Hoff tours D C with 11 governors to urge federal action
Governor Philip H. Hoff and 10 other governors met President Johnson in Washington to discuss inflation and federal policy. Hoff argued only the federal government can curb inflation and warned against demanding states bear the burden alone. He suggested either cutting capital spending or widening the income tax, and stressed Vermont’s need for federal highway funds to advance its arterial road program.
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Hoff
Vermont
Skidmore Innocent In Jeep Fraud Trial Verdict
UPI reports U.S. District Judge Ernest Gibson ruled Frederick Armour Skidmore 28 of Saratoga N Y innocent on six counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy in the bogus Jeep sales scheme. The judge found no substantial evidence he knew the Jeeps did not exist. Co defendant Robert Priest 32 of Stoney Point N Y pleaded guilty last summer and received a three year federal term after testifying that Skidmore helped run the scam but did not know the Jeeps were fake until mid February following an FBI tip.
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Burlington
U.S
FBI
Brightlock Hospital to take over regional ambulance service
ST JOHNSBURY UPI The Board of Trustees of Bright lock Hospital voted to take over ambulance service for 15 to 20 towns in Caledonia and Lower Essex Counties. Trustees require towns to appropriate 45 to 50 percent of about 20 000 dollars. administrator Robert Caplin said service would start December 1 with two ambulances. Area funeral directors who were to drop the service Saturday agreed to continue runs between now and December 1.
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St, Johnsbury
UPI
Brightlock Hospital
Caledonia
Essex
Robert Caplin
Physics meeting to cover space age materials at RPI
More than 300 scientists from business, military and education will attend the fall meeting of the New York State Section, American Physical Society at RPI. The event features sessions on industrial physics and a banquet addressed by Dr. Samuel D. Gould, SUNY president, Oct 7 at the Hendrick Hudson Hotel. Public invited.
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Troy
New York State
American Physical Society
RPI
Albany - Troy Schenectady
Samuel D. Gould
State University of New York
White Creek Pool Sale Nears Private Ownership
Dr. Douglas Sargent of Grosse Point Michigan and Ed Levin of Bennington are finalizing talks to buy the old White Creek pool and surrounding acreage from Mrs. Forrest White and Mrs. Michael Mahoney. They plan to form a corporation and run the pool privately. The facility, once used by the American Red Cross and Hoosick Falls Kiwanis Club, had been informally public until abuses, policing, and maintenance concerns ended its public use.
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Douglas Sargent
Grosse Point
Mich
Ed Levin
Bennington
Forrest White
Michael Mahoney
American Red Cross
Hoosick Falls
PSC Orders Beeline Train Service Restored Between Boston and Albany
Albany The New York Public Service Commission ruled the New York Central must resume Beeliner service between Boston and Albany by Monday. The ICC previously ordered discontinuation on Sept 26, 1965. the PSC sought reconsideration, leading to hearings showing the trains had feeder value and a one year restoration is directed.
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New York Central Railroad
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New York Public Service Commission
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Mail delivery returns to Berkshire after 50 years
In North Adams residents along Reservoir Road Notch Road and above Woodlawn Avenue began Rural Delivery mail service this week for the first time since horse and buggy days. Postmaster Raymond L. Merrigan said the service is R D No 2 out of North Adams. Also Dr Robert V Hamilton of North Adams State College was installed as chair of the Advisory Council on Guidance and Counseling for the Massachusetts Department of Education. In Pittsfield strike plans were being activated by General Electric and the IUE with Mayor Remo Del Gallo meeting officials to plan handling if a work stoppage occurs Monday.
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UPI
Thomas Hayes
Fair Haven
Hayes
Winston Brouty
Vermont
Richard Snelling
Shelburne
Burlington
North Adams
Reservoir Road
Notch Road
Woodlawn Avenue
Raymond L. Merrigan
Robert V. Hamilton
North Adams State College
Massachusetts Department of Education
State Department of Education
Pittsfield
General Electric Co
International Union of Electrical Workers
Remo del Gallo
John Charles Daly speaks at Vermont Cancer Society meeting
John Charles Daly, famed newsman and TV host, addressed 200 volunteers at Norwich University in Northfield about volunteering as an American tradition. He contrasted press duty with sensationalism and praised American resilience in space and battle, urging steadiness amid modern upheaval.
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Vt. Cancer Society
Northfield
Vermont
American Cancer Society
Daly
The
Norwich University
Henry L. Pratt
Rutland
Walter H. Rath
St. Albans
Ernest N. Harmon
Grand Isle
Inez Near Cuba Threatens Caribbean and Guantanamo
Hurricane Inez with 70 mph winds nears Cuba's south coast and Guantanamo Bay threatening heavy rains and floods from Guantanamo to Manzanillo. At least 46 dead across Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Guadeloupe. U.S. mainland risk deemed relatively slight, though advisories issued for the Bahamas. Tropical storm Judith trails westward as Cuban officials brace for disaster and relief crews mobilize.
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UPI
Inez
Caribbean
Cuba
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Manzanillo
Santiago de Cuba
Fidel Castro
Guadeloupe Island
Hispaniola
Haiti
Dominican Republic
U.S
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Judith
St. Lucia Island
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Guantanamo Bay
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Flora
Paul Moore
Miami Weather Bureau
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Jacmel
Weather Bureau
New York Liquor Prices Drop Under Affirmation Law
New York State's Affirmation Law takes effect Saturday and has already reduced prices on 549 brands. State Liquor Authority chairman Donald Hostetter reports wholesale cuts up to 20.30 per case as the law seeks to align NY prices with other states. Largest per case drops include vodka 7.14, bourbon 6.81, rye 5.99, scotch 5.00, and gin 2.02, with potential consumer price effects uncertain. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Fontaine Martin of Darien Conn and Landgrove celebrate their 27th wedding anniversary in the area.
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UPI
New York State
Donald Hostetter
State Liquor Authority
Hostetter
Authority
U.S
Tailer
Fontaine Martin
Darien
Conn
Landgrove
Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality dance at Immaculate Conception
The Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality of the Church of the Immaculate Conception hosts a church hall dance tonight with music by the Continentals.
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Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
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