 240000 ice jam flood control project on the White River in Hartford. The 3000 foot effort under the Hartford bridge includes bedrock removal, rock sill work, earth shoal excavation, and sand gravel removal to curb flood risk from ice jams noted since 1946, most recently in 1964.
Vermont audit may unlock $1 million highway funds
MONTPELIER UPI Vermont could gain $1 million in federal highway funds after an audit covering the interstate construction program since 1956. Lt. Gov. John J. Daley, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, asked the Federal Highway Administration to start the audit once a partial review ends. He cited Joseph O'Connor, director of audits and investigations, as confirming such a project would be carried out.
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Burlington
UPI
John Daley
Vermont
Edmund Muskie
Harrisburg
Humphrey-Muskie
Daley
Maine
Muskie
Montpelier
John J. Daley
Federal Highway Administration
Joseph O’connor
Cohoes Woman Killed by Backing School Bus
Janet Elizabeth Rosecrans 21/6 daughter of Arthur W and Betty Rosecrans of Cohoes was killed when a privately owned school bus backed into a dead end. The owner-driver Joseph Marcucci 55 of Delanson was behind the wheel. Rosecrans resided at 105 Massachusetts Ave and served as an officer and transportation chair man for the Manor Heights Homeowner Association which contracts for the bus.
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Cohoes
Janet Elizabeth Rosecrans
Arthur W
Betty Rosecrans
Joseph Marcucci
Delanson
Rosecrans
Massachusetts Ave
Manor Heights
Berkshire Court Finds McCauley Guilty In Car Ring Case
In Berkshire, James P. McCauley was found guilty on two counts after a 312 hour jury deliberation in Superior Court. He faced conspiracy to receive conceal and sell stolen vehicles as part of a broader stolen car ring. Also tied to the case, Vincent Teresa faces federal charges over $803000 in stolen securities with bail set at 100000 and a travel restriction until mid November. Routes 7 8 plans and a Pittsfield bypass were discussed by state officials, predicting a new Route 8 within ten years. Berkshire Community College president Thomas E. OConnell will take sabbatical in Galway from September 1969 to January 1970, returning for the campus opening in September 1970.
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Pittsfield
James P. McCauley
Berkshire
McCauley
General Steele Corp
Vincent Teresa
North Reading
Teresa
U.S
Paul A. Tamburello
Berkshire County
Baltimore
North Adams
State Department of Public Works
Thomas E. O’connell
Berkshire Community College
Galway
Ireland
BCC
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New York
Albany
Livingston
Memorial Hospital
Barry Hicks
Helen K. Cavanaugh
Board of Education
Young Hicks
Bethlehem
Hendrik H. Pruyn Sr
Loudonville
John Sennow
Selkirk
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Down In
Gillins
Stanley Handyman
Stanley Steel
Stanley
Fox Indie Hammer
Rubbermaid
Rubbermaid Vegetable Drawers
Zerex & Prestone
Heritage House
Waring
Scott’s Cosco
Main Street
Bennington, Vermont
Power Tools
O Inc
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