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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1963
Page
2
Vermont State Auditor David V. Anderson says 13 agencies including the Highway Department and state colleges will not be audited this year due to a shortage of accountants. He asked the Emergency Board to authorize four more staffers, but the request was tabled as concerns grow about unchecked funds and potential misuse.
Five Canton relief workers who refused to work during a foot of snow on January 30 were sentenced in St. Lawrence County Court to prison terms up to eight months. Judge Daniels called the act sabotage and noted the case as a test for civil liberties counsel, with the ACLU planning an appeal to the State Supreme Court. The group had been cutting brush on New York Route 68 under a welfare public works program.
In North Adams Henry A. Galipeau of the Water Department says rain is needed in September and October as August rainfall totals exceed three inches. Broad Brook is temporarily restored but Mt. Williams Reservoir has dropped five feet two inches, an 11 inch fall in a rainy week. In Adams the School Committee narrowly approves a minute of silence at the start of each day after the Supreme Court bans prayers, with three abstentions.
Senator George Aiken advocates a Victory Dam recreation project in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. A Vermont study for the National Park Service predicts new jobs and income from campers and tourists, with long term regional population stabilization as young people stay and work locally.
In Boston the Massachusetts House defeated a bid to strip the bill granting Berkshire Downs 42 extra racing dates of a two thirds vote requirement. Rep. Michael Dukakis argued to kill the measure, while Sen. John Powers steered it through the Senate. Berkshire Downs, in Hancock, operates 24 racing days and seeks more dates to avert bankruptcy as owner Salvatore Rizzo laments the financial strain.
The Bennington Banner lists newsroom and display advertising contacts at 442-2800 and 442-2684 and gives home delivery and motor delivery details. Subscription rates are shown for 50 mile radius and Vermont and national options with 6 month and 1 year terms.
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff urged rethinking government structure to fit how people live. He told a New England town and city managers institute that town and state lines are becoming artificial and most services are provided by the state. He proposed creating regional administrative units to take over town functions.
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