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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1967
Page
5
A Senate subcommittee investigator will inspect the Orleans County Council of Social Agencies in Newport as part of a nationwide war on poverty study to determine if funds reach the poor and how administration is handled. The Newport agency serves Orleans Essex and Caledonia counties.
Opponents of Union High School district 21 seek Vermont Supreme Court review. A petition filed in Caledonia District Court aims to appeal the Groton Wells River and Ryegate district, with a June 1 Supreme Court convening date anticipated. A separate Norton postmaster, Paul S. Molloy, pleaded innocent in U S District Court to 13 counts of failing to file excise tax returns on diesel fuel for 1961 1962 1963 and early 1964. The $5 000 bail was set. The government says about $7 000 is owed.
A 29 year old Stillwater native Captain Robert H. Lilac a 1958 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduate has been selected for astronaut training. He will start July 31 at Edwards Air Force Base California after applying in 1965. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John J Lilac. In Glens Falls a 23 year old driver David B Nelson died in a two car crash at Moreau on Wednesday. A passenger Sally LaRoche 18 of Glens Falls was injured and taken to hospital in satisfactory condition. The other driver Howard F Ormsby of Gansevoort was involved after Nelson allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign.
Berkshire County dairy producers in the Mass Rhode Island federal milk market are not eligible for partial funds held in escrow pending a court action. Phelps pledged the county’s 24 distant producers receive no money. A bomb threat disrupted Adams Memorial High School prompting a $100 reward for information. Duval, moving from Adams to an education post, will take office June 1.
Investigators pursue cause of a fiery EC121H crash off Nantucket as 15 crewmen perished and one survivor recounted the moments after takeoff. Debris littered islands and Atlantic waters while rescue and recovery continued at Otis Air Force Base.
NORWALK Conn UP I General Secretary of the World Council of Churches sharply attacked U S policy in Vietnam. Dr Eugene Carson Blake warned US escalation isolates the nation and risks disaster while urging an end to violence and a broader peace effort.
U S Senator John G Tower of Texas will address the Vermont Federation of Young Republicans at its annual convention dinner in Killington on May 27. A 6 p.m reception precedes a 7 15 p.m dinner. Tower, the 35-year-old youngest senator in the 87th Congress, will discuss his re election and Senate service on Armed Services and Banking and Currency. Tickets available from local Young Republican boards or ticket chairmen David Hill Lyndonville and Paul W Bohne II Bennington.
In Barnstable Massachusetts a judge weighs whether Dorothy Sheridan a 30 year old Harwich mother indicted for manslaughter in her 5 year old daughter Lisa's death should stand trial The defense argues the indictment violates religious freedom because Sheridan followed Christian Science beliefs and treated illness with prayer rather than medical care The case notes Sheridan has practiced Christian Science since 1963 and says she was convinced of the method's efficacy based on personal and observed experiences and reports
UPI reports Rep. James C. Wright warns up to 150 sunken tankers off the American coast could spill oil on beaches at any time. He cited Cape Cod pollution and said most wrecks lie off the East and Gulf coasts with cargoes intact. Wright asked Rep. Blatnik to urge the Interior Department to assess the danger. Virginia Beach chamber notes three hulls near its shore.
NEWHAVEN England United Press International reports at the Hope Inn pub a new rule prohibits customers from buying other customers a drink. The owner cites fear of unaffordable rounds driving patrons to stay away as the reason for the ban.
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