Vermont AG weighs petitions to put minor parties on ballot
The Vermont attorney general's office weighs an opinion on the legality and constitutionality of petition campaigns to place minor parties on the November ballot. Assistant Atty. Gen. Louis Peck said he has a request from Secretary of State Harry Cooley to opine on objections to all certificates of nomination raised by Harley Walter Kidder of Barre. Kidder objects to petitions for the New party, the George Wallace party and the Socialist Workers party and will meet with Peck to discuss. Peck cautions that a formal hearing may not be provided for under Vermont law.
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Peck
Cooley
Vermont
Deane Davis Seen Boosting Vermont Industry if Elected
Republican State Chairman Elbert G. Moulton told the Orange County Republican fundraising dinner that electing Deane C. Davis as governor would provide a healthy shot for Vermont's industrial development. He cited Davis' ties to American business and predicted improved business climate and job opportunities through personal access to industry leaders.
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UPI
Elbert G. Moulton
Deane C. Davis
Vermont
Moulton
Orange County
Davis
Development Department
Vermont death notices and tourism chief named
Two Vermont men died in motorcycle crashes in Waterford and Jamaica with Wayne Heywood of St Johnsbury 24 killed in Waterford after losing control on a curve. Herman Parsons 26 of South Wordsboro died from a head injury after a Jamaica accident. In Montpelier the Vermont Development board named William S Norton as chief of promotion and travel to oversee public relations and travel marketing.
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Waterford
UPI
Vermont
Wayne Heywood
St. Johnsbury
Herman Parsons
South Wordsboro
Hanover
N.H
Jamaica
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Parsons
Albany high school plan advances despite delayed opening
Architects from Lux and Quackenbush Einhorn Sanders detailed a $15 million Albany high school planned for 4,000 pupils with a four-house design aimed at individual needs and racial balance. The facility is slated to begin next spring but not open until November 1971 as the school board debated supervision and logistics during a Wednesday hearing. In Troy, city council approved a new city hall site at Congress and Third, a 130 by 130 foot plot, costing about $1.5 million with on and underground parking, in a narrow 4 to 3 vote.
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Albany
Lux and Quackenbush
Einhorn- Sanders
John E. Holt-Harris
Holt-Harris
Troy
Congress
Third Streets
Lawrence D. Meyer
Albany Robbery Arson: Juveniles Charged in Fire Attack
Police found Earl Scott, 51, bleeding and burned after two juveniles aged 14 and 13 robbed him of $8, poured lighter fluid on him, and set him alight while a third youth watched. He was hospitalized with first and second degree burns. A fourth youth is being sought.
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Albany
Earl Scott
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Scott
Ambulance District Bills Move Toward Vermont Legislature
Legislative Council forwards final and two interim reports from three study committees. The Emergency Medical and Ambulance Services panel drafts a bill creating ambulance districts with operator licensing and state standards. Municipal Corporations panel seeks charter changes and local service consolidation. Condemnation study favors unified procedures and single land appraisal division. final draft due Oct. 2.
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Municipal Corporations Study Committee
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Purdy urges impartial reforms to Legislative Council panels
Sen Ellery Purdy Republican Rutland criticizes the procedures for forming Legislative Council study committees in Montpelier. He proposes applying conflict of interest principles to the full council and panels, requiring consent from members before panel membership is drawn, and notes concern over gun control and automobile casualty insurance groups loaded with supporters of the status quo. He urges withdrawal from consideration if personal advantage could arise, extending the standard to council members as well.
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Purdy
Council
Letter From Pueblo Sailor Repeats Claims Amid Captivity
Mrs. James A. Shepard of Williamstown received another letter and two photos from her Navy intelligence ship husband aboard the USS Pueblo held by North Korea. He repeats demands for US apology and notes 82 crewmen will not return without change in stance. Shepard, a Bennington native, appeared briefly in a North Korean film aired on NBC.
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Williamstown
James A. Shepard
Navy
Uss Pueblo
North Korea
United States
Shepard
Bennington
NBC
Berkshire Regional Theatre opens Androcles and the Lion
Pittsfield based BRET launches first production Androcles and the Lion in Williamstown as about 40,000 Berkshire students attend. BRET, a group of theatre professionals and educators, aims to bring high quality live drama to local schools with Title III funding. Adams Fairway Realty Co. offers 1000 shares at 50 dollars to buy Forest Park Country Club from Forest Park Corp.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire
ADAMS
Adams Fairway Realty Co
Massachusetts
Forest Park Country Club
Forest Park Corp
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