University of Vermont opens classes for 4500 students
UVM greets 1,200 freshmen at convocation led by Gov. Hoff. President Shannon McCune vows open forums and says recent student revolts stemmed from lack of dialogue, promising students will be heard and heeded. In nearby Charlotte, voters approve 12000 expansion for Town Hall Elementary School due to overcrowding. Barre installs new city manager Thomas Duff, replacing the late Robert Palmer, with Duff earning 11500 annually.
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University of Vermont
UVM
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Philip H. Hoff
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Windham College enrolls record freshman class
Registration opens for over 400 Windham College students as the liberal arts school in Putney welcomes its largest incoming freshman class. Total enrollment hits a new high as classes start later this week.
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UPS
Windham College
Southeastern Vermont College
Two Vermont Democrats enter reapportioned House race
Hoyt Burt of Enosburg Falls will seek district 48 representing Enosburg and Bakersfield. He serves on the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Board. James Howrigan of Fairfield, a former Fairfield representative, seeks one of the five seats for Fairfax Fairfield St. Albans City and St. Albans Town in the reapportioned House.
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Enosburg
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Alcoholic Rehabilitation Board
Fairfield
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Fairfax
St. Albans
Rutland teen shot by officer during burglary pursuit
Rutland 18 year old Robert Coates remained in fair condition after three hour surgery to remove a bullet from his chest. Patrolman James Piggrem said to have fired as Coates fled a burglary scene. Coates faces burglary charges once recovered. Edward Stapleton, 18, arraigned on burglary charges and released on 500 dollar bond. City officials backed the officer’s actions.
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UPI
Arthur E. Crowley Jr
Piggrem
Coates
Grants fund NY science lectures at RPI on glass and plastics
Three lecture series at RPI will host four to six renowned scientists each year, funded by a $45 000 grant from the New York State Science and Technology Foundation. Gov Rockfeller approved $481 000 for 12 colleges statewide for 15 projects, aiming to draw hundreds from industry and academia to this national first.
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Rensselaer
New York State Science and Technology Foundation
Nelson A. Rockfeller
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Canada
Berkshire suit filed over fatal North Adams crash
Judith M. Kelger of Bennington sues Lor etta James, administratrix of the estate of Elzear Vincelette, in Berkshire County Superior Court for $20,000. Vincelette died after a two car collision in North Adams on January 1.
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Judith M. Kelger
Bennington
Berkshire County
Loretta James
North Adams
Elzear Vincelette
Mt Greylock ski tramway sparks motel plan
Springfield firm General Sports and Services, Inc. proposes a 1.5 to 4 million motel for up to 400 at the Mt Greylock base if approvals clear. Peter Meltzer Sr. says work would begin immediately for a summer opening next year. North Adams: Howard W. Gann, 77, of Crossroads, died after his car hit a utility pole on Eagle Street. He was a retired Sprague Electric employee, survived by wife, two daughters and a son.
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Howard W. Gann
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North Adams Hospital
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Sprague Electric Co
Boston School Committee Firm on School Busing
Boston officials in a special session rejected a bid to reconsider opposition to bussing pupils from Endicott Greenwood Gibson in Roxbury and North Dorchester to neighboring districts. A proposal for free bus fare under open enrollment was also defeated 2 to 2. Angry Negro parents planned a meeting to plan protests as overcrowding remains at the three schools.
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North Dorchester
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Boston School Committee
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Romance in the Air For Lynda Bird Johnson
First Lady Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson and her daughter Lynda visited Jackson Hole Wyoming to support a beautification campaign and enjoy mother daughter time at Laurance Rockefeller's J Y Ranch. They stayed in a rustic cabin with Grand Teton views while Brent Eastman aided Lynda on outdoor outings.
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UPI
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Laurance Rockefeller
J-Y Ranch
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Steven
Grand Teton Range
Brent Eastman
Evanston
University of California
Eastman
Johnson
National Park Service
Snake River
California
American Forestry Association
National Council of Garden Clubs
Holiday Toll Sets Labor Day Death Record
The final Labor Day holiday toll reached 572 traffic deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight, 11 more than the previous record. Seventy drownings, 12 plane crash deaths, and 69 in miscellaneous incidents pushed the total holiday toll to 723, with Texas leading at 48 traffic deaths.
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UPI
United Press International
Texas
California
Illinois
New York
Wisconsin
Governors Eye Rails At New England Conference
New England governors meet in Rhode Island to study long range rail problems and jet port readiness. Aeronautics officials brief on airports handling new jets while discussions cover the State Federal Technical Services Act and textile industry impacts. Governors include tours and a private dinner at the Clambake Club with a Springfield, Massachusetts meeting planned for Sept. 18. Police recover driver after car on bridge railing incident ends with Pound found safe in his apartment.
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Governors
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Chateau d’Asnieres
Paris
Horace Trumbauer
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William F. Sullivan
Northern Textile Association
Congress
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Kansas City
Kan
UPI
Kaw River
James R. Pound
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