Vermont Seeks ICC Reversal On Rail Passenger Service
Vermont Public Service Board special rail counsel Chester Ketcham says the board filed a petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission to reverse a division three decision allowing Boston and Maine Railroad to abandon four passenger trains from White River Junction to Springfield. Central Vermont has also halted service. hearing date expected soon as Vermont lawmakers push for action.
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St Michael's to Launch Fifth Year Teacher Training
Dr. Robert J. Giroux, chairman of the Education Department at St Michael's College, announced a new graduate level teacher training program. About 20 college graduates will form the first group pursuing master’s degrees in teaching in the new fifth year program, marking a shift from undergraduate training.
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St. Michael’s College
Robert J. Giroux
Liberal Arts College
Clergymen poised to face GOP incumbents in District 15 race
In Middlebury two pastors nominated by Democrats face Republican incumbents John Burke and Arthur Gibb for the Vermont House seats in District 15. Father Ward of St. Mary’s RC Church and Father Ellis of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church gained 18 and 19 write in votes respectively. In Montpelier Governor Hoff plans Hoff for Governor HQ at Pavilion Hotel and part of a regional voter workshop in October run by the Washington Orange Democratic Women’s Club.
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Middlebury
UPI
Russell Ellis
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
Donald Ward
St. Mary’s
John Burke
Arthur Gibb
Weybridge
Father Ward
Addison Association
Father Ellis
Anna Chennault to Speak at Rensselaer County Workshop
Chinese born widow of Gen Chennault will address the annual Teacher Workshop at Brittonkill School in New York. She is heard on Voice of America broadcasts from Free China Red China and Southeast Asia and will discuss the Viet Nam situation from firsthand knowledge.
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Anna Chennault
Claire Chennault
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Rensselaer County
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Chennault
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Taiwan
Red China
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Voice of America
Troy appoints Edward Dinan urban renewal director
Troy City Clerk Edward P. Dinan is named urban renewal director, succeeding James G. Connors who left for Huntington. Dinan, 37, will earn 11000 dollars annually and start October 1. Emma Willard School unveils a 1278000 project to build a library and music building on the inner campus linking with existing structures to form an academic quadrangle.
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Troy
Edward P. Dinan
James G. Connors
Huntington
Troy — Emma Willard School
Ban Proposed on Side Saddle Riding on Scooters
Berkshire residents hear a ban on passengers riding side saddle on motor scooters and motorcycles proposed by Angus MacDonald of the Jug End Sports Car Club. The official urged statewide legislation to curb the dangerous practice due to balance loss and lack of handholds or foot supports.
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Great Barrington
Angus MacDonald
Jug End Sports Car Club
Gemini 11 Attains Record Altitude and Space Stand
Gemini 11 astronauts Charles Conrad and Richard Gordon set a record altitude of 835 miles then conducted a 140 minute space stand with Gordon in the open hatch to photograph stars. They also planned a cartwheel maneuver with the Agena rocket and later returned to a 190 mile orbit for Gordon’s star photography mission.
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Agena
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