Village Water Squabble Prompts High Court Intervention
Corcorans Joseph and Monica of Rutland petition Vermont Supreme Court asking to force Bennington Village to grant water and sewer connections for a planned mobile home park. They claim the village council lacks discretion and seek action under 1962 conditions before 1964 zoning, while Bennington officials resist proceedings.
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Montpelier
UPID
Bennington
Vermont Supreme Court
Joseph
Monica Corcoran
Donald Hackel
Rutland
Milton Pinsker
Corcorans
Hackel
Percival Shangraw
James Holden
Robert Larrow
Village Water Board
Pinsker
Zoning Board
Chancery Court
Joseph Corcoran
Town Audits Urge Modernized Accounting and Reforms
Town auditors pressed for fixed asset records and a formal annual audit, noting conflicts between officer statements and auditor reports. They urged a uniform system, clearer duties, and use of two National Cash Register machines for payroll and postings, with training and implementation to follow Vermont statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Vermont
Norton Barber
Selectman
Campbell
Barber
Selectmen
Yale Gifts Sought For Brandon School
A drive led by Rev. W Earle Forman seeks toys and Christmas gifts for Brandon Training School residents. About 664 residents range from 2 to 66 years old. roughly 200 are adult in mind and body. Gifts welcomed include adult items and children's toys, with money also desired for events and parties. Checks to Brandon Training School Student Welfare Fund. Gifts to 238 Ben Mont Ave. pickup by the school truck on Dec 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon Training School
W. Earle Forman
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
State School For
Forman
Trustees Agree To Order New Fire Alarm System
The Bennington village trustees move to add a $10,000 fire alarm switchboard to the budget after noting the 1927 era four-circuit unit is obsolete. Installation estimates range from 8,000 to 10,000 with 500 more for setup. Bids for 2,000 feet of hose were not submitted and must be sought again. The group also plans a committee meeting on salaries and notes W. H. Morse Construction will not receive $1,200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
George Ryan
Bliss Gamewell Co
Henry White
Henry Mallory
Hilda Hurley
Joseph Pello
W. H. Morse Construction Co
Special Plates Before Dec 10 Reminders Issued
Montpelier reports James E. Malloy commissioner of motor vehicles urged holders of registration plates numbered under 10 000 and all special plate holders that their 1969 registration applications must be postmarked by midnight December 10 for plate retention. After that date, applications will be processed in order received with no date exceeding five digits.
Hospital Notes Admissions and Births In Bennington Area
Admissions list includes Mrs Thelma Hollis Readsboro Mrs Ruby Bent Bennington John M Schweninger Buskirk NY Discharges include Mrs Susan Moore and daughter North Bennington Francis Frazier Jr Kellie Stratton Bennington Births report a son to Mr and Mrs Edmund Lanoue R D 1 Arlington and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Paul Sausville Burnt Hills NY plus a son born to Mr and Mrs Michael G Miller Manchester this morning
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Thelma Hollis
Readsboro
Ruby Bent
Bennington
John M. Schweninger
Buskirk
N.Y
Susan Moore
North Bennington
Francis Frazier Jr
Kellie Stratton
Edmund Lanoue
R.D
Arlington
Paul Sausville
Lake Hill Road
Burnt Hills, N.Y
Michael G. Miller
Manchester
Auto Demolished At Gage And Branch Streets
Edward B Keough of Bennington escaped injury when his 1963 Volkswagen sedan was wrecked in a collision at Gage and Branch streets at 7 15 am. Raymond S Hoag Sr of North Bennington drove a 1963 Chevrolet that struck the VW broadside, sending it into a telephone pole. Police estimate $30 damage to the Chevrolet front while work for the village continues. Six new parking meters have been ordered to replace those damaged by auto collisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Keough
Bennington
Gage and
Branch Streets
Gage Street
Raymond S. Hoag Sr
North Bennington
Keough
Chevroet
Fienberg Named To Democrats Special Panel
Rutland Democratic State Chairman Frank Esposito named a 16 member special committee to study hiring a fulltime paid organizer. The panel will meet December 14 and report to the state committee in January. Members include Daniel O'Brien, Eugene Winslow, Senator George Hayes, and George M. Fienberg. A memorial service for Dr. Luther E. Zai of the University of Vermont forestry department will be held at Ira Allen Chapel on Friday at 2 p.m. He died Thanksgiving Eve in a fire at his in laws’ home in Shaftsbury. He was the stepson of Patrick T H Gordon of Bennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Burlington
Eugene Winslow
Putney
George Hayes
D-Franklin
Bennington
George M. Fienberg
Burlington
Luther E. Zai
Department of Forestry
University of Vermont
Ira Allen
Donald Boyer
Zai
John Hamlin
Shaftsbury
Patrick T.H. Gordon
Bennington Briefs Fire calls and local events update
The Bennington Rural Fire Department tackled a mobile home fire on West Road near Fairdale Farms. A second reported trailer fire in Lyons District could not be located. Fund drive for Bennington Friends of Retarded Children continues through December with donation details and contact. Christmas Bazaar items due at First Baptist Church. bake sale by Friday. Stratton Mountain Lift 1 operating with fresh snow. upper mountain closed. Yuletide Tea Dec 13 at St. Peter's Church to benefit Brookhaven Home for Boys. list of hostesses. Dr. Oakley Frost away Dec 3–6 for hospital planning institute. office hours normal Dec 9. Physicians' Lab closed Dec 4–9.
