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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1970

Page

14

Welfare board rift cited by Williams resignation

Williams describes his split with Wright and his departure from the welfare board after being replaced as chairman. He says his associate Wright had a good commitment but notes disagreements with the governor’s welfare philosophy and concerns over policy drift. He stresses limited funds, rising costs, and unemployment highlighting gaps between eligibility and need.

Wright Williams Welfare Board Welfare Department Department Betit

Support and opposition swirl over SST development

The debate centers on sonic boom effects and upper atmosphere exhaust from the SST. Nixon administration officials back building the jet regardless of U S participation. France and Britain are testing a slower variant, with the Soviet Union also testing a faster than sound transport.

Nixon France Britain Soviet Union

Vermont custodians discuss 1971 workshop and scholarships

The executive committee of the Vermont School Custodian and Maintenancemen Association met in Montpelier on December 5. Attendees included Robert Trombley and Alvin Ricker along with Alfred Jette and Dr. Clifford Ball of Education. Scholarships of 75 dollars were awarded to Linda Jette and Dawn LaCross. A 35 dollar donation was made in memory of Rupert Spencer to the Caverly Child Health Center. Dates June 23 to 25, 1971 were tentatively set for the next workshop covering topics from carpet maintenance to bomb threats.

Montpelier Vermont School Custodian and Maintenancemen Association Robert Trombley Bellows Falls Alvin Ricker Hartford Alfred Jette Clifford Ballof T Charles Nichols Vermont State School Directors’ Association Castleton Linda Jette Swanton Champlain College Dawn LaCross Louis LaCross Milton Johnson State College Rupert J. Spencer Caverly Child Health Center

Students to Run Telephone Office in Bennington TELFAD Day

Twelve Mount Anthony Union High School students will participate in a TELFAD program in Bennington on December 9 and 10. They will shadow New England Telephone managers for two days, then discuss their experiences at a luncheon where certificates will be awarded.

William L. Swartzbaugh New England Telephone Mount Anthony Union High School Bennington Swartzbaugh Telfad

Court orders Betit to pay blind man

UPI reports Vermont Social Welfare Commissioner Joseph Betit must pay $217 to Rutland resident Robert Mott within 48 hours after a judge found benefits were cut off without a hearing. A temporary restraining order prevents further loss of benefits pending a fair hearing. Mott, represented by Vermont Legal Aid, seeks damages. a three judge panel will hear welfare cases in Brattleboro on December 21.

Rutland UPI Vermont Joseph Betit U.S James Oakes Oakes Betit Robert Mott Mott Welfare Department Mott’s Vermont Legal Aid, Inc Brattleboro

Grenier Announces Candidacy for Vermont House Leader

Rep. John Grenier of Waterbury, a 46 year old bottled gas dealer, enters the race for majority leader of the Vermont House. He is the first to formally announce as Rep. Walter Kennedy of Chelsea seeks House speaker.

Waterbury UPI John Grenier Vermont House of Representatives Walter Kennedy Chelsea

Poet read at McCullough House Sunday in Bennington

Helena Shevien Moore will read her poetry at McCullough Mansion in North Bennington on Sunday December 13 at 3 p m. Admission is free and all are invited. Moore has previously read at United Church Dorset St Mary Arlington and Manchester BPW Club. Ralph Rogers highlighted her work on WBTN and Michael Browne of Bennington College praised her poetry for its musical quality.

Helena Shevien Moore Cullough North Bennington Mrs. Moore United Church Dorset Women’s Sodality St. Margaret Mary’s Church Arlington Business and Professional Women’s Club Manchester Rock R. Rogers WBTN Michael Browne Bennington College

1970 Baseball Awards Dinner to Be Televised on Merv Griffin Show

The 1970 Baseball Awards dinner, held December 3 at the Century Plaza Hotel during the major league meetings, will be shown as a 90 minute special on the Merv Griffin Show. Award winners include Willie Mays Johnny Bench Bob Gibson Brooks Robinson and Danny Murtagh.

