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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1968

Page

5

Vermont Lawyers Suspended Four Months By Supreme Court

In Montpelier two Vermont lawyers, James Knapp of Hardwick and John Calhoun of Montpelier, began four month suspensions from practice as ordered by the state Supreme Court based on AG recommendations for tax related offenses. Knapp pleaded guilty to three federal charges including income tax evasion and late tax filings for 1964 65. Calhoun admitted an unqualified guilty plea for failing to file 1963 income tax return and was sentenced to four months. The suspensions expire December 15.

Montpelier UPI Vermont State Supreme Court Attorney General’s Office James Knapp Hardwick John Calhoun Knapp Calhoun

Drowning Death Probed in Wheelock Texas River

State police investigated the apparent drowning of Irving William Teak 51 of Wheelock. A search party recovered Teak's body from 15 to 20 feet of water in Miller Run Brook in Wheelock.

Wheelock UPI Irving William Teak Teak Miller Run

Tragic Family Plane Crash Kills Four in Cascade Canyon

A Scotia family of four and a Georgia man died when their small plane crashed near a Cascade Mountains canyon on Thursday. Pilot Robert B. Flowers Jr., 37, his wife Louise, 38, children Dorothy 12 and Robert P. 10, and Flowers Sr., 71, of Atlanta, were killed. The Flowers family had chartered the aircraft in Schenectady for a Portland vacation.

Scotia Georgia Washington Cascade Mountains Robert B. Flowers Jr Louise Dorothy Robert P. Flowers Robert B. Flowers Sr Atlanta General Electric Co Schenectady Pennsylvania Virginia Georgia Tech Portland, Ore Flowers Portland General Electric

Schenectady Ellis Hospital Narrows Nursing Program

Ellis Hospital announces major nursing program changes set to begin with the class of 1971. The school shortens the program to two years and nine months, shifts graduation to June, and aligns licensing exams in July. It will admit men, consider married applicants, and allow commuting or living at home instead of housing.

Schenectady — Ellis Hospital School of Nursing

Rockefeller to Return to NYC Office for Kennedy Senate Pick

Gov Nelson Rockefeller will interrupt his Maine vacation to return to his New York City office Monday to discuss appointing a successor to the late Senator Robert F Kennedy. He is not expected to announce a choice then, and will consult with President Nixon on campaign strategy before resuming his Maine trip.

Albany Nelson Rockefeller Maine New York City U.S Robert F. Kennedy Rockefeller Leslie Slate Richard M. Nixon Seal Harbor Nixon Slote

Berkshire Meeting Probes Dem Platform Amid War Dissent

A Berkshire County Democratic State Committee hearing at Berkshire Community College drew over 200 attendees. Prof. James M. Burns of Williams College urged the platform to tout Johnson administration achievements in nuclear proliferation disarmament trade policy and Vietnam negotiations despite broad war dissent at the event.

Pittsfield Democratic State Committee Berkshire County James M. Burns Williams College Vietnam Berkshire Community College

Surprised thieves drop loot in store robbery

Two or more thieves raided the First National Store on Columbia Street and fled after being seen. They stole $2700 but left $2300 near the scene. Arthur A. Burke yelled for them to drop it, causing the robbers to abandon part of the cash. Police found new burglar tools and noted entry through a rear shipping door.

Adams First National Columbia Street Arthur A. Burke Burke

Chavez To Lead UFWOC Supporters Along Boston Freedom Trail

Chavez leads UFWOC supporters along Boston Freedom Trail in a symbolic reenactment of the 1773 Boston Tea Party. Participants will carry grapes, recalling the original protest against British tea tax and port closure.

Chavez UFWOC Boston UPI England East India Co

High Rise Sign Down and Farm Workers Protest Unite

A Sunoco high rise sign in Williston is removed to honor a state pilot program. Cesar Chavez leads a Boston to harbor march for California grape pickers seeking bargaining rights under the National Labor Relations Act. Demonstrations target the Chelsea produce terminal with speakers planned at the harbor.

Williston UPS Interstate 89 Sun Oil Co Sunoco Philip H. Hoff Hoff Vermont Petroleum Association Vermont Highway Board Cesar Chavez United Farm Workers Organizating Committee UFWOC Afl-Cio California Chavez Boston Common Boston Yuma Ariz Delano Bakersfield Cochella Chelsea Marcos Munoz

Aiken seeks 26 cent milk price hike for dairymen

UPI reported Senator George D. Aiken urged Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman to grant Vermont dairymen a 26 cent boost in milk prices effective September 1. If approved, the price per hundredweight would rise from 6.67 to 6.93 in the Boston market and would apply to the Northeast including Philadelphia, New York and Washington, D.C. Public hearings were held last month but dairymen won a delay to file opposition briefs.

Washington UPI George D. Aiken

Vermont Delegates Remain Uncommitted to RFK Choice

Six Vermont Democratic National Convention delegates who were once pledged to Robert Kennedy say they will stay uncommitted until Chicago. Some lean to McCarthy or McGovern but prefer to meet the candidates first. Dr. Eugene Winslow, McCarthy backer, suggests many Kennedy supporters may switch to McCarthy on grounds of conscience. Also noted: Vermont Health Department receives $55,460 in federal grants for disease control.

Eugene Winslow Putney McCarthy Vermont Kennedy Washington UPI Vermont Health Department U.S. Office of Comprehensive Health Planning Linus J. Levine Department

Humphrey Campaigns in Kennedy Country Boston

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey brings his bid to Massachusetts for a Letter Carriers convention in Boston and a TV taping before meeting with the 72 vote Massachusetts delegation. He hopes to sway delegates toward him on a second ballot at the Democratic National Convention.

Boston UPI Hubert H. Humphrey Kennedy Massachusetts New York Letter Carriers Association War Memorial Auditorium Humphrey Eugene J. McCarthy McCarthy Edward M. Kennedy Rober F. Kennedy Johnson Boston Red Sox

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