Vermont Senator Pushes for $90,000 in Senatorial Scholarships
State Sen John J OBrien D Chittenden Grand Isle says he will ask the emergency board in October for a further $90 000 for senatorial scholarships to aid applicants in real need He also proposes restoring a $10000 cut from the 1964 University of Vermont medical scholarships budget and seeks $200000 more for senatorial scholarships in 1967 Meanwhile the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation plans a $150000 increase in incentive grants for state students in higher education
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Burlington
UPS
John J. O’brien
Dchittenden
Grand Isle
O’brien
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
University of Vermont
Freshmen Arrive for Week-Long Orientation at Green Mountain College
Three hundred seventy-eight freshmen arrived on the Green Mountain College campus for a week of orientation led by senior Green Key counselors. Seniors report for registration Wednesday. The program opened with Vesper Services and counselor meetings. President Raymond A. Withey welcomed attendees, with a dinner and a history of the college by Robert Leonard. The week includes faculty advisor conferences, testing, registration, and a Saturday mixer at Dartmouth College.
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Poultney
Green Mountain College
Green Key
Raymond A. Withey
Robert Leonard
Dartmouth College
Vergennes youths still missing from Weeks School
State police and local authorities continue the search for seven youths who escaped Weeks School in Vergennes over the past week. Robert Waterfield 17 from Warwick New York and Robert Jillson 18 from Woodstock remained missing since Tuesday. Dennis Beebe 18 from Orange who walked away Wednesday was found the same day. Two who escaped Friday were taken back that day. The final two, Roy Grant 16 of St Johnsbury and Michael Grant 18 of Derby, left Saturday and were returned Sunday.
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Vergennes
UPD
Robert Waterfield
Warwick
N.Y
Robert Jillson
Woodstock
Dennis Beebe
Orange
Roy Grant
St. Johnsbury
Michael Grant
Derby
Blood donations surge in Vermont and New Hampshire
Vermont and New Hampshire blood drives raised 1 098 pints last week across eight drawings, the highest weekly total since February. Mansfield Avenue Red Cross center in Burlington distributed 751 pints, with 717 sent to 65 local hospitals and 34 to other centers as replacements for residents hospitalized outside the area. Top draw towns and facilities included Rutland 251 pints, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 672, Brattleboro 203, Manchester N H 142, and Windsor 109.
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Burlington
UPI
Vermont
New Hampshire
Mansfield Avenue
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Brattleboro
Manchester
N.H
Windsor
New York Chains Served with Milk and Butter Violations
Eighteen unidentified New York chain stores were summoned for more than 400 violations related to weighing milk cream and butter. The summonses list short weight charges based on brand labels on containers and wrappers. Reweighings are permitted, and inspections will target big dairy brand containers.
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New York
Samuel J. Kearing
Kearing
Bristol driver escapes after waterlogged crash in Vermont
William H. Gibbons, 57, crawled from a submerged station wagon after it left Town Road 9 near East Poultney and overturned into two feet of water. He suffered bumps and bruises but was able to escape through a rolled-down window. In New York, two Greenwich teens were treated at Mary McClellan Hospital after a one car crash in Jackson Town. Terry Allen, 18, was held for observation.
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Johnsonville
William H. Gibbons
Town Road 9
East Poultney
Gibbons
Cambridge
N.Y
Mary McClellan Hospital
Jackson
Terry Allen
Greenwich
Lynn Parker
Richard Stiles
O’ Donnell Hill
Car dealer rammed cars and crashed into restaurant in Berkshire
A Pownal man Alan Morrison 25 manager of a car sales firm in North Adams eluded police after ramming two parked vehicles on Sand Springs Road then veered into the Cozy Corner Restaurant at the U S 7 junction. He ran but was captured about 15 minutes later and jailed in North Adams with charges pending. Later, North Adams State College anticipated enrollment 548 with 251 men and 297 women.
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Williamstown
Pownal
Alan Morrison
North Adams
Morrison
Sand Springs
Ronald Sieczkowski
U.S. 7
Sieczkowski
North Adams State College
John J. Komorec
Police Pay Hike Sought in Pittsfield
Pittsfield Police Association asks council for relief after mayor vows to veto a second raise. Orlando Pezanelli requests rescinding moonlighting ban so officers may take second jobs to support families.
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Pittsfield
New York Papers Resume After 140 Day Strike Ends
The World Journal Tribune begins publishing in New York after a 140 day labor shutdown. Mayor Lindsay starts the first press run of nearly 1 million copies. The merged paper replaces the Herald Tribune, Journal American, and World Telegram Sun, with about 3,000 fewer staff and a 80 page edition planned.
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New York
World Journal Tribune
World Telegram and
Sun
Journal-American
The
Herald Tribune
American Newspaper Guild
World Telegram & Sun
Vermont Counties Share $121000 in National Forest Revenues
Six Vermont counties bordering the Vermont National Forest will receive 121000 dollars as part of a 42 state distribution of national forest revenues. The funds come from timber sales grazing fees recreation and land permits. Addison 41000 Bennington 32500 Rutland 27700 Windsor 10300 Windham 7700 Washington 2000.
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Washington
UPI
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Vermont
Vermont National Forest
Addison
Bennington
Rutland
Windsor
Windham
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