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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1976
Page
2
Bennington residents must continue boiling their water as the town manager's office reports ongoing testing. State officials are reviewing new samples while the drinking ban stays in effect through Friday afternoon.
Tropical storm Dottie battered the Carolinas with winds near 35 mph and forecast up to 10 inches of rain. Forecasters warned inland areas of serious flooding while noting the main rain action lay east of Charleston. A hurricane watch covered parts of the coast as two other systems tracked away.
Listed events across New York and Vermont include concerts at SPAC featuring Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy final performance at 8 p.m. Baroque ensembles in Saratoga National Historical Park and Lenox. Ginger Rogers Norm Crosby at SPAC. Frank Sinatra at SPAC. Dave Loggins Messina. Sleuth at Adams Memorial Theatre. Dorset Playhouse shows The Fantasticks and Mrs Kong. Marlboro College Tavern and 3 p.m. horse show in Manchester Center. other cultural offerings across Saratoga Springs Lenox Stockbridge Pownal and Weston through Aug 26 1976.
The Bennington Town Republican Committee met at the county courthouse to draft a slate of prospective justice of the peace candidates. Interested persons are urged to contact attorney Manfred W. Ehrich, the committee chairman, for consideration ahead of the town caucus on Tuesday August 31 at 7 30 p m at the courthouse.
Capitol Housing Inc. invites the public to a seminar Monday August 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the Colonial Hotel Pittsfield Mass to show an energy saving modular home claim 33 to 50 percent cut in winter heating bills featuring triple hung windows thick insulation and interior wall insulation.
The EPA has been asked to recommend a course of action in response to policy questions raised by officials in Montpelier. The request seeks guidance on environmental protections and potential regulatory steps to address local concerns. Further details were not disclosed.
The Bennington Tutorial Center will run two fall English courses for credit recovery and for college readiness. Center recently earned accreditation from the Mt. Anthony Union High School board to teach them again and invites inquiries at 7-0111 or 9 Main St. Napolitano's Pizzeria advertises Neapolitan style pizza and sides at 165 Ben Mont with phone 442-3949. A corn/produce ad notes delicious butter and sugar sweet corn at Leake Farm on Woodford Road. A Vermont Yankee water spill inquiry is connected to attorney John Burgess who sought a grand jury via US Attorney George Cook, then taft. A gray tomcat was found in a car engine near Bennington Allege and is awaiting owner at White Creek Road vet George Glamberg.
Mrs Eva LaFlamme 81 formerly of Hoosick Falls and Bennington died Friday at Woodlawn Nursing Home Troy after long illness. She leaves sister Alma Ratelle Bennington brother Wilfred Ratelle Johnsonville three grandchildren Patricia Crandall Raymond LaFlamme Mary Harrington. Funeral Tuesday Mahar Hoosick Falls 9:30 a.m. then 10 a.m. Immaculate Conception. Burial St Marys Cemetery.
A U S soldier recounts a June 30 1975 Panmunjom incident where two North Koreans in civilian clothes attacked him on a bench during a Military Armistice Commission meeting. He describes being kicked in the hat and head, with about ten assailants joining in. Officers note frequent provocation and restraint is essential during Panmunjom duties.
Mrs Hackel said she does not believe in change for change purposes and opposes disrupting government structure. She believes the state can improve programs and services Vermonters receive and tied her reorganization plan to her campaign open house marking headquarters opening.
Vermont’s unemployment rate remained at 5.1 percent of the insured workforce last week, with about 13,000 claimants and nearly $700,000 in benefits. District readings show Burlington as the region’s lowest rate, Morrisville highest, and several towns reporting small changes from prior weeks.
Vermont Republicans show limited enthusiasm for Kansas Senator Robert Dole as Ford's running mate. Vermont delegates in a hotel suite react with stony silence as the Ford announcement unfolds, with some saying Dole is from mid America and noting regional contrasts. A Vermont state senator calls him capable but notes both nominees are midwestern and from Washington. In Montpelier, Housing Authority Director John Collar takes leave of absence for a nervous condition as board names temporary director.
UAW hints GM may be chosen as strike target if a pattern-setting contract isn t reached by Sept 14. About 90 percent of GM unit members have approved strike action. GM VP Morris warns a broad walkout would be disastrous for the industry.
Police report indicates at 2 10 pm Friday Mark Sikelianos Teaneck NJ traveling south on Dewey Street pulled over to avoid a parked vehicle and collided with Clyde C Sherman Jr residing 204 Gage Street who had entered the road heading north causing moderate damage to both cars.
Texas attorney Jake Jacobsen was sentenced to two years probation by U.S. District Judge George Hart for a $10,000 payoff to former Secretary John B. Connally in 1971 milk price affairs. The judge spared prison due to the illness of Jacobsen’s wife and his past service as an aide to Lyndon B. Johnson.
Funeral services for Mildred R Bush were set for Sunday at 2 p.m. from the home, with burial in Park Lawn Cemetery. A family-arranged service will precede visitation an hour earlier.
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