Vermont towns seek power and a plant manager appointment
Robert B. Johnson will become plant manager at American Optical Co. in Brattleboro in 1964, succeeding Bryan E. Warren who led the post since 1951. Albert Cree of Central Vermont Public Service Corp discussed electric service for Victory and Granby with Gov. Hoff, noting possible costs and tax impact. Purified water from the White River eased a South Royalton shortage, delivered via Lake Casper and CD stockpiles after a state emergency. The Senate confirmed Kennedy appointees James R. Hudson of East Montpelier and Stanley R. Beauregard of St. Albans as postmasters.
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Brattleboro
American Optical Co
Robert B. Johnson
Johnson
Bryan E. Warren
South Royalton
White River
Lake Casper
State Civil Defense Division
Public Safety Department
Camp Johnson Winooski
Hoff
Washington
Senate
Kennedy
East Montpelier
James R. Hudson
St. Albans
Stanley R. Beauregard
Truck kills three on New York Thruway patch crew
A loaded truck plowed into a New York Thruway patch crew near Newburgh, killing three men and injuring four others after first hitting a flagman and a parked pickup. In Troy, a three year old boy, Mark DeBello, was found after being missing for three hours with one shoe. Bears sighted across the state include a dead one on Glens Falls main street and others in Carthage Saranac Ogdensburg. RPI and Albany Medical College will collaborate on a six year biomedical training program.
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Newburgh
New York Thruway
Troy
Mark DeBello
Albany
Troy — Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Albany Medical College of Union University
Adams-Roger L Putnam Named to Mt Greylock Tramway Authority
Gov Endicott P Vody will name Roger L Adams Putnam of Putnam and Springfield to the Mt Greylock Tramway Authority to replace Dr Herbert Dobelle who resigned. Putnam, a skier and climber, will have his name sent to the Governor's Council today. In Williams College news at Williamstown Greek fraternities rush ends as nine seek to remain and 230 sophomores await Sunday affiliations.
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Adams
Roger L
Putnam
Springfield
Endicott P Vody
Mt. Greylock
Herbert Dobelle
Pittsfield
Williamstown
Williams College
Vermont Railway set to begin Rutland line restoration
Jay Wulfson, operator of Vermont Railway Corp., plans to start repairing the idle Rutland Railway tracks next week and hopes to run trains by October 20. He may hire up to 200 workers for the 126 mile Rutland segment, mostly former Rutland staff, to haul feed, coal, lumber and LPG. The Public Service Board will hold a hearing October 14 in Burlington on the operation.
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Montpelier
Jay Wulfson
New
Vermont Railway Corp
Rutland Railway
Rutland
Wulfson
Eldredge
Hoff
Public Service Board
Burlington
East German Morale Up Says Visiting Reporter
BERLIN AP dissatis faction with the Communist regime remains widespread yet a week behind the iron curtain finds no sign of a new revolt. Morale appears higher than seven months ago due to a good harvest and fewer shortages though butter and meat remain scarce. Factory workers face frequent political meetings and officials avoid commenting on West Berlin.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Bennington Banner Publisher and AP News Policy
The Bennington Banner operates daily at 425 Main St Vermont excluding Sundays and holidays. It is a Banner Publishing Corporation member of the Associated Press and reserves republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Vermont
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Associated Press
Garbage Man Meets President Exchanges Books
James J. Fahey, a Waltham Massachusetts garbage truck driver and Navy veteran, meets President John F. Kennedy in a ten minute visit. Kennedy gives Fahey a copy of Profiles in Courage as Fahey donates proceeds from Pacific War Diary to a priest in India. Fahey also speaks with Justice Eller and Congressmen including Speaker McCormack during the visit.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Waltham, Mass
James J. Fahey
United States
Fahey
Montpelier
K.S. Michael
India
Supreme Court
Byron S. M. Eller
Naval History
House
John W. McCormack
Fire Kills Over 20 Horses at Lewiston Fairgrounds
A general alarm fire swept seven barns at the Lewiston Fairgrounds killing more than 20 harness race horses and damaging equipment likely worth over 100000 dollars. Two horse handlers Libby and Munson were found safe after a prior disappearance. Gov. Reed’s horse injured a leg during evacuation. cause under investigation.
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Lewiston
Maine
Lewiston Fairgrounds
Philip C. Libby
Yarmouth
Herman Munson
Woodland
Libby
John H. Reed
Three More Indictments In Mass Bribery Case
Massachusetts crime commission evidence leads Bristol County grand jury to indict Ernest C. Stasiun Fairhaven Richard B Rymszewicz Boston Michael J Manning Boston on bribery charges. The seven accused include two executive councilors and a Worcester representative, plus housing board officials and a suspended renewal director.
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Mass
Fall River, Mass
Massachusetts Crime Commission
Bristol County
Edward W. Brooke
Executive
Ernest C. Stasiun
Fairhaven
Stasiun
Richard B. Rymszewicz
New Bedford
Michael J. Manning
Boston
Edward R. Crimmins
Somerville
Leo J. Turo
Worcester
Leo F. Benoit
Chicopee
State Housing Board
John A. Letteney
Lancaster
Housing Board
Suffolk
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Royalton
School For
Philip H. Hoff
Austine School For the Deaf
Chamber of Commerce
Granby
Albert
Cree
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Victory
Castleton
Whitehall, N.Y
Frederick L. Jones
Route 4
New York - Vermont Line
State CD
New York
Bears
RPI
Down In
Berkshire
Bob Hope
White House
Robert S. Suggs Jr
Hope
Congress
John O. Koehler
Radius
U.S
Nichols
Union Street
Cyper
Vermont Bank and Trust CO
Cemeba
Berchncton
Chester
Crime Commission
High School Ring Headquarters
Jewelers
Campbell
Campbell’s Pork & Beans
SWIFT
Hamburg
Deerfield Valley Farmers
Wilmington
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