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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1968
Page
5
The Rutland demotion hearing for Police Lt. William Murphy, a 22 year veteran, resumes May 1 before District Judge John Morrissey. Detective Lloyd Tucker testified in Murphy's defense, stating Murphy cooperated on cases and was not lazy, while Police Chief Stuart Jenne sought to demote him for allegedly failing to diligently conduct investigations.
House Speaker Richard Mallary refutes James Oakes and Hoff views on a May 6 special session. He says it will be limited to two days and two bills, calls the move unwarranted, and notes Oakes is upset for backing Deane C. Davis over him for the GOP nomination.
Trinity College Sociology Department and the Vermont Department of Social Welfare sponsor a conference on community resources for rural welfare in Burlington. The event examines conditions of rural farm and non farm families and the social economic religious educational and health resources for decent living with a focus on poverty. Workshops with community leaders will discuss ways to meet rural problems.
Vermont Highway Department removed the sole billboard on Interstate 89 in Middlesex after court directive. Micalite Sign Co. of Westmoreland, NH, received $2,600 as compensation, the first such payment under a 1967 antibillboard law grandfather clause, with the firm seeking $5,000.
The state Health Department said a cow in Warren Whitcomb’s New Haven herd died of rabies. Health Commissioner Dr. Robert Aiken announced it is the first animal rabies case this year with no human exposure reported.
In Albany at a teach-in on the Vietnam War, author Dwight MacDonald and other speakers urged renewed resistance to the war and draft. He labeled President Johnson a catastrophic president and General Westmoreland a cornball, saying Johnson would not escalate the war due to public opinion. He criticized indictments of Dr. Benjamin Spock and others and noted the event launched a statewide student antiwar protest as part of a national weekend of demonstrations.
Harold Canfield, 21, of Albany, shouted incoherently in Albany Police Court and leaped at an open second story window. He was tackled by two officers. He faced charges of possession of a dangerous weapon and loitering and a third count for carving his name on a bench in the prisoners’ dock earlier this month.
In Schenectady police and firemen paraded past City Hall on Thursday carrying a casket bearing Here lies police and fire department morale. The demonstration protested the absence of a city contract, highlighting labor tensions and morale concerns among responders.
In North Berkshire two new environmental studies projects were announced. Greylock Elementary School in North Adams will host an outdoor science and conservation classroom. In Williamstown the Berkshire Panel for the Public Environment was officially established at Mt Hope Farm, a 1000 acre site once tied to the Rockefeller family and now owned by Williams College. The 40 member panel includes diverse local figures. Robert J M Matteson of the Center serves as secretary with an eight man steering committee. Two exploratory meetings are planned this spring. cosponsors are Berkshire County Commissioners and Williams College Center for Environmental Studies.
Williams College students call for a professorship and curriculum additions focused on Negro culture and history plus scholarships to attract Negro students. They also announced a fund to build a Martin Luther King memorial library of books on the black experience in America.
Ardrew S. Flagg president announces fall addition of A.B. degrees in psychology history and English and a B.S. in early childhood education at North Adams State College. The new programs allow selecting a minor beyond education.
Atty. Gen. Elliot L. Richardson announced the Albert DeSalvo case is closed due to psychiatrists failing to agree on his competence for a voluntary statement. The move ends any imminent grand jury prosecution for the 11 stranglings in 1962 to 1964. DeSalvo remains in Walpole State Prison serving a life sentence for separate assaults. the Supreme Judicial Court upheld that sentence.
Lt. Gov. John J. Daley said he is 100 percent behind Gov. Hoff's special session and endorses all six administration bills. He criticized the Republicans for aiming to narrow the two day two bill session and warned it could force Hoff to choose between the veterans bonus and the capital complex expansion. Daley urged cooperation and said he may meet Hoff to push the six bills.
Gov Philip Hoff of Vermont will address Colby College in Given Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Monday. The Student Government sponsors the program and admission is free to the public.
MONTPELIER UPI Interagency Director Forrest Orr said he is not optimistic about a rise in Bureau of Outdoor Recreation funds for fiscal 1969. He expects Vermont funding between 500000 and 600000, having pegged 500000 for years for safety. He notes 1968's 670000 allocation was exhausted and warns municipal programs face tighter scrutiny amid Vietnam War spending.
Middlebury College adopts a new set of guidelines described as a major milestone. The policy emphasizes affirmative commitment over negative regulation and creates three governing bodies: dormitory councils, student senate, and a joint college council with administration, students, and faculty. The board of trustees endorsed the policy to foster direct student communication across the college.
James H. Hunt, state banking and insurance commissioner, charges that National Jaycees President James Antell lacks qualifications for lieutenant governor. Hunt questions Antell’s fit, notes Democratic officials’ support, and says he may run if Daley seeks his own path.
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