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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1968

Page

5

Ballou retrial in Vermont over deer possession case

Vermont opens its case against Dr. James M. Ballou of Keene N H on unlawful possession of a deer, with an eight man and four woman jury impaneled in Chittenden District Court after a venue change. Separately, Rutland County Atty. West will file charges against Camp Skybird in Sudbury for a Hubbardton crash that injured 24 girl campers from 5 to 15 years old.

Burlington UPI New Hampshire Fish and Game James M. Ballou Keene N.H Chittenden Edward Costello Ballou Vermont Supreme Court Addison William Burrage John Burgess Montpelier Chittenden District Court Granville Meadow Rutland Robert E. West Skybird Sudbury Hubbardton West Rutland Hospital Carlo Busso Long Island N.Y

Fletcher Town School District sanctioned by Vermont Education Association

The Vermont Education Association board lifted sanctions on Fletcher Town School District, imposed in 1967, following an out of court settlement with a former teacher. The settlement included an undisclosed sum and a superintendent's recommendation.

Hospital Dedication Set for Berlin Central Vermont Medical Center

UPI reports Sen. George D. Aiken leads state and local dignitaries at the Sunday dedication of the Central Vermont Medical Center Hospital in Berlin. The 3.8 million, 170-bed facility serves 45 000 central Vermont residents after Barre City Hospital and Heaton Hospital merger. The two old hospitals close after patient transfers the weekend of Aug 24 and 25.

Berlin UPI George D. Aiken R-Vt Central Vermont Medical Center Central Vermont Area Barre City Hospital Montpelier Heaton Hospital

Woman Survives 25-Foot Cliff Dive In Cohoes

Florence M. Wells of Waterford, 44, escaped a 1966 convertible crash on Cohoes Crescent Road when the car left the road, plummeted 25 feet into the Mohawk River, and she swam to a cliff shelf. Injured but in fair condition at Leonard Hospital, she suffered a severe hand laceration, broken ribs, and head abrasions. Police say steering failure caused loss of control. Rescue crews lowered ropes and used a boat to retrieve her from the water.

Cohoes Waterford Cohoes-Crescent Mohawk Florence M. Wells Leonard Hospital Boght Community Rescue

Drowning at Burden Lake Involves Center Brunswick Senior

John Colarusso 87 of Center Brunswick drowned at Burden Lake while attempting to remove his socks at his son's summer camp on Lake Shore Drive. Police noted prior shoreline warnings. A neighbor found his body about 6:45 pm, recovered from four feet of water about 20 feet from shore.

Burden Lake John Colarusso Center Brunswick Colarusso Joseph Beverly Colarusso Lake Shore Drive

Rensselaer official unveils $800,000 recreation plan

Richard Reilly, Rensselaer deputy corporation counsel and Recreation Commission chairman, told a St Josephs Church Hall gathering that an $800,000 program will convert the former rifle range into a recreation and picnic site. Funding would come from state and potential federal aid. The plan includes playgrounds, picnic areas, a bobsled run, skiing, possibly a swimming pool and other features.

Rensselaer Richard Reilly Rensselaer Recreation Commission St. Joseph’s Church Hall Rensselaer Community Council

Payne Burns Sunoco Credit Card To Protest High Rise Signs

MONTPELIER UPS The Vermont State House security chief burned his oil company Sunoco card in Rutland to protest five 100 foot signs at Sunoco stations near interstates 89 and 91. He vowed a one man boycott until the signs are removed and said he had bought Sun products monthly though he would not suffer financial harm. The card was to expire later this month. a new three year card remains.

Williamstown Williams College Park Street College Infirmary Williams Payne Sunoco Credit Card Montpelier UPS Vermont Reid Payne Rutland Sun Oil Co Philadelphia Sunoco Sun Oil Sun UPI E.R. Bradley Highway Board Bradley

Vermont Aide Predicts 697 Nixon Votes on First Ballot

Vermont Nixon for President chairman C. Douglas Cairns says Nixon would win 697 votes on the first convention ballot, 30 above the nomination threshold, based on a tally from a strategy session of state organization chairmen in Miami Beach. The UPI count shows 635 votes.

Miami Beach UPI Vermont Richard M. Nixon C. Douglas Cairns Nixon Cairns State Organization Hilton

Bishop Joyce Backs Pope Against Birth Control Policy

The Burlington bishop, Most Rev. Robert F. Joyce, endorsed Pope Paul VI’s stance on birth control, saying church authority governs moral and natural law. The encyclical forbids artificial birth control methods and emphasizes church reach in morality for its members. The report also covers Vermont delegate politics and highway sign removals tied to Sunoco and other major oil firms.

Burlington UPI Pope Paul VI Robert F. Joyce Pope Paul

Vermont GOP Delegates Split Over Nixon Rockefeller Split

Vermont’s nine Nixon delegates will back Nixon as balloting begins in Miami Beach. The 12-member Vermont delegation, split after May’s state convention, allocates nine Nixon and three Rockefeller delegates. alternates accuse chairman Cairns of excluding them from talks and meetings with Nixon.

Nixon Miami State Organization Charles H. Percy Illinois Percy Connecticut Rockefeller John Previdi Danbury John Alsop Avon Joseph Alsop New Hampshire David A. Serling Hillsborough Ronald Reagan Miami Beach UPI Vermont Richard Nixon Nelson Rockefeller New York C. Douglas Cairns Cairns Len. Douglas Kitchel Caledonia Pat Hunt Island Pond Richard M. Nixon GOP Elbert G. Moulton Nelson A. Rockefeller

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