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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1967
Page
5
Vermont officials report the Interagency Committee on Natural Resources will not accept outdoor recreation projects funded with federal money until next year. Only 4400 dollars remain of the 1965–66 BOR allotment, while total matched BOR projects since 1965 reach 1.843 million dollars. 1967 federal funding was cut by 87 thousand, leaving under 500 thousand for the year.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp will build a water quality sampling station on the Connecticut River near Vernon about one mile downstream from the planned 540 thousand kilowatt plant. The station will measure water temperatures as data gathered after parts arrived. a Brattleboro hearing by the Water Resources Board discussed potential impacts of heated cooling effluent on river life.
A 20 foot high portable stand used for judges in a state fire drill in Warehouse Row Colonie collapsed injuring 23 people, about a dozen standing on the stand were trapped or hit by debris. Police said the structure was overloaded and a pipe buckled. In Albany, College of Saint Rose opens its 47th year Sept 11 with 750 undergraduates and 375 graduates, faculty rising to 133 with 12 new hires.
The Constitutional Convention met for 35 minutes at Albany and then about 30 delegates retired for the rest of the day at Saratoga Race Track, with adjournment looming just over a month away.
Police across New England and New York are seeking Robert W. McQuade a 34 year old inmate who walked away from Monroe State Prison Farm Tuesday night A seven state alert is in effect for the Springfield resident serving 10 to 20 years for assault and battery and unarmed robbery He is five feet ten inches tall about 190 pounds and may be in denims a black sweater or black pants with parole eligibility in April
Berkshire County anti poverty plan faces backlash as Northern Berkshire Community Action director Charles Haun calls the proposal to scrap the county body and form three regional groups ridiculous and eight months late. He notes past frustrations and progress toward regional efforts.
Social psychologist Dr. Robert V. Hamilton will lead a session on why people riot Friday at 8 30 pm in the Room at the Bottom Coffee House. An Open Invitation Night follows Saturday for all performers as the last weekend before the venue closes unless a new independent group keeps the coffee house open.
John Kenneth Galbraith, former U.S. ambassador and Harvard economist, called the bombing of North Vietnam cruel and misguided and said the Viet Cong are nationalist, not a Communist conspiracy. He criticized Ky and colleagues as outrageous military adventurers and denied Johnson asked him to join Vietnam election observers.
Burlington Vermont. State's Atty. Patrick Leahy rejected hiring armed guards to watch unprotected cars at two local dealers amid rising thefts. He urged proving intent to permanently deprive for larceny and dismissed roving guards, suggesting a metropolitan police option due to Burlington's limited manpower and budget.
NEW CASTLE New Hampshire Governor John W King warns that Communist aggression would rise if the United States loses will to fight. Speaking at a Coast Guard station dedication he urges facing aggression head on to spare lives and money in Vietnam and praises the Coast Guard history of service.
Australian navy deployed all ships and helicopters in a search for two frogmen who disappeared Thursday during a training exercise. Authorities ordered full-scale resources including vessels and air cover to locate the sailors and ensure safety.
In Bangor Maine thieves broke into the Manhattan Jewelry and Appliance Store and carried off about 75 000 dollars in cash and jewelry. Det Capt Clifton Sloane labeled it a very professional job and said two or three men were involved. The loot likely left Maine as police spread a list to New England points to curb fencing. The crime follows other Bangor area robberies with safes punched open and a Brewer spree weeks earlier.
The H P Cummings Construction Co of Ware Massachusetts submitted the apparent low bid of 2740000 for an activities center at Lyndon State College Lyndonville. The bids opened Thursday in Burlington Vermont State Colleges Provost Dr Robert S Babcock said they were taken under advisement. He noted bids have been higher than expected for two consecutive weeks and will meet with Cummings and the architects to seek cost reductions.
In Concord New Hampshire Secretary of State Robert Starksaid Reagan has ten days in January to file to remove his name from the presidential primary ballot. Supporters seek a write in path with 100 signatures from the state’s two congressional districts. Reagan maintains he is not a national candidate while backers push for his naming as Republican nominee.
Maine truck driver Howard W. Todd, 30, of Caribou was injured when his tractor-trailer loaded with lime stone overturned after rolling 100 feet down a steep embankment off Route 20. He was in good condition at Pittsfield General Hospital with multiple fractures, contusions and lacerations. Police said loss of steering caused the crash after it crashed through eight guardrails and landed on its roof.
Inmates in New Hampshire prisons and jails may start work outside with wardens permission. The 1967 Legislature approved work release to let prisoners earn money for families while serving sentences. Nonparole eligible inmates may work with court approval, county jail or house of corrections cases decided by the court, and time outside counts toward a full day of confinement.
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