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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1968
Page
5
Highway Commissioner Lauritz S. Larsen says the Vermont Department faces a funding gap for planning and maintenance. He told the board that the legislature set a construction program without ongoing planning dollars, and that the main fix is more money, with maintenance rising as roads age and new sections open.
IRA UPD Richard Green 16 of Proctor died after a two car collision on U S 4 near the Ira Castleton line Thursday night. Five other teens were injured. drivers David Austin 18 of Proctor and Keith Richards 18 of Wallingford reported minor injuries. Garry Melen 16 and Richard Marshall 16, both of Proctor, were hurt with serious chest injuries and other injuries respectively. Cullen Farmer 17 of Rutland sustained minor bruises.
Burlington two men, Joseph Bartlett aged 27 and Gary Larow aged 20, pleaded innocent to charges of procuring an abortion before Chittenden District Court Judge Edward Costello. Bail set at 15000 for Bartlett and 5000 for Larow. arrests followed warrants issued by State's Attorney Patrick Leahy. Leahy said arrests stemmed from a Wednesday inquest into a possible abortion ring and cautioned that more arrests could follow.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Deane C. Davis of Montpelier told Bradford Academy students that Vermont offers superior prospects for lasting careers. He cited ongoing industrial expansion and new plant construction, predicting rising job opportunities that will persist as the state grows.
The Vermont Tax Department said about 52 000 residents have received more than 2.39 million dollars in state tax refunds, up from 40 000 people and 1.7 million dollars above last year at this point.
A three alarm blaze damaged upper floors of a four story dormitory on Trinity College in Burlington. The building, vacant for Easter, normally houses 150 girls and suffered thousands of dollars in damage. Rutland County State's Attorney Robert E. West named Peter Cady of Poultney as full time deputy at $10,000 annually.
In Albany Police Court Judge Michael Tepedino accepted guilty pleas from the wife of a professor and eight youths, seven students, for disorderly conduct at a campus sit in against Dow Chemical Co on February 21. They were fined 25 dollars for seven students and 50 dollars for two others. The nine issued a written statement defending their actions as morally and legally justified.
The Most Rev Edward J Maginn bishop of the Albany Catholic Diocese says a commission will be formed to distribute a $100,000 fund to aid the Negro community in the 15 county diocese. Gov Nelson Rockefeller staffers will meet with church representatives to explore using the gift as seed money with state and federal funds for concrete projects.
About 233 Army Reservists based in Schenectady have been assigned to a common jumping-off point for Vietnam due to a Defense Department callup of 24,500. The 1018th Supply and Service Co. will report to Fort Lewis, Washington, a West Coast base that typically precedes Vietnam deployment.
Berkshire report says Timenterial Corp has an option to buy Race View mobilehome park in Pownal next to Green Mountain Park. Race View is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Shanahan. Mrs. Shanahan denies the option or any payment occurred. Timenterial owns about 22 parks across Massachusetts Vermont and Connecticut.
City Solicitor Benjamin Apkin rules that funds from parking meters may be used to cover policing maintenance and operation of parking spaces. This includes costs for plowing and removal.
The Vermont Legislative Council approved appointing John Hutton as chief legislative draftsman with a $12,500 annual salary. It also authorized three study committees on election laws land condemnation and EMS and extended membership to include broader interests while awaiting the final Uniform Highway Code report by September 1969. A $50,000 year-end bank balance was noted.
In Montpelier, Ralph Foote, head of Rockefeller supporters, cites a Vermont poll showing Nelson Rockefeller at 44 percent, Nixon at 27 percent, with 29 percent split between Romney and Reagan. Foote did not name the pollster but affirms its authenticity.
Montpelier Vermont The state Highway Board voted to cancel 11 consultant contracts saved for design work on highways. The move aims to save 2 to 3 million dollars as the revised 1968 highway program extends completion to 1975. Don Martin of Webster Martin Burlington contests the action citing a 25 percent penalty for early termination.
Montpelier director of forests Albert W. Gottlieb with Acting Governor John Daley has banned brush burning permits until April 29 unless it rains. Snow has melted early, fields and woods are tinder dry, and no rain is forecast. Several fires in past two weeks burned more area than all of 1967. Lookout stations are being manned and plane patrol activated.
Defense Secretary Clifford announced mobilization of reserve units from Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island and Vermont affecting more than 2 500 New England reservists. About 1 400 from Massachusetts 484 from Rhode Island 554 from New Hampshire and 189 from Vermont. The 1st Battalion 211th Artillery headquartered in New Bedford will mobilize May 13 at Fort Benning Georgia with 554 men assigned across batteries in Fall River New Bedford Middleboro and Falmouth. An additional 251 from the 513th Service Battalion Boston will mobilize at Fort Lee Virginia May 13. Thirty two men from the 2411th Military Intelligence Detachment Boston ordered to Fort Campbell Kentucky May 13.
Scientists at Jodrell Bank stopped tracking Luna 14 after determining the satellite’s signals are not understood. They will not resume without clearer information on what the signals mean. In another note, U.S. National Guard and Naval Reserve units are mobilizing, with multiple units reporting May 13 to sites in Mississippi Massachusetts New Hampshire and Virginia and states including Rhode Island Vermont and New York.
Vermont officials plan a pilot program erecting 12 gas station symbols along I-89 and I-91 by end of April. Signs will mark namebrand stations within a half to one mile of interchanges, approved by the U S Bureau of Public Roads. The one year test will be evaluated afterward.
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