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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1971
Page
3
Multiple defendants appeared in Bennington District Court with offenses ranging from breach of peace by assault and driving while intoxicated to careless and negligent driving. Pleas included not guilty, guilty, and no contest, with bail set from 25 to 150 dollars and several defendants released on recognizance.
Valerie Jean Giroux and Stephen William Zwiercan exchanged vows August 7 at 11 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church with Father Henry Bourgeois officiating. The ceremony featured organ by Mrs. Helen Galipeau, vocal solo by Mrs. Pauline Frost, and guests from several New York and Massachusetts towns. The couple, now of Adams, Mass., planned a reception at the K of C rooms and a honeymoon to Hampton Beach, Lake George.
The American Red Cross will run a blood donation event on Wednesday August 25 at First Baptist Church Colgate Hall 604 Main St from 1130 a.m. to 5 p.m. Donors who gave within 10 weeks may donate again. Ages 18 to 21 no longer need parental permission. those 66 or older need physician approval. Babysitting by Junior Women available onsite.
In Bennington, a man faced charges of petty larceny for stealing boots at Mammouth Mart with bail set at 150 in his own recognizance ahead of a pretrial conference next Monday. Joanne M. Perry pleaded guilty to turning in a false fire alarm on Aug 15 and intoxication, with fines and potential jail. Edmund B. Pettibone, 16, faced a pretrial conference on Aug 11 after pleading guilty to defective equipment driving and paid 25. George S. Shetterly faced no contest for breach of peace by assault in Bennington on Aug 5, with a 25 fine or 15 days’ jail if unpaid by next date.
In Nimes France a parish priest Rene Vautant gave water to a hot hobo inside the church quarters after a 97 degree day. The man left with 12 000 francs from the collection box, $2400, prompting an investigation into the disappearance.
Montezuma County Cortez Colorado fights state welfare expansion while federal guidelines threaten 80 percent of Colorado’s welfare aid. A county staff of 14 handles about 700 cases, including old age pensions and aid to dependent children, as a local workforce battles state and federal demands and potential funding cuts. The dispute hinges on welfare staffing, tax limits, and federal compliance threatening payments unless rules are followed.
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