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Fire Destroys Store in Cambridge Dismissal Clarified THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, BmtUfto. HamoxC. Ok 6mutijt Ukt Ckimptti 1974 Page 21 4 Prominent Republicans Win llLi- sjey -omL nomination from Robert Menard, 153-93. Ashe preceded controversial John Frames in the post and has been a vocal critic of the appointment of the former antiwar activist. That district includes Williamstown, Barre City and BarreTown.

Roland Foster, R-Moretown, handily defeated his opposition in Washington 5. Foster captured 383 votes, while Richard Saltzman received 168. Foster will face unopposed Democrat David Sellers in the general election. Washington 5 includes Moretown, Fayston, Waitsfield and Warren. Republican Walter Brunette of Gilman won the nomination over Mrs.

Evelyn Holmes of Canaan, 235-163, and will face unopposed Democrat Mike Foumier of Lunenberg for the Essex 1 House seat. The district includes Averill, Bloomfield, Brunswick, Canaan, Ferdinand, Granby, Guildhall, Lemington, Lewis, Lunenburg, Maidstone, Norton and Victory. Rep. John Zampieri, R-South Ryegate, is assured of reelection, running unopposed from Caledonia-Orange 1 composed of Groton, Newbury and Ryegate. Zampieri has served in the House since 1965 and for the last two sessions has chaired the Institutions Committee.

By STUART PERRY CAMBRIDGE Damage was placed unofficially at more than $300,000 Wednesday following an early morning fire which destroyed the McGovem-Trustworthy Store complex in the heart of this village. Fire fighters from five communities battled the 5 a.m. blaze until late morning as the rubble of the three attached two-story buildings continued to smolder. A severe lack of water pressure in the village fire hydrant system, due to low water at the system's source on Mt. Mansfield, hampered firemen and forced them to lay lines some 1.000 feet to the Lamoille River.

Source of the fire was being investigated by three officers from the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Wednesday afternoon. Fire Chief Merreal Wheelock said the fire broke out somewhere within the shop area. The McGovern firm is also a dealership for International and Holland farm machinery. Lost in the shop were four farm tractors belonging to customers, plus a new $6,000 International Harvester tractor. The company employs six persons.

Wheelock said the men had the blaze nearly under control in the shop area when it broke through a wall into the hardware store. "The exploding fuel tanks on those tractors didn't help any," said Wheelock. "But once it hit that paint it blew." Wheelock praised highly the work done by his department along with assistance from departments in Fairfax, Underhill-Jericho, Johnson and Essex Center. About 6 a.m. several women in the community set up a coffee and doughnut shop in the back of a pickup truck, to serve the volunteers.

At noon, they served sandwiches to those firemen still at the scene who were pouring water on the debris. Wheelock said he wasn't By LORN A LECKER Four prominent Republican members of the Vermont House will run for reelection in November after defeating their opposition in Tuesday's primary. They are Orrin Beattie of Manchester Center, Emory Hebard of Glover, John Hancock of East Hardwick and Robert E. Kinsey of Craftsbury Common. Beattie, chairman of the House Government Operations Committee and a likely contender for a possible four-way race for speaker of the House this year, polled an unofficial 913 votes in Bennington District 1.

Earlier reports had Beattie losing to Jack Heaton of Dorset, who tabulations now show received 575 votes, and W. Michael Nawrath of Manchester Center with 544 votes. Beattie has served six years in the House. He and Heaton will oppose Susan Tenner, a Democrat, and Nawrath, who also filed as a Democrat, for the district's two legislative seats. The district includes Manchester, Peru and Winhall.

Hebard, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, will try for an eighth term in November after placing second in a six-way race for two slots on the Republican ballot from Lamoille-Orleans District 1. Hebard received 510 votes. Kinsey won 588 votes. He will seek a third term. A strong local control advocate, Kinsey has been heading a joint legislative committee studying land use planning.

Trailing in that race were Richard Tinker, 228 votes; William Wolford, 207; Sandra E. Buck, 114; and Leona Hall, 60. On the Democratic side, Tinker won his bid with 134 votes and will join James Paterson who made the ticket with 120 votes. Mrs. Buck lost again with 76 votes.

