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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1966
Page
2
Vermont Development Department receives over 32,000 vacation information requests in Q1 for the color brochure Beckoning Country. Publicity Director Gordon Hall notes March requests near 20,000, a 98 percent rise from last year, with the magazine costing 25 cents and over 16,000 quarters mailed in.
Northfield Norwich University's Corps of Cadets flew the university flag at half mast Tuesday to honor alumni killed in Vietnam. Four former corps members are named Lt. Walter Levy Capt. Paul Berthiaume Lt. Richard Rand and Lt. Frank D Amico, with over 100 Norwich alumni serving in Vietnam and Brig Gen Jonas Platt as the highest ranking alumnus in the U.S. Marine Corps division.
Gov Hoff and Keep Vermont Beautiful urge Vermonters to tackle litter and unwanted items statewide during May Clean Up Month. The proclamation frames beauty as a resource and calls on agencies communities and individuals to remove eyesores and discarded items across towns and cities.
Watervliet Arsenal received seven work orders totaling 15.196 million dollars for weapons components from 175mm self propelled guns to 106mm recoilless rifles. Army Weapons Command says 8.06 million will be spent at the arsenal and 7.14 million with private industry. Col. Fred Kornet Jr. notes about 300 production jobs added since January to meet demand. Troy couple Bernd and Frau Foerster to lead Rensselaer County beautification survey planning two months of county wide assessment and site selection.
In North Adams, Joseph Goddard, 2, was pulled from a drain pit by his mother Mrs. Charles Goddard who plunged in water to rescue him. The boy was blue but survived after artificial respiration. Dr. Harvey Bianco commended timely action.
Governor Hoff named Robert Ryan of Montpelier to chair the Vermont Liquor Control Board, replacing Robert Larr ow who became a superior court judge after Natt Divoll’s resignation. Ryan has prior roles as attorney, director of Chittenden Trust Co., and past president of the Bar and Bankers Associations. Hoff also discussed inflation talks, federal spending, and planned appearances in Washington and at a Texas convention.
The Farmers Home Administration approves a 711300 loan and a 1417700 construction grant for Addison Shoreham and Bridgeport Vermont to build a pumping station filtration and 100 miles of pipeline. A state grant plus local cash complements the financing aiding 340 farm and rural families after drought and well contamination. The project marks a milestone in rural development.
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