Vermont towns plan full re appraisal drive next month
Around Vermont reports Essex town to re appraise every house with four man state tax team help from town sisters to file the 1966 grand list by June. Northfield voters approve a 500000 sewer bond to fund a pollution control plant with total project cost over 1 million. Windsor Prison convict committed to Waterbury State Hospital for psychiatric treatment after escape and recapture. Gov Hoff and Gov Chaffee discuss Federal Technical Service Act impact for New England states. Vermon t liquor sales rose to 16.6 million with Bennington store top seller and 4 million state treasury share. Alan Sophrin named executive director of Northwestern Vermont Community Action group.
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Boston
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Chittenden County
Jalil
New York State
Burlington
API
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Champlain Valley
Middlebury College opens 166th year with record enrollment
Middlebury College starts its 166th year today with a record total enrollment of 1400 undergraduates and a freshman class of 410 students highlighting strong admissions and growing campus size.
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Middlebury
API
Middlebury College
Boston Man Pleads Innocent in Kidnap Burglary Case
William Toomey 27 of Roslindale pleaded innocent in Chittenden County Court to charges of kidnaping Ruth Clark breaking and entering her home and the Winooski Country Store and conspiring to rob. Co defendants Joseph Cabrera 32 and Albert Little Jr. 20 also entered innocent pleas. Offenses dated May 22. Trial date not set. Defense seeks change of venue due to extensive press coverage.
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UPI
Boston
Chittenden
William Toomey
Roslindale
Ruth Clark
Winooski
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Earl McLaughlin
Windsor State Prison
Vermont insurance exec predicts state boom has just begun
L Douglas Meredith of National Life Insurance Co in Montpelier told the Vermont New Hampshire Banking School closing supper that Vermont's boom has barely begun. He cited improved transport, population growth, shorter work weeks and natural beauty as fueling the boom and urged bankers to support development to keep it sound.
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UPI
Vermont
L. Douglas Meredith
National Life Insurance Co
Montpelier
Writer among 29 killed in Viet Nam Air Force crash
Jerry A. Rose 32, a Gloversville freelance writer and author of Reported To Be Alive, was among 29 people killed when a C47 airliner crashed near Quang Ngai Viet Nam Thursday He was the only American aboard and is survived by his parents Dr. and Mrs Henry Rose
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Quang Ngai
Viet Nam
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Keating Named GOP Nominee for Court of Appeals Judge
Former Sen. Kenneth B. Keating is seen as the Republicans’ definite nominee for associate judge of the Court of Appeals by party leaders in the Capital District. A unanimous selection is set for today at the Republican State Committee meeting in Albany.
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Adams plans half million garden apartments in Progress area
Adams Redevelopment Authority announced a $500,000 garden-type apartment project in the Project Progress urban renewal area. Planning starts after town meeting approves urban renewal plans on Sept 27. About 50 family units to be built in four, eight, or 12 unit buildings at roughly $10,000 per unit. Pittsfield teachers miss September payday. city cites eight-day processing time for payroll checks.
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Adams Redevelopment Authority
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Robert B. Dillon
Teachers’ Association
Duke Ellington in Jazz Prayer at Grace Cathedral
Duke Ellington led a sacred music concert at Grace Cathedral with his orchestra piano singers choirs and a dancer. The 66 year old maestro fused gospel blues and brass in a religious performance before a standing room crowd of over 2100, their ovations signaling a rare religious outing. The program drew from older suites new works and hymns under the theme In the beginning God.
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UPI
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Grace Cathedral
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Limits Seen on Immigration Bill in Senate Debate
The Senate version of President Johnson's immigration bill likely includes a hemispheric cap of 120000 immigrants per year for Canada and Latin America. Senate liberals have largely abandoned plans to block the Western Hemisphere limit written by the Judiciary Committee as debate on the House-passed measure opens. Floor voting on amendments appears delayed until Monday due to administration reluctance and filibuster concerns.
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Boy Rocketeer Receives Presidential Backing
Kenneth Sieracki a 15 year old Chicopee High sophomore has received broad support from the Johnson administration. NASA officials in Huntsville pledge ground testing and possible White Sands tests while multiple manufacturers donated materials worth up to 3000 dollars. Sieracki reported plans to test the 10 foot two stage rocket by year end aiming to reach 26 miles, two miles beyond the current amateur record. He also recalled a phone call with Gemini 5 astronaut Gordon Cooper offering encouragement.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Science and Technology
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Spencer Tracy Battles Illness After Prostate Surgery
Hollywood star Spencer Tracy, 65, fights for life at Good Samaritan Hospital after a September prostatectomy for a noncancerous growth. A spokesman reported a late rally but the actor remains serious with no clear prognosis for release. Tracy, famed for Captains Courageous and Boys Town, has endured respiratory problems and extended seclusion in recent years. He is survived by wife Louise and children John and Suzy.
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UPI
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Good Samaritan Hospital
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Nuremberg
Miss Hepburn
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Broadway
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Massive Maine hunt for escapee kidnaps doctor’s wife
In Orrington Maine gun wielding mental hospital escapee Roger R Haller 31 of Bangor seized the home of Dr John F McGinn forced his wife Lynne 30 into a station wagon after holding the family for more than six hours Gov John H Reed ordered every state trooper pressed into the search with roadblocks and a plane scanning the woods Authorities doubt he remains in the area and警 boats along the border are on alert
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Maine
UPI
Roger R. Haller
Bangor
Bangor State Hospital
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Haller
Lynne McGinn
Tive
John H. Reed
McGinn
Brewer
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Agreel
Fish and Game Department
New York Newspapers Hit by Strike Shutdown
New York's major morning papers failed to publish as 2,200 Times editors and clerical workers walked out, shutting down six of seven dailies. Only the New York Post printed while more than 17,000 workers faced unemployment. mediator Theodore W. Kheel reported substantial progress in talks.
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