Vermont House debates scenic highway route and size plans
A House committee backs a 150 member plan for Vermont's legislature while debates over a western scenic highway route through Bennington versus an eastern alternative continue. Critics argue the western route harms beauty and development and costs more due to land and railroad crossings. A separate measure to tighten drunk driving laws, lowering blood alcohol from .15 to .10, will receive a floor vote next week.
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Mildred Hayden
Berlin
House Judiciary Committee
Vermont
Wilcox march desegregation clash and voter access challenge
In Wilcox County Alabama a protest march aimed at the courthouse drew confrontations as Sheriff Albritton and deputies used tear gas and clubs to deter more than 100 Black marchers including high school students. The marchers pressed for voting access while a county official invited voting on Monday, and tensions reflected broader civil rights era struggles this week.
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Albritton
Bennington backs water expansion bond and oversight
The water board as a town will vote on the bond issue while overseeing planning construction and operation of the pipeline. Bennington Selectmen and Village President Salvatore Santarcangelo attended the meeting and gave wholehearted support to the water expansion project.
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Water Board
Bennington
Salvatore Santarcangelo
Driver seeks venue change in Pittsford fatal crash case
Attorney for Arthur V. Flanagan, charged with driving under the influence and careless driving with death, asks Rutland Municipal Court to move the case after a January 1964 crash on U S Route seven that killed five, orphaned eight Dorey family members and other victims. Judge Richard Sullivan set a Saturday hearing for the venue motion.
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Rutland
UPD
Arthur V. Flanagan
Pittsford
Rutland Municipal Court
Flanagan
Paul Dorey
Burlington
Richard Sullivan
Lake Hancock Water Level Drops Significantly
Lake Hancock, a major source of Bennington drinking water, sits 31 inches below normal. Water board chairman Alfred W. Ellett said the level is five inches lower than a month ago and called it most unusual for this time of year. Water is being pumped occasionally from Morgan Springs when the reservoir runs low.
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Lake Hancock
Bennington
Alfred W. Ellett
Water Board
Ellett
Morgan Springs
Hotel Changes Hands In Bennington After 70 Years
Corner Realty Inc sold the Putnam House hotel in Bennington to George E. Hadwen owner of the Penny Saver and Press. The property includes an adjoining building formerly leased to A and P with one and a half years left on the lease. Hadwen plans no major changes and will keep the current staff led by manager Leo Morrissette. The hotel has 64 rooms and shops on the ground floor. The A and P lease may be released early as negotiations proceed. The hotel opened in 1874 on the Mt Anthony House site after a 1868 fire and was long known as the Putnam House before becoming a hotel.
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Burdis
Bennington
Commission
T. Gavery Buckley
Marty Moore
Alexander Drysdale
Bennington Village
Joseph A. Pello Jr
Planning Commission
Hamilton Shields
Old Bennington
Highway Department
Corner Realty Inc
Charles Fienberg
Francis E. Morrissey
George E. Hadwen
Pennysaver and Press
South St
A & P Food Chain
Bennington Market
Hadwen
Banner
Leo Morrissette
A&p
North Street
Fienberg
Morrissey
Corner Realty
Mt. Anthony House
William 4H. Wills
Putnam Hotel
Cover Realty Inc
Hagerman
Boy Injured On Gym Rings In Bennington High Incident
A 1-year-old from School Street, Richard Bird, was treated at Putnam Memorial Hospital after a fall from gym rings during a practice for an upcoming Bennington High School gymnastics exhibition. He suffered a concussion and possible skull fracture. X-rays would confirm. His mother Mary Nash cited recent ring repairs as a timing factor. Fellow students fear his release due to the school one act play finals in Vergennes. In Boston, the Weather Bureau forecasts five day normal to below normal temperatures across New England with light precipitation.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
Richard Bird
Mary Nash
School St
Bennington High School
Vergennes
Boston
UPI
New England
U.S. Weather Bureau
Worcester
Nantucket
Providence
R.I
Concord
N.H
Burlington
Maine
Portland
Eastport
Greenville
Caribou
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Track Tax Sparks Fire At Harness Meet In Pownal
Pownal listers taxed about 250 of the estimated 300 horses at Green Mountain Park yesterday with plans to tax the remaining 50 today. Track officials led by Vincent J. Bartimo criticized the move as harmful to public relations, while officials sought to exempt visiting horses. The track plans wage hikes, larger purses, and expanded stable facilities as it negotiates a new pari mutuel revenue formula.
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Listers
Tornabene
Tornadene
Vincent J. Bartimo
Pownal
Bartimo
State Racing Commission
Philip H. Hoff
Martin E. DeMatteo Jr
Pownal Town
James W. Lounsbury
Green Mountain Park
Lounsbury
Post
Vermont
Hackel backs bill for wider job security in Vermont
Vermont Employment Security Commissioner Stella Hackel urged expanding unemployment compensation to include about 3,500 more employers at a public hearing. The bill would cover firms with one or more workers, up from current rule of three or more. Critics warned it could burden small startups, though Hackel argued firm size does not reflect business success.
