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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1967
Page
5
No applications have been received for the states Fulbright Hays scholarships though the deadline was extended from last month. Grants cover graduate study for qualifying Vermont residents who are not medical or specialized education majors. Eligible students should contact their college Fulbright advisor immediately.
C Douglas Cairns president of Champlain Off Co was named chairman of the Vermont Nixon for President Committee. The appointment was announced by Robert Ellsworth national director of the Nixon for President Committee. Cairns, a former Chittenden County Republican committee chairman, called Nixon highly qualified to be President.
The Montpelier Board of Aldermen named H. Warren Scribner, 34, of Exeter New Hampshire, as the new city manager. He will take a $14,000 a year post January 8 succeeding Ralph Irving who died of a heart attack after 12 years in the job. Scribner cited the citys small size and his ownership interests as reasons and said the charter will give him broad authority.
Edward P. Ward of Biddeford Maine died in a Burlington hospital from injuries suffered in an auto accident in Milton on November 22. The 37 year old man was pronounced dead Wednesday night.
Directors from National Commercial Bank and Trust Co. Albany First Trust and Deposit Co. Syracuse and Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co. Buffalo vote to form First Empire State Corp. If approved by stockholders and authorities, the holding company will own nearly all shares and become the state’s fourth largest bank and seventh nationally. Frank C. Barnes in Saratoga County pleads guilty to attempted extortion linked to the Whitney jewelry theft. sentenced to six months in county jail. Fire destroys two three story Amsterdam buildings with a third heavily damaged. cause undetermined.
In Berkshire North Adams the Friends of Art may add Salvador Dalis eight lithographs The Divine Comedy to the colleges permanent collection The works would honor Andrew S Flagg the colleges new president inaugurated February 11 Plans show support from organizations and patrons for the acquisition
Pittsfield Boys' Club began a 20000 addition to create a teen lounge game room kitchen snack bar and equipment storage. Club directors approved funding from existing sources in November with Fred S. Fahey forecasting the facility as one of New England's outstanding meeting places for boys and girls in junior and senior high.
Charles T. Hunt home on Henderson Road Williamstown burned Wednesday. No one was home. two younger children at school while Mrs. Hunt and an older daughter were out. Hunt, a well driller, returned to find the flaming ruin. A neighbor saved some clothes from the line. rest of belongings lost. In Pittsfield a trust fund of at least 750000 for Berkshire County scholarships is created by Clinton O. Jones will.
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff urged broader cooperation among federal, state, local governments and private industry to halt rural decay. He called for regional planning and integrated efforts linking rural and urban problems, citing Vermont’s farm family program and ongoing population growth challenges in Montpelier. He warned against one size fits all solutions and stressed cross jurisdiction collaboration.
Vermont Attorney General James Oakes released a preliminary draft of the Vermont Drug Abuse Control Act. It would classify drugs as depressant or stimulant and hallucinogenic, require licensing, and stiffen penalties for sale or manufacture. The bill tightens penalties for unlawful possession and adds harsher terms for sale or manufacture of hallucinogens.
Winooski officials announced HUD acceptance of the planning grant documents after a New York trip. Dominique Casavant said William Pain will be the federal field representative. The city will receive 75000 for planning as the second smallest in the nation and may pursue a 13 million urban renewal project if plans are approved. Mayor Edmund Dupont, City Planner Garfield Langworthy, City Atty. Gilbert Myers, and City Clerk Leo Decareau accompanied the group.
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