Vermont reports fatality-free Labor Day weekend
Vermont was the only New England state without fatalities over the three day Labor Day weekend as police noted lighter traffic and an early-evening taper. About one in five drivers joined the lights on campaign, a safety reminder used across New England. Gov Keyser is to testify before a legislative panel on Rutland Railway closure with key witnesses James Warsher and Rep John Masterton also scheduled to appear. Sen George R J McGregor said Rep Sanborn Partridge has replaced Rep William Mickell who resigned.
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New England
George R. J. McGregor
D-Chittenden
Sanborn Partridge
Proctor
William Mickell
South Burlington
Hoff calls Vermont labor groups to lead in state development
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Philip H. Hoff urged labor organizations to take a bigger role in state development programs during a Labor Day rally in Barre. He criticized Republicans for ignoring labor voices and pledged legislation to grant unions a greater say on boards and commissions shaping development plans.
No Prediction on ICC Ruling on Rutland Abandonment
Rupert L. Murphy chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission says no forecast is possible for when the ICC will decide the Rutland Railway abandonment petition. He notes efforts to speed the decision while Governor Keyser criticizes the delay. Murphy does not confirm a report that the ICC would withhold ruling pending a legislativecommission study of the railroad.
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Washington
Rupert L. Murphy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rutland Railway
Murphy
Burlington Free Press
ICC
Keyser
Auditor Anderson to chair Vermont Municipal Finance group
Auditor of Accounts David A Anderson will lead the state Municipal Finance Officers Association for two years. His selection was announced by John L Williams of Phoenix Arizona, president of the international group.
Invite J F K To Speak Here In Vermont
Vermont Democrats plan to invite President Kennedy to appear in the state if he agrees to speak in New Hampshire next month. Party spokesmen said Vermonters vote in November for one U S senator and a congressman at large. Kennedy previously stopped briefly in Burlington in 1960.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Kennedy
New Hampshire
State Committee
Rioting in Schenectady Central Park Leads to Park Closure
A wild brawl in Schenectady Central Park drew hundreds of youths and adults, ending with six youths arrested and the park closed for the day. Police and a fire engine dispersed the crowd after bottles rocks and fists were used as weapons. vehicles were damaged. Mayor Malcolm E. Ellis ordered the park closed for the remainder of the day.
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Schenectady
Central Park
Malcolm E. Ellis
New York Democrats Preview 1962 State Convention in Syracuse
William M. McKeon, state Democratic chairman, predicted the 1962 convention on Sept 17 18 in Syracuse would be the most successful ever with 1138 delegates to select a gubernatorial challenger to Gov. Nelson Rockefeller. Jerry Wilson said interest among voters and workers is unprecedented. leading contenders include Robert Morgenthau Frank OConnor and Samuel Stratton in pursuit.
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Albany
William M. McKeon
Syracuse
Nelson Rockefeller
Jerry Wilson
Robert Morgenthau
Frank O'Connor
Samuel Stratton
Albany Education Costs to Rise Faster Than Enrollment
In Albany the cost of elementary and secondary education will grow by about eight percent as pupil enrollment increases around three percent. Expenditures total 2.07 billion dollars, with 162 million more than last year, of which 149 million comes from extra state aid. Enrollment gains 90,000 pupils, including 20,000 in parochial and private schools.
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Albany
Williamstown death linked to carbon monoxide poisoning
Robert Mason Derby 47 former retail advertising manager of The New Yorker allegedly took his own life yesterday at the Brookside Farm home of his father on Blair road. The body was found in a barn with a running car, death ruled a self inflicted carbon monoxide gas poisoning. Derby, Harvard 1938 graduate and WWII veteran, leaves wife and three sons. In North Adams a three car crash marred weekend travel amid heavy rain and cool weather.
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New Yorker Magazine
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Arthur W. Burckel
Harvard
Williams Town Tennis Championship Semifinal Duel Set
Clarence Chaffee Williams tennis coach will face Walter Stugger Carinthea Ski operator in this afternoon’s Williams Town tennis championship semifinal.
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Clarence Chaffee
Williams
Walter Stugger
Carinthea
Blazing trash receptacle removed from Main Street meter
Three unidentified youths lifted a burning trash can from a parking meter stand on Main Street near the Paramount Theater marquee last night. The fire threat ended when the receptacle was moved away from the building.
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North Adams
Paramount Theater
Kennedy May Boost Democrats in New Hampshire
President Kennedy is expected to make a whirlwind late October visit to New Hampshire to energize Democratic campaigns for top state offices. The plan, still not fixed, could target Nashua with a stop after picking up Kennedy in Boston by helicopter. The aim is to support McIntyre's U.S. Senate bid as Democrats eye a rare victory in a Republican-leaning state.
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N.H
Kennedy
New Hampshire
Associated Press
Thomas J. McIntyre
Laconia
U.S. Senate
Washington
Boston
Edward M
Ted) Kennedy
Massachusetts
Nashua
McIntyre
Manchester
Louisville invents basketball sundial with twin sun slots
Two Louisville men Paul Snider and Heart Jones apply for a patent for an eight inch sphere sundial that looks like a basketball. The device has two opposite narrow slots and a north-south axis. When sun rays pass through both slots at once, a metered face indicator shows the time of day.
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Louisville, Ky
Louisville
Paul Snider
Heart Jones
Ryan in Mr President to Open Broadway Oct 18
New York AP reports Robert Ryan wins title role in Irving Berlin and Kurt Weill musical Mr President. Berlin praises Ryan after audition for the Broadway musical comedy premiere set for October 18.
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Ryan
New York
Robert Ryan
Irving Berlin
Kurt Weill
Berlin
80 Amendments Burden Battered Tax Revision Bill
The Senate resumes work on President Kennedy s tax revision bill amid more than 80 amendments. Floor fights loom on expense deductions and foreign earnings taxes as leaders aim to finish by next Friday, delaying the Foreign Trade Expansion Act and delaying other priority actions.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
Robert S. Kerr
Dekla
Underselling slogan marks Paducah liquor store window
A Paducah liquor store displays a bold window sign quoting We undersell the store that undersells the store that won't be undersold. The ad captures the store’s price first approach in a single, pointed slogan.
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Paducah, Ky
Yugoslav skydiver seeks asylum after world championships
Milan Knor 23 of Belgrade refused to return home after the Sixth World Sports Parachuting Championships in Orange Massachusetts. The engineering student placed 49th of 98 and plans asylum in the United States. The meet drew 25 nations with 5,000 spectators.
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Milan Knor
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
United States
Knor
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