Western Telephone sale rumors quiet says Vermont PSB
Public Service Board Commissioner Ernest Gibson said no new reports on Western Telephone Co sale to a Missouri firm. If assets are sold, the board requires petition for authority when 10 percent or more of assets change hands in a year. Western serves about 2,500 subscribers in Richmond Bridport Charlotte area. Michael Mack of South Hero is major stockholder and GM.
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Continental Telephone Co
St. Louis
Michael Mack
South Hero
Western
PSB
Vermont receives yearlong grant for mental retardation plan
Vermont's Mental Health Commissioner said a U S Public Health Service grant funds a program to establish an office of mental retardation planning and implementation. A director will oversee four priority items from the governor's Advisory Committee report and push for new programs, regional interest, staffing, and a uniform data reporting system for agencies serving the mentally retarded.
Burlington fire victims sue building owner over blaze
Hope Garfield, 61, of Burlington, files $750,000 civil suit against Jean Hardy alleging the May 27 fire was caused by a short circuit in an improperly installed wire without inspection. Garfield suffered first and second degree burns while trapped in her room. A separate $750,000 suit by Gilsomina Desorbe, 23, also accuses Hardy of similar fault.
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Burlington
UPS
Chittenden
Hope Garfield
Jeannine Hardy
Hardy
Gilsomina Desorbe
Vermont Headmasters Elect Pierce President In 45 22 Vote
Donald G. Pierce principal of Bellows Free Academy St Albans was elected president of the Vermont Headmasters Association. The group rejected a 45 22 proposal to rename the body the Vermont Association of Secondary School Principals. Also elected to the executive council were Charles Davis Glenn Fay William Timbers William Towne Carroll Hull and Raymond Mason.
Sailor Robert Morin Jr. Dies in Burlington Pier Fall
Funeral services for Seaman Robert E. Morin Jr. will be held in Burlington after he apparently slipped from a Long Beach Pier while returning to the U S S Passumpsic. Morin, 20, was found after a two hour scuba dive search. Navy investigates. He is survived by his parents and siblings.
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Burlington
APS
Robert E. Morin Jr
Navy
Morin
U.S.S. Passumpsic
Liberty
Long Beach
Calif
Stella Morin
Robert E. Morin Sr
RPI Expands IBM System 360 Core Memory Unit
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute adds a large core memory storage unit to its IBM System 360 Model 50 lab as the first such unit in a U.S. college. The LCS storage quadruples capacity, stores 1 048 576 characters, retrieves a word in eight microseconds, and costs 315000 dollars.
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Troy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
America
IBM
Rensselaer
LCS
Watervliet Arsenal seeks production machine operators
Watervliet Arsenal posts openings for production machine operators to support Southeast Asia military needs. Starting wage is 2.37 dollars per hour. Applicants must pass a written aptitude test, have six months experience or training with metal working machines, precision measuring tools, and reading blueprints, with weekly tests.
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Watervliet
Waterviet Arsenal
Southeast Asia
Stockade Flea Market to Benefit St George’s Work
The Women of St George's Church sponsor a Saturday Stockade Flea Market to fund church works. The event at the church parking lot on Green Street at Ferry Street will offer beverages and homemade foods. Dealers from upstate New York and New England are expected to exhibit wares.
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Schenectady
St. George’s Church
Episcopal Church
Green Street
Ferry Street
New York
New England
Berkshire IUE GE contract talks near strike risk
John H. Callahan of the IUE says GE’s stance toward bargaining is pushing toward a strike after 17 of 70 proposals on contract language were answered and six deemed barely acceptable. A Washington conference board vote on acceptance or rejection is set for Sept 28, with rejection signaling a companywide strike. Berkshire Fair opened with exhibits judged, attendance at 4,600 and racing handle of 282,684, up 114,000 from last year.
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Pittsfield
John H. Callahan
IUE General Electric Conference Board
New York
IUE
Callahan
Washington, D.C
Hancock
Berkshire County
Appeal to Johnson to save St Johnsbury and Lamoille line
Residents in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom appealed to President Johnson to intervene with the Interstate Commerce Commission to keep the St Johnsbury and Lamoille County Freight Line operating. The line seeks ICC approval to abandon its 97 mile St Johnsbury to Swanton route. A Sept 29 meeting would decide if Vermont and shippers can loan 600000 as a one way measure. optimism exists but depends on the railroad's willingness to present concrete plans.
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Vermont
St. J&lc
Thomas Lynch
Middlebury
Vermont Public Service Board
Liquor Prices May Be Cut By New Massachusetts Law
Boston UPI Gov John A Volpe acts to implement a new law that may reduce liquor prices in Massachusetts. The move was announced Monday with immediate effect and could affect retailers and consumers statewide.
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Massachusetts
Boston
UPI
John A. Volpe
Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
Volpe
New Hampshire
PSB Delays Phone Cut Off Key Decision
Public Service Board Chairman Ernest Gibson says a decision on whether New England Telephone Co will install cut off keys on monitoring equipment has been delayed up to a month. Gibson met with William French of Burlington to review alternatives and cost concerns.
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New England Utilities Commissioners
Gibson
French
ICC Reaffirms Penn-Central Merger Decision
The ICC upheld the April 27 Penn-Central merger approval and refused broader reopening, but ordered new hearings on protections for Erie Lackawanna Delaware & Hudson and Boston & Maine railroads. It may modify indemnity provisions and allow additional petitions within a year. The merger promises at least 80 million dollars in annual savings amid ongoing financial strain.
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ICC
Penn - Central
Norfolk & Western
Norwich & Worcester Railroad Co
New Haven
Norfolk & Western Railway Co
Oscar Gross & Son
Erie Lackawanna
Delaware & Hudson
Boston & Maine
Sambles
Erie-Lackawanna
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