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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1970
Page
2
Clarence E. Laux of Essex Junction argues the $56 annual registration for his propane powered car is fair, while Vermont motor vehicle officials push to change the law. Officials say gasoline taxes fund highways and non polluting vehicles should contribute, with few such vehicles in the state.
Gov. Deance C. Davis said he will issue an executive order clarifying the role of non voting student representatives on state boards. Allan Benz of Middlebury College complained he has not been treated as a full member and does not receive meeting minutes or mailings. The interim Student Affairs Commission discussed charter changes and named Douglas MacBeth of St. Michael's College as the governor’s liaison.
Brief counseling will be provided this Sunday afternoon from 24 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church.
Rep. Fred G. Rooney says the FTC will investigate door to door magazine salesmen, including ex convicts, overcharging and deceiving subscribers. He cites subpoenas for industry officials and suggests many salespeople pose as students or charity reps and enter homes by force to obtain signatures and payments.
Cavendish School Board teams with publisher William Loeb to defend voluntary prayers at Proctorsville Elementary. Loeb offers free legal counsel amid ACLU challenge. board backs plan, citing support. State education department warns risk to state aid. Rep. Hancock weighs protective legislation.
The Lake Champlain Committee criticized proposed pesticide regulations as ineffective. Vermont environmental leaders, led by William Cowles Jr., urge stricter rules, criticizing omissions on DDT use and calling for a complete ban on the defoliant 245T and tighter controls on sale and application.
Ed Latz from Hamburg becomes Ormsby Hill director and soccer coach while Andy and Hollie Bowen head house duties. The program operates as a home for 11 to 19 year olds. boys work on the estate, join local schools, churches, and community activities, with summer intake from Boston area agencies.
Labor officials warn Vermont apple growers face a labor shortage with about one million bushels to be picked. Stella Hackel says a recruiter team will canvass the state as available labor may not cover 1,000 needed pickers. Foreign pickers approved amount to 249, far below requested. Earnings projected at 17 to 20 dollars daily at 30 cents per bushel.
Washington officials say the United States will likely resume drafting doctors next summer unless more young physicians volunteer. The Pentagon notes U S involvement in Southeast Asia and hopes for an all volunteer force have reduced medical volunteers this year amid rising antiwar sentiment.
The 25th anniversary session of the Composers Conference and Chamber Music Center presents its third concert at 8:15 tonight in the Carriage Barn at Bennington College. Free and open to the public with works by Peters, Ralph Blauvelt, Joyce Orenstein, and Bach conducted by Efrain Guigui, featuring soloists Kraber, Anderson, Schuman, Blustine, and Pollikoff. Funding from NEA, Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund, and others. Next concert follows Wednesday.
Addison County Extension Agent John F. Stephenson received the National Association of County Agricultural Agents Distinguished Service Award for 1970. Announcement came at the association’s annual meeting in Corvallis Oregon. He is noted for leadership in roughage production dairy housing and farm accounting while coordinating water supplies OEO activities and non agricultural projects. He has served since 1951 with UVM Extension and holds a 1965 master’s from UVM along with studies at Cornell and Wisconsin. He is married with four children.
In Hoosick Falls, Permanent Savings & Loan Association stockholders voted 4,633 to a proposal to merge with Albany’s Home Savings Bank. Morgan Burke would become Albany vice president and William McMartin would be a local trustee. AFDI and state license requests will follow. Troy Savings seeks a branch in town.
The Vatican announced liturgical reforms banning more than one patron saint for nations and geographic entities established in the future. The rule, not binding on existing entities, covers Canada, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Ireland, Scotland, Spain, Poland, Brazil, France, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Greece, Chile, Colombia and the Dominican Republic, with Portugal cited as having five. The aim is to keep saints secondary to Jesus Christ.
A three alarm blaze gutted two industrial display buildings and an arts and crafts hall at the Rutland Fair grounds, part of New England's third largest fair. About 4,000 onlookers watched flames leap 100 feet as police cleared routes for fire equipment from Pittsford, Wallingford, and West Rutland. The fair, with about 15 buildings, was set to open an eight day run on Labor Day, Sept 7.
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