Seven Killed As B52 Crashes Near Maine Border
All seven crewmen died when a B52 bomber crashed in rugged wilderness near Butterfield Lake Maine after takeoff from Loring Air Force Base. The crash site was hard to reach with rescuers arriving about four hours after the 9 38 p m event. No nuclear weapons were aboard and bodies were recovered.
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Maine
UPI
Air Force
Loring Air Force Base
8Th Air Force
Westover Air Base
Chicoppee
Mass
Butterfield Lake
Kennedy Lawyers Hire Tests On Death Car
Kennedy lawyers hired a research firm to perform tests on the car involved in Mary Jo Kopechne’s death on Chappaquiddick Island. Six testers, including four from Arthur D. Little, worked two days at Oak Bluffs station to simulate the car’s sinking, measure water fill and speed, photograph the bridge and channel bed, and study tide and current for the inquest.
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Boston
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
Mary Jo Kopechne
Boston Globe
Arthur D. Little Co., Inc
Cambridge
Oak Bluffs
Martha’s Vineyard
Globe
Miss Kopechne
Chappaquiddick
Boston Expo 76 Opposed By Urban Renewal Panel
The Boston Urban Renewal Committee voted to oppose Expo 76 a bid for the 1976 World's Fair. They cited the city's $75 million share and questioned the plan's benefit to Boston. Expo Boston asked for delay pending final plans for a Sept. 24 presentation to the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission.
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UPI
Boston Group
Boston Harbor
John D. Warner
Boston Redevelopment Authority
Gilbert Hood
Washington
Violence fades after Hartford curfew nights
Hartford streets quiet on the third night of a citywide curfew as over 80 state troopers reinforce police. Chief Vaughan said random car stops and searches yielded knives and guns, 15 arrests, and a tally of about 500 total arrests since Monday. Incidents like fires and tear gas abated, with four people shot earlier in the week, including Charles Jones. City officials debated causes as tension waned.
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UPI
North End
Thomas J. Vaughan
Main Street
Ramdom
Vaughan
Nelton Court
Main
Tower Streets
Stowe Village
St. Francis Hospital
Charles Jones
Model Neighborhoods Inc
Lawmakers Reported Unhappy With Legislative Council
Vermont lawmakers express dissatisfaction with the Legislative Council based on 30 survey responses. Chairman Peter Giuliani says incomplete results suggest limited happiness and hints at possibly recommending dropping study committees to focus on research. The council conducts in depth studies often avoided by the legislature.
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Montpelier
House
Ways and Means
The
Council
Parents Accused in Infant Electrocution in Gloucester
Lawrence Mass. UPI report says inquest by Maurice Flynn names Andrea Duffy's parents as responsible for her death on March 2. The 21 month old died from electrocution after an 80 inch cord with stripped ends lay near her crib. Flynn found unlawful or negligent act by one or both parents contributed to death. The mother and father are Shirley F. Duffy and John M. Duffy.
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Flynn
Salem
Shirley F. Duffy
North Shore Community College
Charles W. Newman
Murder Inquest Postponed In Vermont Killings
An inquest into the double rifle deaths of Beatrice Frazer and her son Augustin in North Walcott is continued to Sept 17. Kilgallen, 73, held on first degree murder charges, will undergo psychiatric examination at the Regional Correctional Center in Burlington. The victims were found shot at Kilgallen’s farm on Aug 16.
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UPI
North Walcott
District Court
Carl Gregg
Ted Barnett
Gregg
William Kilgallen
Gallen
Beatrice Frazer
Augustin
Kilgallen
Burlington
Uninsured rate falls in Vermont with fewer claims
Vermont's insured unemployment rate dipped to 1.3 percent of the average workforce last week, a drop from a year earlier. Department figures show 1,545 new claims, with apparel, service, construction and trade driving 69 percent of filings. Decreases occurred in Barre Montpelier, Bennington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Middlebury, Newport, Rutland, St Albans, Springfield and White River Junction, while St Johnsbury posted a rise.
Vermont Rec Recreation Funding Cut in 1970 Budget
Vermont receives 24000 dollars per month from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for fiscal year 1970, with total received to date at 48000 dollars. Interagency director Forrest Orr says funds will stay at that level until Congress sets a new appropriation, with an expected annual allocation between 750000 and 800000, down from over 1 million originally.
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Orr
Vermont Guard engineers to return from Vietnam tour
Army officials say the 131st Engineer Company of the Vermont National Guard will arrive Tuesday at Hanscom Air Force Base after a year of combat service in Vietnam. They will undergo processing at Fort Devens for about five days before heading back to Camp Johnson in Winooski.
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Vpi
131St Engineer Company
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Hanscom Air Force Base
Vietnam
Camp Johnson
Winooski
Albany Palace Theatre to Close Amid Declining Downtown Footfall
In Albany the Palace Theatre will shut down around Sept 30 as attendance dwindles. Edward Fabian of Fabian Management cites downtown sterility after closures of Ten Eyck, Whitneys, and the railroad station as signs downtown may not rebound soon.
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Palace Theatre
Ten Eyck
Whitney’s Department Store
Edward Fabian
Fabian Management Co
Whitney’s
Fabian
Shenendehowa Board weighs year round school plan
Shenendehowa Board of Education will discuss extending the school year to 12 months this fall. Board president Kenneth Cotton says it would mark the first serious local consideration in four years and could save on building costs by staggering enrollment across the year, per a state consultant.
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Elnora
Shenendehowa
Brakes Blamed in Berkshire Freight Derailment
At a Boston hearing a track inspector testified that a Boston & Maine engineer losing brakes caused the July 23 North Adams derailment of six freight cars. The westbound 120 car train, en route to Mechanicville, struck a switch as two extra crewmen were to join, violating New York rules for full crews on longer trains.
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Boston & Maine Railroad
State Department of Public Utilities
Boston
Mechanicville
N.Y
New York
William H Vanderbilt to Help Lead Berkshire Land Fund Steering Committee
William H. Vanderbilt of Williamstown joins five others on the Berkshire County Land and Conservation Fund steering committee. The group, formed to preserve open space and manage gifts of land, will take steps to meet legal requirements. Other members include Lawrence K. Miller of Pittsfield and Sen. Andrea F. Nuciforo of Pittsfield.
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William H. Vanderbilt
Berkshire County Land and Conservation Fund
Land Trust
George S. Wislocki
Berkshire Natural Resources Council
Lawrence K. Miller
Pittsfield
Andrea
Fatal tractor crash on Mohawk Trail near Hairpin Turn
North Adams Petersburg farmer Henry R Knebel was seriously injured when brakes failed on his tractor and he was thrown onto the road. He died after being rushed to North Adams Hospital. Police identified Knebel from a vehicle registration found in the cab. In Adams, the DNR has a new lease proposal for a Greylock Reservation ski development from Joseph J Deliso and will study it before making details public this month.
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Petersburg
N.Y
Philip J. Fosser
Henry R. Knebel
North Adams Hospital
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