Hebard, Beattie, Giles Dewey, R-Stowe, and Paul Graves, R-South Burlington, all nominated in the primary, have announced publicly they would 3u A recount in the Charlotte-Shelburne district showed David Curtis of Charlotte won the Republican nomination with Richard A. Snelling of Shelburne, as reported, but lost the Democratic nomination to Harry Clayton and Mrs. Carole M. Howe, both of Shelburne. On the Democratic side Clayton received 223 votes; Mrs.

Howe, 221; Curtis 216. On the Republican side Snelling and Curtis came in first and second respectively, defeating John H. Simpson of Charlotte. Charlotte-Shelbume is a two-seat district. Incumbent James Douglas, 23, of Middlebury placed first and Chester Ketcham, a Middlebury attorney, placed second in the Addison 1-5 Republican race.

They will face Democrats Mrs. Betty Nuovo and Thomas Plumb for the two seats from the district, composed of Middlebury and Ripton. Benjamin Wissler and Mrs. Nuovo, who cross-filed, trailed in the Republican race. In Lamoille 1, composed of Waterville, Stowe, Johnson and Cambridge, Rep.Giles Dewey and Franklin Hooper will be on the Republican ballot, defeating Henry Manchester and incumbent Kenneth Nye.

Dewey received 539 votes: Hooper, 515; Manchester, 442; and Nye, 281. However, both apparently support the law which ruled abortion up to three months legal, although Niquette claimed he was against "abortion on demand," a phrase Mrs. Cohen termed a red herring. Niquette indicated Tuesday night the whole abortion issue might have been a red herring. Wednesday night Niquette said, "I had no indication from her (Mrs.

Cohen) that she had ever wanted to discuss these issues with me personally. I would have been glad to discuss them at any time, but my main concern was to talk to my constituents about them." If Mrs. Cohen decides to run in the general election. Niquette said he would be glad to discuss the issues. "I would be crazy not to," he said.

"Maybe between the both of us we come up with something good." In a prepared statement. Mrs. Cohen said Wednesday. "I would have been more satisfied had my opponent joined me in discussing the real issues, like the delivery of health care, the tenant-landlord bill, housing, welfare, energy, environment and taxation." She had no further comment. In Colchester By MARGARET BOWERS Fired Colchester recreation chief Philip Sanders Wednesday released to The Burlington Free Press a letter containing the reasons he was given for his dismissal.

Sanders' attorney, Laurence Rose, said the letter from Town Manager Albert Paulger is "more important" than the list of complaints against Sanders by the recreation board published in Tuesday's Free Press. Sanders is considering appealing Paulger action. Paulger handed Sanders the letter Tuesday morning after he was unable to persuade him to resign. It says: "In accordance with Chapter 7 of the town charter you are hereby informed that your employment with the Town of Colchester terminates Sept. 27, 1974.

"Although you possess many worthwhile attributes, reasons for your dismissal are, in general, as follows. "1. You have not been able to work in close cooperation with the Recreation Board. "2. You have not effectively directed the activities of your subordinates, e.g., the floats for swimming instruction were not ready on schedule, the lifeguard structure was not erected in a timely manner, when your subordinates needed instruction and guidance you were not available, tennis courts were not properly maintained by the work crew, you allowed ticket takers to conduct themselves in such a manner as to reflect discredit upon the town government.

"3. You were not sensitive to the needs of your employes, in that you allowed their pay to be unduly withheld because of an administrative requirement, thus causing some a severe hardship. "4. When hired, you were asked to: Develop job descriptions for all permanent and part-time employes. Despite follow-up requests, you have provided only one job description and that was in September 1973 for a park maintenance man.

Pay particular attention to accounting for receipts. When the auditors brought to light in June 1974 discrepancies' in accounting for collections, you were asked to go back through your instructors and develop receipts necessary to satisfy the auditors. The auditors report (September 1974) does not reveal that you even attempted to accomplish this." Most of Paulger charges are similar to those raised by the Recreation Board, but Paulger said he determined their validity for himself after studying personnel files and interviewing park employes. Recreation Board Chairman Laurence Scanlon apparently is satisfied with Paulger action. "As far as I'm concerned the board's out of it," he said Wednesday.

