Vermont maple syrup study grant approved
The Economic Development Administration approved a 150000 study grant to examine consumer preferences for maple syrup forms and grades. Jerome E. Kelley announced the grant in St. Albans, noting funding came through his Franklin County Development Association, the Vermont Maple Industry Council, and other groups. A University of Vermont scientist will study market identification. The study focuses on a region between the Great Lakes and the Canadian Maritime provinces, with emphasis on northern Vermont counties.
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St, Albans
UPD
Economic Development Administration
Vermont
Jerome E. Kelley
Franklin County Development Association
St. Albans
Kelley
Vermont Maple Industry Council
University of Vermont
Great Lakes
Canadian
Maritime Provinces
State treasurer named to oversee $22 million fund
Vermont State Treasurer Madelyn Davidson was named to oversee the $22 million Unemployment Compensation Fund by Employment Security Commissioner Stella Hackel. Davidson will requisition funds on deposit with the U S Treasury to pay unemployment benefits to eligible workers. Hackel noted over $4 million in benefits were paid last year while employers contributed about $8 million.
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Montpelier
UPD
Madelyn Davidson
Vermont
Stella Hackel
Blood donations reach 700 pints in nine Burlington-area drawings
Burlington Red Cross reports Monday shipments totaling 669 pints to 62 New Hampshire and Vermont hospitals for the week ending. An additional 80 pints went to other centers as replacements for residents hospitalized outside the region. Bennington led with 153 pints, while Manchester NH residents donated 133 pints, the only other community over 100.
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Burlington
UPD
Vermont
New Hampshire
Red Cross
Bennington
Manchester
N.H
Barre Sheds Hit by Second Granite Fire in 48 Hours
Barre fire investigators probe a second blaze in 48 hours. Monday’s general alarm razed the Celente and Bianchi Granite Co wire saw section with no injuries reported. The DuBois Granite Co polishing section was destroyed by fire Saturday.
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Barre
UPD
Celente and Bianchi Granite Co
DuBois Granite Co
Unemployment claims reach 12-year low in Vermont
The Vermont Employment Security Department reported 1416 new unemployment claims for the week ending Sept 14, the lowest in 12 years. The jobless rate fell to 1.2 percent, down .4 points from a year ago, while district offices mostly declined except St. Johnsbury which rose by 11 claims. Rutland dropped 88, Burlington 33 fewer than the prior week.
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Montpelier
UPI
Employment Security Department
St. Johnsbury
Rutland
Burlington
Job Corps Trainees Protest Alleged Police Brutality
About 75 female trainees from the Poland Spring Women's Job Corps Center in Lewiston Maine marched 15 miles to police headquarters to demand an investigation into alleged brutality during a scuffle with Lewiston youths. No serious incidents occurred. a man was arrested for intoxication after insulting trainees.
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Lewiston
Maine
UPI
Poland Spring
Gerald Gilbert
Gilbert
Susan Doyle
Sandra Ackerson
AWOL Marine Removed From Harvard Chapel Sanctuary
A 21-year-old AWOL Marine combat veteran Paul Olimpieri was taken from Harvard University Andover Chapel under a federal warrant. Harvard Divinity School Dean Krister Stendahl reported no student resistance as Olimpieri was escorted to the Charlestown Navy Yard. He had chained himself to his wife Lynn and pledged to stay until authorities acted. This marked a notable sanctuary case at an American university.
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Cambridge, Mass
UPI
Harvard University Chapel
Harvard Divinity School
Krister Stendahl
Cpl
Paul Olimpieri
Fairfield
Stendahl
Olimpieri
Lynn
Andover
New England
Quonset Point Naval Air Station
Rhode Island
Divinity School
Vietnam
da Nang
Chu Lai
Corps
Marine Corps
Doctors Hope To Save Sight Of Girl Hit by Birdshot
Massachusetts General Hospital doctors hope to restore full vision for Ruth Martin a Weston girl who was shot in the face with a 22 caliber pellet gun at a Maine cottage. She remains under care at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary as doctors assess potential recovery.
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Boston
UPI
Massachusetts General Hospital
Weston
Maine
Ruth Martin
Ernest O. Martin
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Boston Hospital
Maine Medical Center
Portland
Thomas Hutchinson
Miss Martin
Albert Guy
Cumberland County
Martin Cottage
Long Lake
Guy
Herman R. Hoffman III
Newton Highlands
Mass
Hoffman
Nixon Uses New Technique Against Hecklers at Rallies
At a King of Prussia Pennsylvania rally Nixon spotted a protest sign and a group chanting peace. He replied that without law and order there is no peace, then the sign vanished and the crowd fell silent. He has begun confronting hecklers rather than ignoring them.
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New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
King of Prussia
Nixon
Reunion at Harmony reveals mother alive after 46 years
Linley Ashley, 52, traveled from New York to Harmony Rhode Island where he found his mother Sabra Clark, who had believed him dead since a 1970s separation. An elderly informant led him to her, recounting a long family estrangement caused by divorce and name changes.
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Averill Park
Linley Ashley
Harmony
Sabra Clark
Ashley
Albany Hotels Close In Rapid Turnover
The Corine Hotel at 715 Broadway will close October 1 after notifying guests and laying off three desk clerks and two maids. Capitol Hotel closed on October 1 after a September 18 closure notice, and Ten Eyck Hotel ceased operations August 31. In Schenectady, 3500 GE turbine department workers voted to strike for two days over safety issues, alongside layoffs for about 450 others amid ongoing stoppages by a small group of 75 bucket assemblers.
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Albany
Corine
Broadway
Michael Polander
Capitol Hotel
Big Ten Eyck
Schenectady
General Electric
Joseph Mangino
International Union of Electrical Workers
Mangino
Salem doctor named president designate of North Adams State College
Dr James T Amsler of Salem was elected president-designate of North Adams State College at a trustees meeting and will assume the presidency next September when President Andrew S Flagg retires. He has spent over half of his 46 years in the Massachusetts state college system and plans to move to North Adams next summer.
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North Adams
James T. Amsler
Salem
North Adams State College
Massachusetts State College System
Andrew S. Flagg
Amsler
Pittsfield Pastor Rev. Isaiah Jenkins resigns
The Rev. Isaiah Jenkins, longtime pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Pittsfield, has resigned effective December 1. He had previously accused the local business community of reneging on a promised $300,000 church community center project.
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Pittsfield
Isaiah Jenkins
Second Congregational Church
Jenkins
Taconic High School Named In Pittsfield
The High School Building Commission voted six to three Monday night to name the new comprehensive seven point six million dollar high school on Valentine Road Taconic High School. The panel previously approved green and gold as the school colors.
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Pittsfield
High School Building Commission
Valentine Road
Taconic High School
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