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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1975
Page
7
Hoosick Falls outlines the relationships among the Hoosick Township Historical Society the Hoosick Bicentennial Committee and the Greater Hoosick Association. It details each group's formation aims officers meeting schedules and invitation to join.
The Battenhill Grange reports progress on an emergency service index for Arlington residents with data gathering crews assigned to zones across Route 7 and surrounding streets. The project aims for June 25 completion with confidential index cards for locating distressed persons. Sandgate and Sunderland indexing to follow. The Sandgate School Board meets Iris Godfrey’s home on Monday April 7 at 9 30 a.m.
Leo McGuire opens a new youth services office on the second floor of the Community Center beside the basketball court. The space will store records, handle calls, and allow counseling and vocational guidance. parents and youths are urged to arrange appointments. The Hoosick Falls Drama Club moves its production And Away We Go to next Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12 at 8 p.m.
Governor Thomas L. Judge designates July 10 to 13 as Monty Montana Days in tribute to the entertainer marking 50 years in show business. The event honors the performer’s milestone with activities and public recognition across Montana venues.
In Hoosick Falls New York the community garden project seeks land near the village with two possible sites. Ethel Brennan coordinates the program inviting residents to call 686 5041 to participate. Local realtors fund soil tilling and youth groups prepare trash collection containers. Jack Burke chairs the effort with a May kick off planned for a town cleanup fix up drive. President Herb Loretan reports the resident survey results are being tabulated for public release.
Vermont's Bicentennial Commission voted 9 to 2 against disassociating from the American Freedom Train tour. Commissioner Richard Cleveland derided the privately funded exhibit as a fraud and ripoff. Cleveland resigned to take a state bicentennial drive job. the $150,000 van will tour Vermont with exhibits and an audio-visual show.
The Vermont House Commerce Committee voted 10 to 1 to raise the maximum home mortgage interest rate from 8.5 to 9.75 percent. The rate would be tied for one year to an index set by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, with bankers urging a full float to reflect market conditions. Banking Commissioner James Guest urged not to exceed 9.5 percent, while Rep. John Hancock pledged to push for the lower cap on the House floor.
Vermont Representative John Mulligan D Castleton says he will boycott meetings of the House Natural Resources Committee until the chairman publicly apologizes for remarks attributed to him. Mulligan was angered by a colleague calling him a character over his opposition to amendments strengthening the container deposit law. He said he will not speak to the chairman until a public apology is made.
The Vermont Senate approved 18 to 11 a bill to resume celebrating Memorial Day on May 30 rather than the last Monday in May. The measure has no practical effect in 1976 or 1977 due to the Sunday and Monday dates. The Senate also confirmed James A. Guest as commissioner of banking and insurance and Louis Lavin as commissioner of labor and industry.
Vermont House Judiciary Committee approves a new criminal code that omits capital punishment for aggravated murder and does not set minimum mandatory sentences. Attorney General Diamond urged restoration of the death penalty and mandatory terms, but supporters may push for those provisions on the floor. The bill allows appeals by both prosecutor and defendant.
Assistant District Attorney Kevin Moss said the office will appeal to the appellate division of the State Supreme Court after Judge William R. Murray released four defendants charged in a Rensselaer assault without bail. Murray called $10 000 bail for three defendants and $5 000 for the fourth illegal due to excessive bail. Moss contends Murray bases bail solely on the defendants ability to pay while state law requires bail to secure appearance.
An 18 year old North Adams man, Calvin Hebert, was arrested for possession of a firearm without an ID card under Massachusetts new year in jail rule. He was freed on recognizance and the cases were continued to April 15. Hebert faced an assault charge as well after a report of a man with a gun on Frederick Street. The unloaded .22 rifle was found in nearby woods. Hebert said his father has a firearms ID card but he does not. The new law mandates one year in jail for possession without an ID card.
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