"My job as I see it now is to somehow set up recreation for the town that the townspeople want." that will be cut back to about 10 hours a week after Jan. 1. Winooski City Atty. Michael Gadue said he had discussed the situation with Drew and also saw no conflict of interest. Esther Cohen Blames 'Non-issues' for Loss VALUABLE records of long-time hardware and machinery firemen and volunteers.

(Free Press Photo by business were salvaged by Stuart Perry) Quality of Arts, Sciences Students Eroded by Rollins, Claims Professor vie for the powerful House speakership if returned to the legislature. Lamoille-Orleans 1 consists of Albany, Barton, Craftsbury, Glover, Greensboro and Wolcott. Hancock, a former speaker of the House and more than 40 year veteran of the state legislature, overcame his first primary opposition in years by defeating William Hill of Hardwick 520-382, in the new Caledonia-Washington District 1. Hancock and fellow incumbent, Republican Roy Vance of Danville who received 413 votes, will face Naomi Shapiro for the district's two seats. Ms.

Shapiro was unopposed in her Democratic nomination bid. The district includes Danville, Hardwick, Peacham, Stannard, Walden and Woodbury. Other House race results: In Washington 6, composed of Berlin, Northfield and Roxbury, final returns showed Richard Cleveland, R-Northfield, lost his reelection bid to Glendon King and John Maloney in a vote count of 477, 520 and 498 respectively. According to unofficial reports, veteran Republican legislator Royal B. Cutts of Townshend lost to Bruce White of Newfane in the one-seat Windham 1 District of Brookline, Newfane, Stratton, Townshend, Wardsboro and Windham.

The district town clerk said Wednesday night she had not received the voting totals. Rep. Arnold Tibbits, R-Marshfield, whom reapportionment pitted against an incumbent when the new Washington 2 district was formed, lost. Mrs. Eva Morse, R-Calais, defeated Tibbits 248-164.

She will face Democrat Allen Soule who ran unopposed for the one seat allotted to the district composed of Cabot, Calais and Marshfield. In Orleans-Washington 1, the state's retired occupational health director, Harry Ashe of Williamstown, won a GOP increase or no increase at all, charges made under bond are rebated to customers. Courts have ruled the PSB can deny a utility the right to a full increase under bond if the company has been granted a lesser, temporary increase during the six-month period. NET had requested such a temporary increase, but the PSB denied it, saying the company could not implement its 23 per cent boost in charges under bond. However, the issue was complicated by a switch in the membership of the PSB.

New Chairman Martin Miller took over from William Gilbert, and John A. Burgess replaced Richard Norton as a board member. The Miller board, including incumbent member Daniel Ruggles, reversed the Qilbert board's decision. NET took the case to court and won the right to implement the increases under bond. Under the bonded increases, one- and two-party residential customers will have their telephone basic service charges raised 25 per cent, with a 15 per cent increase for four-party customers.

A new telephone installation currently costs $15. That rate to residential customers will be increased to $32.50 in new installations. The 23 per cent increase on basic monthly service charges will be retroactive to the bonding date of Aug. 20. Court Allows NET Rate Hike certain who first spotted the fire, but that at least 12 calls were received on the red phone system in the village, and all volunteers were notified by radio in their homes.

Hilberg said Rollins established a quota system which limited the number of students in the Arts and Sciences College and set a relatively low percentage of out-of-state students. "The determination of quotas was made in secret without a word to the chairman, faculty or students in the College of Arts and Sciences." Hilberg said in his one-page letter. Rollins declined comment on the specifics of Hilberg's letter, but he said he hasn't given thought to the idea of resigning. Rollins also said the procedures for setting student enrollments in colleges will be described to faculty at a meeting Sept. 19.

In his letter. Hilberg said. "On Sept. 9. 1974.

the College of Arts and Sciences was informed that the overall size of its freshman class had been reduced from previous years and that the out-of-state component of this class had been cut down drastically. "Whereas the university as a whole had received more than 40 per cent of its freshmen from other states, the College of Arts and Sciences was allowed barely 30 per cent. At By FREDERICK W. STETSON Dr. Raul Hilberg, a University of Vermont political science professor, said Wednesday the university's academic vice president.