Los Angeles UPI Merv Griffin Griffin Century Plaza Hotel Willie Mays Johnny Bench Bob Gibson Brooks Robinson Danny Murtagh

Oil firm charged with pollution in Vermont river

A Walpole New Hampshire firm appeared in Vermont District Court to answer four counts of polluting the White River at Springfield sites and a leased service station last August. Three charges accuse discharging untreated sewage and one alleges oil products polluted the river. Conviction on all four could bring $2,000 in fines.

White River Junction UPI Walpole N.H Vermont Frank Mahady Springfield

Community notices and meetings in Bennington

Rural Fire Department meets Wednesday at 7 15 p m at Mahar Son Funeral Home to honor Mrs Alphonse Turgeon. Catholic Daughters sale of handmade gifts opens Friday at Central Vermont Public Service at 10 30 a m. Eagles auxiliary meets Thursday at 7 30 p m to plan Christmas nursing home gifts. Mrs Daniel McCarthy hospitalized at Putnam Memorial. AARP chapter meets December 10 at 2 p m in First Baptist Church with choral entertainment and a Children’s Day Care Center box drive. St Anne s Society meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m with guest Father Lehan and gift exchange. Minor accident reported at Main and Washington. no injuries. $100 reward offered for information on a Lyons District beagle missing December 7.

Rural Fire Department Mahar & Son Funeral Home Alphonse Turgeon Southern Vermont The American Association of Retired Persons AARP First Baptist Church Main Street Mt. Anthony Union High School Children’s Day Care Center Hayes Maud Edson Juna Fuller Margaret Ogilvie Helen Neff Bessie Cobleigh Leah Cook St. Anne’s Society of Sacred Heart Church Joseph Lehan East Pakistan Henry Simpatico Harry F. Smith Adirondacks Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge N.Y Kansas Frederick and Martha (Heusted) Smith Mt. Hermon School Colgate University Potsdam Cranberry Lake Johnsonville St. Lawrence Edward B. McEvoy Ernest A. Smith Moriah Center Christ Methodist Church Waterford Rural Cemetery Charles A. Ackley Save the Children Federation Norwalk Conn Isabelle Mentiply James Mentiply Beckett St Hoosick Falls Putnam Memorial Hospital Brickhaven Scotland Albany School of Nursing Daughters of Scotia First United Church, Presbyterian Betty Petersburg Frederick B Jennie Luke) Weir Noble & Wood Machine Co Maple Grove Calvin

Year round schooling plan unsettled at Champlain Valley Union

Champlain Valley Union High School Board gained no clear voter mandate on a 45-15 year round plan. Referendum turnout was low and results split, with 680 for the proposal, 996 for split sessions, and 10 no choice. The district serves Williston, Charlotte, Shelburne, and Hinesburg, and a final board decision could come tonight.

Williston Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg

Obituaries for Turgeon Burnham and Weir figures

Obituary notes Mrs. Turgeon born in Canada 1876 and widow of Mr. Turgeon with Florida residency since 1953. funeral in Sacred Heart Church area. survivors include seven daughters and a son. Rogers Burnham of Manchester Depot, longtime area resident and park owners, dies at 76. survivor list includes wife Laura Smith and siblings. Andrew W. Weir, 65, World War II veteran, found dead in Hoosick Falls apartment.