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Bennington
West Road
Fairdale Farms
Lyons
W. Earle Forman
Bennington Friends of Retarded Children
Association of
Mr. Forman
First Baptist Church
Donald Jolivette
St. Peter’s Church
Brookhaven
Chelsea
Louise Frantz
Dale Gerity
Chris Harrington
Jackie Hurley
Kim Pike
Susan Porter
Sharon Reed
Barbara Smith
Cindy Stout
Debbie Stratton
Oakley Frost
American Hospital Institute
Atlanta
Senator Aiken’s son in law dies in car crash
Harry L. Cleverly 56 of Putney, son in law of Senator George D. Aiken, was killed Tuesday night in a head on collision on Route 5 at a curve in Dummerston. He was athletic director at the Experiment in International Living in Putney and former head coach at Boston University. He led the U S national hockey team for one year and was a former president of the American Hockey Coaches Association named coach of the year in 1958.
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Dummerston
Harry L. Cleverly
Putney
U.S
George D. Aiken
Route 5
Cleverly
Experiment In International
Boston University
American Hockey Coaches Association
Two crashes claim lives and injure several in Vermont
A U.S. 7 head on collision near Leo’s Popcorn Wagon sent three people to Putnam Memorial Hospital with head and facial injuries. Arthur Green, 32, of Bennington, sustained head injuries. Malcolm Pelleren, 32, and Walter Pitts, 55, of Bu Verney Quebec, also head injuries. damage totaled about $1,500. In Rutland, 14 year old Vaughn Montgomery died from a bullet wound in the head at Rutland Hospital after his father found him unconscious. a rifle was found in his room and authorities weigh if the death was self inflicted. Montgomery was a Rutland Junior High student, born Oct. 10, 1954, and survived by his parents, sister Roxann, and other relatives. He was active in the Congregational Church youth group. funeral Thursday. Additional coverage notes the death of Charles Cleverly, BU athlete and Hall of Fame member, who died on arrival at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital after a crash near Putney. his widow is Marjorie Cleverly. His son Howard was killed in a 1959 plane crash. The other crash victim, Richard C. Poppele, 65, of Brattleboro, survived with broken ribs and facial cuts. His Santa’s Land operation is noted. Both vehicles were total losses. services Friday for Cleverly in Putney.
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Putnam Memorial Hospital
Leo
U.S
Arthur Green
Bennington
Malcolm Pelleren
Buvernay
Quebec
Walter Pitts
Pelleren
Rutland
Vaughn George Montgomery
Elm St
Rutland Junior High School
Arlington
Rutland Hospital
Lewie Montgomery
Robert E. West
Rutland District Court
Lewis
Ann Squires Montgomery
Rutland Congregational Church
Ann Montgomery
Sunderland
Roxann Montgomery
Congregational Church
Maple Hill
Shaftsbury
Aldous
Boston University
Cleverly
BU Hall of Fame
Marjorie Aiken
Beatrice
Len. Aiken
Howard
Springfield
Malcolm
Barbara) Jones
Putney
Harry
Dorothy) Morse
Montpelier
Richard C. Poppele
Brattleboro
Poppele
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Bellows Falls
Brattleboro - Dummerston
Federated Church
Pleasant Cemetery
Marjorie
Ross to Head Water Resources Appointment May Be Conflict
Montpelier Vermont Governor Hoff weighs Charles D. Ross of Hinesburg for chairman of the Vermont Water Resources Board to replace William Ryan who resigned for health reasons. A constitutional conflict may block the appointment due to Ross's federal post and his service on the International Joint Commission on Lake Champlain. Hoff plans a successor within a week and praises Ryan for leadership, including the Vermont Yankee nuclear case in Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
Charles D. Ross
Hinesburg
Vermont Water Resources Board
Public Service Board
Hoff
William Ryan
Ryan
Vermont
Harwood Earns Attention for Attending Contested Session
Bennington County Senator elect Madeline Harwood and Pownal Rep. elect Harvey Carter attended a meeting led by George Murray a Black Panther urging minority students to carry guns on campus The meeting drew disruption from BSU and Third World Liberation Front demands included reinstating Murray and broad class admissions The district meeting was poorly coordinated with invitations misdirected or missing causing confusion for several legislators and school board members
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Bennington County
Madeline Harwood
Manchester
Pownal
Harvey Carter
George Murray
BSU
Third World Liberation Front
Murray
Robert Smith
Bennington
Bendi
Mt. Anthony
Auto’s Speed Busts Radar In Westminster
Thomas A. McCaulley of Northampton Mass was fined 200 plus costs in Windham District Court after speeding on Interstate 91 in Westminster. He admitted to the judge he was probably going 110 as police noted the radar, set at 108, could not give a precise reading because the machine was damaged and under repair.
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Brattleboro
Windham
Westminster
Thomas A. McCaulley
Northampton
Mass
John H. Carnahan
McCaulley
No Decision on Bob Wilson's Job in Vermont
Moulton says no decision yet on whether to fire Development Commissioner Robert Wilson. Roland Loveless has been approached for state posts, including development commissioner, as Davis plans to appoint his own people when Democrats’ terms expire. A new highway board chairman from Rutland was also discussed.
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Moulton
Bob Wilson
Highway Board
Roland Loveless
Loveless
The
Post
Department
Davis
Richard E. Davis
Barre
Democratic Highway Board
James Marre
Rutland
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Scribner
Town Audit
Yale
Brandon School
Ben Mont Ave
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Fienberg
Democrats
Dr. Zai
UVM
Bennington Briefs
Stratton Mountain
Physicians’ Lab
Sen. Aiken
Vaughn G. Montgomery
Ross
Harwood
Frisco State
Wilson
Harry Cleverly
Aiken
Drysdale’s
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