Dr. Alfred B. Rollins is a "near disaster" and he called for the administrator's resignation. Hilberg, a full professor and former chairman of the political science department, said Rollins should resign because he's undermining the quality of students in the Arts and Sciences College. Hilberg further charged that Rollins has permitted excessive numbers of faculty to obtain tenure in other colleges, creating a demand for costly, low-enrollment programs.

"He talked of tough decisions and made soft ones. Promising strength, he delivered weakness," Hilberg said in a letter he released Wednesday. "Although he (Rollins) came from the college (Arts and Sciences) which is still being proclaimed as the core' of the university, he deprived it of one of its mcst important life-sustaining source good students." By CARLO WOLFF Rep. Esther Cohen, who was upset in the primary race for the Democratic Vermont House seat nomination in District 4-2 Tuesday, said Wednesday, "I was defeated on non-issues which had been settled by the courts well over a year ago. They had no place in a campaign for legislative office." Asked whether she plans to run as an independent or Republican or both in the Nov.

7 general election, Mrs. Cohen would not say. But she did not rule out the possibility. She needs to file a petition containing the names of 50 voters from her district which runs from Prospect Street in Burlington to East Allen Street, west to Malletts Bay Avenue and east to Rose Street in Winooski with the Burlington city clerk by Sept. 18 to run in the general election.

Mrs. Cohen, who was seeking her sixth term, lost the election by 45 votes to J. Randall Niquette. The district, which is shared by Burlington and Winooski, was created by the legislature this year and consists of 675 Winooski voters and about 1,200 from Burlington. Niquette, the son of longtime legislator Sen.

Russell F. Niquette, D-Chittenden, is from Winooski. Mrs. Cohen is from Burlington. She lost in Winooski, 95-26.

She won in Burlington 96-72. Niquette said Tuesday night he thought his "young, vigorous attitude" had carried the day for him. He added he thought district voters wanted to send a "new face" to the Vermont House. The vote was characterized by an unusually light turnout, just under 17 per cent. Neither Niquette nor Mrs.

Cohen could explain that. Niquette's "campaign coordinator," Dr. Robert E. O'Brien, attributed the young real estate broker's victory to his handling of the issues. But Niquette discounted that.

The only issue which rose to any prominence toward the end of the campaign was abortion. Niquette was touted as a "Right-To-Life" (anti-abortion) candidate by his backers, while they painted Mrs. Cohen as an "anti-life," pro-abortion he said, is "to get the mess cleaned up." By midmorning, firemen managed to find and salvage many files containing company and customer records. department when his recommendation to deny tenure for a faculty member was overturned by Rollins. In one year, he said 41 of the 44 faculty members eligible for tenure received tenured status.

This status means a faculty member can be removed from his position only under unusual circumstances. He said the academic vice president had not worked to hold tenure appointments down. "Basically, we've done nothing at all. We do not have any early retirement, we don't have any quotas; we don't have any standards." he said. "We have no control.

We are out of control." SOUTH BURLINGTON Sept. 24. 6:30 p.m. Optimist Club of Burlington. Ramada Inn.

ir lane series University of Vermont single concert tickets now on sale for "Pippin," Sept. 30, Broadway's top musical comedy; Shakespeare "love's Labour's Lost," Oct. Alvin Alley Dance Oct. Chinese Opera, Oct. 16; and 14 other live concerts.

TICKETS: $6, lane Office, $5, S3 234 Water- man, or by mail (Univ. of Burlington, Reservations: tel. 3418. 656- or BUYING House Hopeful Drew Says He's Not Under Hatch Act Store Manager Keith Page said the firm had some insurance but said he couldn't be sure whether the business would be rebuilt. The first order of business.

the same meeting, statistics were presented that pointed to a qualitative decline in the university student body. "This change was not simply the result of market forces it was brought about deliberately when the academic vice president, Alfred B. Rollins, devised admission quotas for each undergraduate unit of the university." Hilberg said he attempted to learn from Admissions Director Richard Steele what the quotas were, but Steele informed him Rollins would not permit the release of the figures. Arts and Sciences Dean John Weiger said Hilberg has made "mis-statements" about the information presented at the Sept. 9 meeting.