Canada Turgeon Norton Florida Bennington Sacred Heart Church Beech Street Alpheda Landergren Lakewood Calif Yvonne Underwood Virginia Walter Blanche) Egan New York N.Y Lester Lulu) Kaufmann Annette Turgeon Margaret Turgeon Doris Borden Miami Fla Norman A. Turgeon Leon Turgeon Rogers Burnham Manchester Depot Manchester Putnam Memorial Hospital Emerald Lake State Park North Dorset Brooklyn Clark and Matilda (Spelman ) Burnham Burnham Harned Fowler Post Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion Post Southern Vermont National Laura Smith William G. Wilson Bedford Hills Cyril R. Jones Ardsdale Englewood Brewster Funeral Home Manchester Center Andrew W. Weir Church St Hoosick Falls Fred W. Harter Robert Higgins

Case against fluoridation of water may be presented

Town Manager Edward R. Lamb reported that a local woman will argue the case. Petersburg, N.Y. coroner notified. Fluoridation plan okayed by selectmen with 60 day window for petitions. Ordinance costs estimated at 2000 dollars with state financing half.

Edward R. Lamb Cocaen Norton Barber Lamb

Funeral services for Donald S. Kendall Sr

Funeral services for Donald S. Kendall Sr. of Arlington were held Monday at Manchester Congregational Church with Rev. Jerome J. Hevey Jr. officiating. Bearers were Kendall’s grandsons. Attendees included Mack Molding Co. board chairman and plastics industry representatives from New Jersey New York Manchester Arlington and surrounding area. Kendall died Saturday at

Donald S. Kendall Sr Arlington Manchester Congregational Church Jerome J. Hevey Jr Kendall Mack Molding Co New Jersey New York Manchester

Shaftsbury Police Patrols Expand Under County Deputy

The town is shifting traffic duties and patrols to the village police as a county deputy sheriff Marcotte gains probationary status. Selectmen plan a formal vote to remove the Marcotte sign while Snow questions the arrangement.

Marcotte Snow Board of Selectmen Bennington David Brown Department

Selectmen to hear detailed housing report in Manchester NH

At the Manchester selectmen meeting tonight, Bennington Housing Authority leaders will present a list of HUD questions and the officials’ answers from last Thursday. A revised housing ordinance will also be considered to align village and town standards before Unification Day.

Manchester N.H Bennington Housing Authority Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Hamilton L. Shields Housing Authority Shields Armand A. Lampron Brown Norton Barber Barber

Hospital Notes December admissions and births

Hospital notes list admissions on December 7 1970 for Mrs Ella M Clapper Manchester Center Mrs Ethel A Vance William L Potter Sr Master Donald E Mears Arnold W Wright Bennington Miss Susan Fowler Manchester Raymond Goffin H Oscar Tobin Shutsbury Discharges include Master Roy Lee McDermott Arlington Angela Morris Bennington Mrs Grace F Walton Cambridge NY Births a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert G Pollard of North Pownal on December 7.

Ella M. Clapper Manchester Center Ethel A. Vance William L. Potter Sr Donald E. Mears Arnold W. Wright Bennington Susan Fowler Manchester Raymond Goffin H. Oscar Tobin Shutsbury Roy Lee McDermott Arlington Angela Morris Grace F. Walton Cambridge N.Y Robert G. Pollard North Pownal

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Rogers Israel Senate Foreign Relations Committee J. William Fulbright D-Ark Congress House Foreign Affairs Committee Capital Grenier Sam Focal Point Loretta Dow University of Vermont Extension Service Donald O’brien Vermont Department Vermont Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association College St Burlington McCullough House Moore Old First Walker Miles Jr Harvard University Hill Trails Vermonter Bennington Briefs Order of Eagles Aerie 1861 Eagles Rooms Daniel McCarthy Coolidge Avenue Main Washington Streets Barbara Leonard Margaret A. Bakaitis Lyons Gilbert H. Mattison Mrs. James Mentiply Mrs. Alphonse Turgeon Marie Louise Turgeon Miami, Fla Andrew Weir Isaac R. Fitchett New York City Jennie M. Fitchett Gage Street Ruth Fitchett E. 18 St Page Pitt Emerson Page Edith Crossen St. George’s Church E. 16Th St Riverside Cemetery Coxsackie, N.Y Shaftsbury Robert B. Condon W. Averell John Bonkoski New England Bonkoski Joseph A. Pello Jr Pello Salem's Super Hamburg
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