Vermont billboard law faces heavy amendments, official says
Vermont road sign rules likely to be revised as lawmakers consider a harsh bill passed last year. Richard Carr at a highway officials meeting called the law unfair for granting the Travel Information Council power to limit signs and for favoritism toward gasoline stations on interstates over restaurants. Police seek four men who allegedly defrauded a resident of 1200 dollars by posing as a bank crew aiding a suspected embezzler. A foundation is formed in memory of Edgar May's wife killed in a Windsor County crash to fund scholarships for needy students. A 16 year old Bridport youth died in a Harmel Ouellette farm accident when clothing snagged on a fodder wagon. next of kin notified.
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Newport
R.i.upd
Vermont
American Association of State Highway Officials
Richard K. Carr
Vermont Travel Information Council
Carr
Springfield
UPS
Friends of Federal Poverty
Edgar May
Windsor County
May
Office of Economic Opportunity
Louise Breason May
Bennington
Bridport
UPI
Harmel Ouellette
Steven G. Browe
Social Welfare Department
Browe
Herman Lampan
Swanton
Ouellette
New York pair held in $300000 bail on heroin charges
Two New York City men Bartolomio J. Dalli and Stanley D. Simmons both 38 were jailed on narcotics charges after a five kilo heroin haul found in their southbound car near Chestertown. They faced bond totaling 300000 dollars. Two Canadians Thomas Pytel and Claude Bordeau 44 and 31 were arrested at the Champlain border station with 74000 dollars in cash. Investigators noted the street value and purity would scale to the millions depending on cutting. The arrests were confirmed by state police Captain A L Bardossi and Federal Narcotics officials Bernard Theisen and Dan Gerous.
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Albany
New York City
Northway
Warren County
A.L. Bardossi
BCI
Bartolomio J. Dalli
Stanley D. Simmons
Chestertown
Champlain
Thomas Pytel
Claude Bordeau
Montreal
Bernard Theisen
Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Workman Narrowly Escapes as Freight Derails at Purina Plant
Jerry Winnan of Preston Hollow escaped death when he dove into the Purina building as 17 of 76 Penn Central freight cars derailed at 12 05 p m behind a Purina plant in Voorheesville. Three tracks were blocked by twisted steel while one car struck the hopper he had been unloading. Officials suggest a journal overheat may have caused a wheel crack but offered no final determination.
Berkshire multiple stories highlight regional incidents and events
Richard C. Palmer of West Stockbridge freed on a $5,000 bond after a Boston hearing in a bank embezzlement case seeks return to Massachusetts to face federal charges. A William College junior Lewis L. Jacobsen from Winnetka sustains severe injuries after a fall at Currier Hall. Berkshire Art Association entry dates set for Oct 6 to Nov 3 at Berkshire Museum. National Guardsmen fail to guard jeep. stolen vehicle recovered intact in Adams.
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Pittsfield
Richard C. Palmer
West Stockbridge
Boston
U.S
Robert Popeo
Texas
Palmer
Pittsfield National Bank
Williamstown
William College
Lewis L. Jacobsen
Winnetka
Ill
Currier Hall
North Adams Hospital
Walter O’brien
College Security
Berkshire Art Association
Berkshire Museum
BAA
New England
New York State
North Adams
Trent L. Bongiolatti
Adams
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New York
Workman
Down In
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National Guard
Dream Kitchen
Main Street
Power Tools
Bennington, Vermont
O Inc
Aluminum
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