He said the information presented did not relate to other colleges in the university. Weiger said the reason the Arts and Sciences College enrollment has declined this year is because students were added in earlier recent years, in an effort to increase tuition revenues. He said Hilberg's figures on the percentage of out-of-state students in the Arts and Sciences College was "approximately correct." Asst. Arts and Sciences Dean Jeanette Folta said the only reference to the quality of students at the Sept. 9 meeting was a report she made on the number of out-of-state students in the top third of their class.

Hilberg said another concern is the high number of tenured faculty in several of the university's colleges. He said more than 90 per cent of those eligible for tenure were granted tenure from 1967 to 1972. He said he resigned as chairman of the political science SELLING a Call 863-3441 today for fast results! By CHERYL ENFIELD Free Press Capitol Bureau MONTPELIER The Vermont Supreme Court Wednesday ruled the New England Telephone Co. (NET) can increase its telephone charges to Vermont customers by 23 per cent under bond starting Sept. 12.

In so ruling, the high court overturned an Aug. 20 Public Service Board decision the charges could not be increased under bond. The court said the PSB had no jurisdiction to make its order. But, the 23 per cent may not be a large enough increase, NET Business Manager Louis Reder said Wednesday. Reder said NET was pleased with the court ruling, but said the company may seek another increase in charges to customers shortly after the current NET case is settled.

NET had asked the court to "Stay" the August PSB order prohibiting the bonded increase, calculated to raise the company's annual revenues by $7 million for total annual revenues of J37 million. The company filed for the rate increase Feb. 20. The rate case is still pending and a ruling is expected later this year. Vermont law says if no decision is made by the PSB six months after filing, the company can put the increase into effect under bond until a final decision is made.

If the final decision permits the company a lesser rate Time Nearly Out for Boy Bitten by Unknown Dog Winooski Model Cities chief David Drew said Wednesday he sees no conflict of interest in his running for the Vermont House as a Democrat from Chittenden District 3 while retaining the title of Model Cities executive director in Winooski. Drew, along with Kedric Parent, Tuesday won the Democratic nominations from the district for the general election Nov. 7. They face Republicans Wesley Carpenter and Leroy Keith in the battle for the two seats. The district is composed of Richmond, Underhill, Bolton and Jericho.

Drew lives in Jericho. The conflict of interest issue surfaced because Drew is a public employe. The federal Hatch Act prohibits a public employe who works on a more than half-time basis or who spends substantial time as an employe for a federal government agency from taking part in political activities or running for office. Drew said Wednesday most of his time is spent working as an attorney for the Burlington law firm of Yandell, Page Archer. He spends about 20 hours a week working for Model Cities, he said, adding MORRISVULE Sept.

14, 7 p.m. Grange Past Matters Association of Vermont, annual banquet, Charlmont Restaurant, open to public and all Grange members, reservations, call 635-2577. BOAT? ALBANY -BOSTON By CARLO WOLFF Vedder Holden, 9, was bitten by a German shepherd Tuesday around 5:30 p.m. while he was playing in St. Joseph's School playground off North Street.

If the owner of the dog doesn't submit it to a rabies test by this morning, the boy will have to undergo painful series of rabies shots. According to Vedder's father, John, the dog's owner was there, saw the dog bite the boy, apologized and left. The bite tore the skin on the boy's back, and Holden said he took his son to Dr. Richard Narkewicz for a tetanus shot. That may not be enough: If the dog has not been inoculated against rabies, the boy will have to be.

This morning is the deadline for determining the health of the dog and the immediate future of the boy. Holden said he, the is trying to find the dog we just want to save the boy the anguish of 15 shots." He said the owner is a man with short hair and a long beard. Mrs. Holden said her family does not bear a grudge against the dog or its owner. 8 TRIPS DAILY 6 TRIPS DAILY 6 TRIPS DAILY ALSO SERVING BENNINGTON BRATTLEBORO CONCORD MANCHESTER NEW HAVEN RUTLAND ST.

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CAVALIER condition, Vedder Holden She speculated the man may be afraid to come forward, but all she asks is that he do, so her son can avoid the injections. The Holden family is appealing to the owner to notify the pohce and have his dog checked out. VERMONT TRANS LINES Wit Peulll. H4-M11 Today's Chuckle TV summer reruns are coming to on end and just obout time. Some of tost season bod guys ore about to become three-time losers..