Federal funds urged to fight crime in U.S. hearing
Rep Claude Pepper urged a massive federal effort and substantial expenditures to combat rising crime, opening hearings at Faneuil Hall with Boston Mayor Kevin White. White called for funds to ease court backlogs and improve justice. Pepper warned state and local governments are financially exhausted and stressed a leadership role for Congress in guiding a national crime strategy.
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UPI
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
House
Pepper
Faneuil
Congress
Davis backs cluster development and regulation in Vermont
Governor Deane C. Davis endorsed cluster development as a tool for development regulation in Vermont saying aesthetic rules should guide growth. He supported adding staff for environmental enforcement, hinted at reorganizing environmental control functions, and reaffirmed opposition to mandatory school redis tricting amid discussions on redistricting at the Education Board and AG’s opinion request.
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Davis
State Education Board
Attorney General's Office
Yale President Proposes Administrative Accountability
Yale President Kingman Brewster urged impermanent administrative appointments to ensure accountability for executives, including the president, with a formal reappraisal of appointment at set intervals. He argued student power sharing is unworkable and that administration must be held answerable for responsiveness and competence.
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Yale
New Haven, Conn
UPI
Kingman Brewster
Yale University
Brewster
Yale Political Union
Humphrey to Speak at UNH Convocation
Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will address UNH opening convocation on Monday at 1 p.m. The event is public though seating is limited during the academic procession. Humphrey, a political science professor at Macalester College and the University of Minnesota, last visited New England during the 1968 campaign. About 7,800 students began classes on Sept. 16.
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N.H
UPI
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Hubert H. Humphrey
New England
Richard Nixon
Humphrey
MacAlester College
Minnesota
University of Minnesota
UNH
Vermont aims for statewide super human resources department
The Human Resources Study Committee unanimously approved a final report calling for a statewide super human resources department. The plan recommends the head of the agency be in the governor's cabinet if the administration backs that form of reorganization. The proposal expands the bill to 12 departments under the new department.
Canadians convicted in July for smuggling silver coins
Three Montreal men, Daniel Pelensky Nicholas Carasoulis and Eugene Ewaschuk, were sentenced in U S District Court for conspiracy to smuggle 40 bags of Canadian silver coins into the United States at Highgate Springs. Pelensky received a 1000 dollar fine and one year in prison. Carasoulis and Ewaschuk were fined 500 dollars each and given suspended six month sentences with three years probation.
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UPD
United States
Highgate Springs
U.S
Bernard Leddy
Daniel Pelensky
Nicholas Carasoulis
Eugene Ewaschuk
Montreal
Welfare debate hits Vermont leaders over poverty report
In Montpelier Thomas Davis criticizes past governors and the legislature as to blame for welfare issues while 1 000 copies of the governor’s welfare report are printed for lawmakers and public. In Windsor Anita Wheeler 71 dies after a car crash on Interstate 91. her husband 72 critical at Mary Hitchcock Hospital.
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Simonds
Windsor
UPD
Anita Dutton Wheeler
Springfield
Interstate 91
Ralph
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
N.H
City Manager Seeks Three Year Contract In NY
Adrian C. Gonyea, after ten months as Troy City Manager, voices job insecurity under the City Charter. He requests a three year contract, a higher salary, and protection from removal by a simple City Council vote with 24 hours notice. He notes overseeing a $10 million operation and argues compensation should rise to $21,500 to enable long term plans.
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Adrian C. Gonyea
Gonyea
Tlam
Blaze at Misty Hills Stables Kills Seventeen Horses
Firefighters from four towns fought a three hour blaze at Misty Hills Stables discovered at 4 30 am by owner Maynard Caster. A wooden stable and an adjoining quonset hut housing a riding arena burned. Seventeen prized show horses that had just shown at the Eastern States Exposition in Springfield Massachusetts died. Loss estimates ranged from 128000 to 250000. Casler family members could not confirm insurance but estimated fewer than half were covered.
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Misty Hills
Maynard Caster
Springfield
Mass
Casler
Saratoga Council backs east-west superhighway push
Saratoga County Council of Chambers of Commerce plans to back an east-west superhighway from Calais Maine to Amsterdam New York to win Gov Rockefeller support. The group says northern New England industrial development hinges on unified leadership as many Maine New Hampshire Vermont and New York figures show interest but planning is fragmented.
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Saratoga County Council of Chambers of Commerce
Calais
Maine
Amsterdam
Rockefeller
New England
Nat Oppenheim
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York
Berkshire fire unit to boost city service Oct 6
Pittsfield Fire Chief John E. McDonough announced a new four-firefighter tactical unit to operate from a station wagon at central station. The plan, expanding coverage to when more than one pumper is needed, will run 24 seven with no city cost and add four men to the scene during critical minutes. North Adams explores city parking facility with professional consultant. A multi decked decked lot near YMCA and city hall is proposed with study costs at least 10000 dollars and no federal funding expected.
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John E. McDonough
Central Station
North Adams
James Cleary
YMCA
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