North Bennington Dog Nuisances Spark Village Meeting
North Bennington residents aired dog disturbances at a special village meeting. Trustees heard 43-signature petition and debated enforcing the village leash ordinance versus relying on Bennington town laws. No solution emerged as talks shift to seeking town enforcement or license rebates.
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Elizabeth Dwyer
North Bennington
Bennington
Andil
Fred Welling
Welling
Mechanic Street
Ball Diamond
George Rogers
Pennington
Grange Lape
Arthu Wickenden
Lionel Nowak
Marie Condan
Main Street
Robert Lerner
Lerner
Monument Elementary gains name and bus plan decision
Bennington School District members renamed the former St. Joseph College building Monument Elementary School after a name contest won by Lynzit Ayers and Jennifer Gore who each receive $10. The board approved bus service for Clark's Woods and Robinson Arena area students and warned of potential expansion if needs arise, with plans for lists and schedules to be published in The Banner.
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Monument Elementary
BSD Board
St. Joseph College
Bennington
Monument
BSC
BSI
Lynzit Ayers
Jennifer Gore
Thhey
Richard A. Sleeman
Bynny Wentworth
Clark’s Woods
Robinson Arena
Willowbrook eases guidelines to admit more low income tenants
Willowbrook housing authority increases eligible incomes for Willowbrook admissions to boost applications. Executive Director Hall W Cushman said the higher limits, approved by the authority and preliminarily by HUD, take effect last week and will allow families with income up to $14 200 more per year to qualify.
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Willowbrook
Hall W. Cushman
Wuthuerly
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cushman
SUI
Cushmisih
Stortly
Purnare Brook Drive
Willowbrook Drive
BSD budget plications and absentee ballots in June 26 vote
Moss told The Banner he did not know if the investigation would finish before the Aug ww vote but believed voters and the board understand proper absentee ballot methods better than before. Several board members had warned the inquiry could deter voters. The Mt Anthony Union High School Board faced legal questions raised by Rayment Murray and Lawrence Harrington, while planning to join the town retirement plan with Massachusetts Mutual. The plan carries a three year waiting period, age thirty minimum, and light transfer rules, with debates over employer contributions and retroactive membership costs.
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Moss
The
Banner
Mt. Anthony Union
Harrington
BSD
Carl Territs
Katzbach’s Justification Of Wiretaps Cited In Interview
Katzenbach defends past wiretaps targeting news organizations and civil rights leaders, asserting they were justified for national interest. He suggests Kennedy brothers would not have authorized such actions, and posits a portion would not authorize them unless in national interest.
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Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Nixon and Rogers discuss Watergate impacts on campaign
The article notes Nixon calling Watergate a past issue while insisting on pursuing justice for those involved. It highlights disillusionment with the current administration and the enduring friendship between Rogers and Nixon, with Rogers denying he quit over Watergate. Both men reaffirm focus on public initiatives from the first administration.
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Rogers
Nixon
Salmon's 1973 surplus hits 5.6 million in Vermont budget
Governor Salmon announced a 1973 state surplus of 5.6 million the largest in over five years, driven by sales tax receipts inheritance tax revenues and investment earnings. The 1974 legislature will decide spending with aims to offset federal cuts and aid flood victims and education projects.
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Montpelier
Or. Thomas
Break in attempt fails at Whipple's again
Manchester police report an attempted break-in at Whipple Pharmacy the night after a prior fatal shooting at the location. Burglars used a brick to strike tempered glass, scratched the window, and triggered no alarm. Clerk Priscilla Galati found the scene, but interior doors remained locked.
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Manchester
Whipple
Dana Thompson
George F. Noag
Weir
Hoag
Buta Ciry
Orvis Co
Priscilla Galati
Eugene Galati
Broadcast probe ends as WBTN reveals BSD irregularities
After over a month, WBTN disclosed its probe into Bennington School District spending. BSD officials Supt. George Sleeman and Business Manager Robert Hayes answered questions about a May 1973 tape recorder purchase, misdated checks, and payments drawn on Mt. Anthony Union High. Sleeman blamed clerical error and family pickup, while board members remained skeptical of the handling.
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WBTN
Bennington
Robert Harrington
George Sheaman
Robert Hayes
Supt. Sleeman
BSD
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Sleeman
Zoning board approves pond at Applegate and sign at Fairdale Farms
Bennington Zoning Board of Adjustment approves a 48 000 square foot pond at the Applegate apartment complex off Orchard Road and a second sign for Fairdale Farms tourist center on West Road. The pond will be dammed from Furnace Brook, six feet deep, for aesthetics and recreation. The sign aims to slow speeding motorists on Route 9 near the tour center. A planning commission review was requested due to a procedural error. The board also continued a variance hearing for Norman Stratton’s Morgen Street lot, noting design issues and a grandfather clause for undersized preexisting lots.
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Zoning Board of Adjustment
Applegate
Fairdale Farms
Zane Yost
Planning Commission
West Road
Fairdale
William Hoisington
Norman Stratton
Morgen Street
Straton
Stratton
Charles Tigner
Steatton
Bloodmobile reports strong turnout at Bennington drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile left Bennington with 62 pints pledged by residents. Top donor Robert Gauthier earned a 10 gallon pin in the Gallon Club. others reached 7, 6, 5 and fewer gallons. A muscular dystrophy telethon fundraiser is planned, with events at Stark Street Playground this Friday.
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Red Cross
Bennington
Gallon Club
Robert Gauthier
Stark Street
Barbara Henry
Hospital Notes August 22 1973 Admission and Discharge
Hospital notes list admissions Thomas Cutler William Suerman and Bennington. Discharges include John Harrington Shaftsbury Perrance Corraw East Arlington.
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Thomas Cutler
William Suerman
Bennington
John Harrington
Shaftsbury
Perrance Corraw
East Arlington
Bennington Man Pleads Not Guilty to Public Intoxication
In Bennington District Court Acting Judge George M. Fienberg presided as George W. Benoit, 34, pleaded not guilty to public intoxication. He was ordered held without bail and sent to Waterbury State Hospital for more than 64 days for examination.
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Bennington District Court
George M. Fienberg
George W. Benoit
Bennington
Mienberg
Waterbury State Hospital
Hit and run damages car in Bennington
A pit and run incident early today damaged Mee A. Joskle's 1969 Chevrolet parked on West Main Street near Grant Street at 12 08 a.m. An unidentified vehicle struck the car and a witness noted the license number. Police say the case is under investigation.
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Bennington
Mee A. Joskle
West Main Street
Grant Street
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