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Vermont
Hackel
Hospital Notes and Birth Announcements Snapshot
Admissions list includes Mrs Mildred Merrill Mrs Lillian Lampman Master Henry Sausville Mrs Charlotte Smith and others across Bennington Shaftsbury Hoosick Falls East Arlington North Bennnington and Manchester Depot Births report Timothy Lindsey and John Bakaitis welcome sons born April 1 with Arlington and Hoosick Falls origins.
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Mildred Merrill
Lillian Lampman
Henery Sausville
Charlotte Smith
Bennington
Leo Maxon
Dorothea Elwell
North Bennington
Hazel Conquest
North Hoosick
Guy Mattison
Shaftsbury
Mark Lane
Hoosick Falls
Jessie Piper
Timothy Lindsey
Arlington
John Bakaitis
Wallace St
Approval Seen By Senate For Hoffs Deficit
MONTPELIER Vermont Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Edward Janeway warned his panel will report a 21000 deficit appropriation to fund executive department salaries for the rest of the fiscal year. He expects quick passage on the Senate floor early next week. The House approved measure funds Hoff's office but criticism over pay raises for aides was raised by Rep. Richard Mallary who reluctantly endorsed the bill.
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Montpelier
UPD
Senate Appropriations Committee
Edward Janeway
Windham County
Janeway
Senate
Philip H. Hoff
Executive Department
Hoff
Richard Mallary
Rairlee
House Appropriations Committee
Mallory
Obituary: Roland S. Newsbigle of North Fort Myers
North Fort Myers Florida Fra Roland Slick Newsbigle a former Bennington barber died last night at Sarasota Hospital He is survived by his wife Grace five step children and several grandchildren He moved to Florida years ago and lived at 1250 Monica Lane Funeral services will be at Englehardt Funeral Home Burial Sunday at 2 p.m.
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North Fort Myers
Fra
Roland S
Slick) Newsbigle
Bennington
Sarasota Hospital
Grace Newsbigle
Newsbigle
Florida
Monica Lane
Englehardt Funeral Home
Peace Corps Aptitude Test Set For April 10
Area residents may test their aptitude for Peace Corps service April 10 at 9 a.m. at the Second Congregational Church on Hillside Street. No pre registration is required. The PC questionnaire, available at all post offices, explains past activities and guides future potential. The testing center plan is about one and a half hours, plus an extra hour if Spanish or French language testing is chosen.
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Second Congregational Church
Hillside Street
Senator O'Brien Attacks Racetrack in Vermont Speech
Sen John O'Brien D Chittenden County criticized Green Mountain Park race track in Pownal calling pari mutuel betting a Frankenstein and claimed track officials have the legislature in their pockets He argued lawmakers would struggle to oppose ski area tax rebates after a recent total handle adjustment and urged deer herd control be shifted to Fish and Game with expert knowledge promised after reapportionment of the legislature.
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South Burlington
UPI
John O’brien
Chittenden County
Green Mountain Park
Pownal
O’brien
South
Oval
Vermont
House
Fish and Game Departement
Bennington Briefs in Boston and Local Picks
Bennington brief items note Kenneth R. Clayton of County National Bank at a central banking seminar in Boston with 19 New England bankers and 18 professors. Local events include Memorial Day planning meeting, Women of the Moose gathering, a raffle sale at the YMCA, and restaurant specials. Also listed are job ads for nursing staff and a 1961 Pontiac Tempest for sale.
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Kenneth R. Clayton
County National Bank
Boston
Federal Reserve Bank
New England Bank
New England
Reserve Bank and Reserve Board
Blount Delays Freight Start on Vermont Route
BELLOWS FALLS Vermont railroad promoter F Nelson Blount says freight service on the Rutland Railway tracks will not begin for at least 10 days while final agreement details with connecting railroads are resolved He plans freight runs from Bellows Falls to Rutland along 52 miles of abandoned Rutland Railway right of way Also planned are excursion steam trips between Rutland and Bellows Falls with no regular passenger service but day rides possible The 52 mile line had been unused since a 1961 strike led Rutland to abandon Vermont operations and Blount just won ICC approval to haul freight on it
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Bellows Falls
UPS
F. Nelson Blount
Green Mountain Railway Corp
Rutland Railway
Blount
United States
Rutland
Interstate Commerce Commission
Vermont
Amidon warns job switchers time runs out
Former Republican State Treasurer George Amidon told teachers and students at the University of Vermont that switching career fields is no longer feasible. He urged immediate training for work in chosen fields and condemned trial and error in both government and private industry.
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Burlington
UPD
George Amidon
Amidon
University of Vermont
Senate shifts to secret ballots for gubernatorial picks
Gov. Philip H. Hoff called the Senate move thunderstruck as it changed rules to provide secret ballots for confirming gubernatorial nominations. The chamber, in a 17 to 1 vote, barred open balloting after secret executive sessions and refused a roll call request to preserve anonymity. Hoff condemned the action as a flagrant disregard for public accountability and warned of indiscriminate character attacks without recourse for the nominee.
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Senate
Hoff
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George Lincourt
Castleton State College
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Moose Hall
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