Murder trial delayed over psychiatric testing in Vermont
In Windsor County, Earl D. Miner 24 faces first degree murder charges for the Jan 24 shooting of his 19 year old wife Bonnie. Trial postponed pending completion and timing of independent psychiatric tests. Miner pleads innocent and not guilty by insanity. The judge will set a new date once test timing and results are known.
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White River Junction
UPI
Springfield
Earl D. Miner
Bonnie
Superior Court
Dale W. Brooks
Windsor County Court
Brooks
Peter Plante
White River
Attorney General’s Office
Plante
Asst. Atty
Frank G. Mahady
Miner
Mahady
State Colleges keep planning control for facilities
Montpelier Vermont four institutions retain planning and construction authority as a public works subcommittee rejects transferring State Colleges to the Building Division. Provost Dr Robert S Babcock told the panel centralized control would hinder education aligned projects and financing. Franklin County Development Council renewal grants aid yearlong efforts with towns cooperation and need for skilled labor and new revenue through vocational and recreation programs.
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Babcock
Finn
Albany college leaders glare at high flunkout rate
Albany State University president Dr. Sebastian T. Martorana addressed new faculty noting that two year colleges face a 30 to 40 percent attrition rate among students who fail to graduate or transfer. He urged focusing on unqualified students while raising expectations for brighter vocational students. Granville Hicks named McGuffey Visiting Professor at Ohio University Athens for fall and winter quarters in honor of William Holmes McGuffey.
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Albany
Sebastian T. Martorana
Albany State University
Martorana
Grafton — Granville Hicks
McGuffey
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
William Holmes McGuffey
County grant clears path for urban planning in Troy region
Rensselaer County Department of Promotion and Planning won state approval for a $73,542 grant to start a four year program. The plan will produce a comprehensive countywide strategy including zoning and capital outlay for urbanization.
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Troy — Rensselaer County
Department of Promotion and Planning
Warrant issued for 17-year-old in Berkshire fire case
A Lee District Court warrant for 17-year-old Charles Milner of New Jersey charged with wilful destruction of school property follows a July 11 fire at Lee Academy that destroyed a two story science building and caused about 10000 dollars in damage. Also in Berkshire a stolen historic communion plate from Stockbridge Church and a separate garage of pewter items were reported stolen, while Lenox School plans a one million dollar sports center as part of a decade long building program with a fall construction timeline.
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LEE
UPI
New Jersey
Charles Milner
Lee Academy
Lee District Court
Milner
Stockbridge
John Sargeant
Congregational Church
Jonathan Edwards
William J. Obanhein
LENOX
Lenox School
Edward A. Gleason Jr
Burlington Diocese Wins Rare Saturday Mass Permit
The Burlington Diocese becomes the third in the United States to receive from Rome permission to fulfill Sunday Mass obligation on Saturday. The change aids resort areas, military units, summer camps, and busy recreation sites, with bishops instructing careful communication to parishioners about the meaning of Sunday.
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Burlington
Robert F. Joyce
Burlington Catholic
Rome
U.S
Santa Fe
N.M
Taos
Superior
Wis
Wisconsin Lake
Joyce
National Guard
Boy Scouts
Elbert G. Moulton
Vermont
Killington - Pico
Sherburne
Chancery
New England River Basins Commission Formed by Johnson
President Johnson created the New England River Basins Commission to manage water resources in six New England states and parts of New York. R Frank Gregg, conservation expert and former adviser to the Interior Department, named first federal chair with a salary of 25890 dollars. The commission includes federal department reps and one state member from each involved state.
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San Antonio
Interior Department
Denver
Colo
Montreal Will Lease Vermont Pavilion at Expo67
Vermont Development Board authorizes leasing the $400000 Expo67 Pavilion to Montreal for $1 a year for two years. Montreal seeks to keep the Vermont Pavilion as part of a permanent international exhibit, but moving it back would cost $60,000 to $90,000 with no current funds.
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Fairgrounds
Elbert G. Moulton
Vermont
Opposition Grows To Reorganization Plan In Vermont
MONTPELIER UPI Five more state officials joined 10 department heads in opposing Hoff administrations plans to reorganize the executive branch. The critics, including Democrat James Marro and Robert Wilson, argued against turning policy boards into advisory groups and granting the governor appointment power with Senate advice and consent. Health and mental health officials also voiced opposition citing redundancy of boards and commissions.
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Senate
Highway Board
James Marro
Rutland
Robert Wilson
Bennington
Health Board
John Hurley
St. Albans
Hurley
Vermont
Jonathan Leopold
Mental Health Board
Carlos Ois
Townshend
Hoff Sees Tax Sharing Inflationary and Urges Urban Aid
Governor Philip H. Hoff argues against immediate federal state tax sharing as inflationary. He cites Vietnam and urban crises as urgent, noting no firm tax sharing recommendations will come from the National Governors Conference. He favors enhancing categorical grants to cities to address urban problems directly.
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Hoff
Governor’s Conference
Washington
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