Vermont towns pick new historic sites supervisor
Richard G. Titus, former Strafford Republican town representative, is named supervisor of the board of historic sites. The Vermont League of Women Voters plans a brief in the Vermont reapportionment case as friend of the court based on a six year study of fair representation. The Vermont Independent Party filed suit seeking legislative re apportionment before the next general election. University of Vermont asks suspension of Kappa Sigma charter after recent misconduct, while allowing residence under conditions. Five new job training courses win federal MDTA approval for Barre Brattleboro and St Johnsbury, expanding to 12 courses statewide. Susan Jones, former Miss Scotland, marries Dr John Parente of New York at Waitsfield. Jean Pierre Aumont and Gunilla Knutson attend and serve as best man and maid of honor.
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Burlington
League of Women Voters
Vermont
League
A. Luke Crispe
Newfane
Vermont Independent Party
House
Senate
University of Vermont
Kappa Sigma National Fraternity
UVM
Kappa Sigma
Main St
Brattleboro
St. Johnsbury
Waitsfield
Susan Jones
Scotland
John Parente
New York City
Charles W. Parker
Federated Church of
Jean Pierre Aumont
Gunilla Knutson
Sweden
Miami
Fla
Colchester Fires Under State Fire Marshal Investigation
The state fire marshal investigates three Colchester fires from Saturday. A new unoccupied house burned while two woodland blazes occurred about half a mile away. Earlier Burlington also saw two fires on Friday, including the death of Deputy Fire Chief George K. Carty.
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Colchester
Napoleon Provost
Burlington
George K. Carty
Teenage robber arrested after grocery store heist
In Troy a 17 year old Selkirk youth Robert Nelson robbed a Troy grocery store of 11.68 threatening a clerk with an eight inch knife. He was captured minutes later by two patrolmen after the alarm was sounded. Police charged him with first degree robbery. In the same area three Skidmore College employees were involved in a double shooting. Willie Daniels 46 is charged with shooting his wife Jessie 40 and Fred King a college cook. Both victims are in fair condition and King walked to Saratoga Hospital with two bullets in his shoulder. Daniels was held on two counts of assault with intent to kill. Mrs James V Barrett 47 wife of the Troy police and fire surgeon died when her convertible struck a tree in Wynantskill. Roy Gailor 39 of Saratoga Springs was killed when his pickup hit a tree and then a house.
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Troy
Robert Nelson
Selkirk
Nelson
Skidmore College
Willie Daniels
Jessie
Fred King
King
Saratoga Hospital
James V. Barrett
Troy Police and Fire Departments
Wynantskill
Roy Gailor
Saratoga Springs
Pittsfield mayoral clash flares at Berkshire rally
At Berkshire Community College Sunday night Mayor Raymond Haughey and challenger Robert Dillon sparred over GE layoffs and city job prospects. Dillon blamed the mayor for antagonism toward the plant while Haughey urged united government management and labor to tackle the employment downturn.
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Pittsfield
Raymond Haughey
Robert Dillon
Berkshire Community College
League of Women Voters
Dillon
Haughey
Putney Faces Water Strain From Longstanding System
In Putney Vermont a month long drought shows no unusual water shortage for 1150 residents who haul water from a roadside spring or rely on backyard wells. Town selectman William Lyons notes wells drying and some merchants trucking in water. Windham College stores water in large reservoirs as 200 students are urged to conserve. the town relies on a 210 year old natural water system.
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Putney
Vermont
Brook Road
William Lyons
Three Deaths Over Weekend On Vt. Roads
Vermont records three highway fatalities over the weekend raising the year toll to 89. Orla J. Smith, 76, of Wells, died from injuries suffered October 7 in a U.S. 4 crash at Castleton. Doris Jarrett, 44, of Burlington, was struck on U.S. 7 at Georgia then hit by a Montreal bus after a family dispute. Errol F. Hatch, 22, of Graniteville, died when his panel truck overturned in Washington County. three others were injured.
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Jarrett
Reil Leblanc
Montreal
Washington
Upper
Graniteville
Errol F. Hatch
Farmers in Estes Case Get Judgments
Summary judgment of nearly a million dollars against nine farmers in the Billie Sol Estes fertilizer tank deals was filed in U S District Court. Judge Adrian A Spears oversaw the judgments in favor of C I T Co. The government says Estes induced farmers to sign notes secured by nonexisting fertilizer tanks. Estes faces federal and state prison terms totaling 23 years.
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Pecos, Tex
U.S. District Court
Adrian A. Spears
San Antonio
C.I.T. Co
Estes
Society Must Change View says Meredith on Ole Miss
James Meredith, the first Black graduate of the University of Mississippi, said there is no point in enrolling more Black students at Ole Miss, arguing society must change its perspective first.
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Meredith
Boston
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Ole Miss
Mississippi
Law School
No Heavy Rainfall Predicted For New England Drought Continues
A cold front lowers New England temperatures to normal but drought persists with little rainfall expected. Measurable rain last Oct 4. several towns hit record highs while fires rise and water restrictions spread in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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New England
Boston
Weather Bureau
Portland
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Bedford
Mass
Worcester
Hartford
Portsmouth
N.H
Lynn
Researchers say auto deaths not all accidents
Harvard researchers led by Alfred Moseley report a five year study showing some highway fatalities result from vehicle tampering intentional collision self harm or murder. They fault police and agencies for labeling deaths as accidents and call for fuller scrutiny of highway fatalities with NIH funded research to continue in San Francisco.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard
Alfred L. Moseley
Harvard Medical School
Bennington Banner publication details and rates
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. It is a Banner Publishing Corporation product with AP news access and home delivery by carrier. Subscriptions available by mail within 50 mile radius and Vermont with varied 3 month, 6 month, and 1 year rates.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
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