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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1968
Page
3
The Greater Bennington Association announces joining a campaign to repeal Vermont’s personal property and inventory tax. Executive Director Hiram G. Savage labels the tax inequitable and urges removal from state records, with efforts to enlist local merchants and industry support.
Dr. Janet MacLean of Bloomington, formerly Bennington, received Indiana Association of HEALTH, Physical Education and Recreation’s top award for outstanding services in recreation. A IU recreation professor, she has held multiple regional speaking roles and previously led Bennington programs and a local playground.
The Vermont Department of Highways released a September traffic tabulation showing rising counts across major routes. U.S. 7 in Pownal averaged 7,519 vehicles daily, up 21.7 percent from 1967, with Sundays at 11,959. Vermont 9 in Wilmington rose from 2,278 to 2,721, a 19.4 percent gain, while Shaftsbury on U.S. 7 averaged 4,963 daily, up from 4,675, with Sundays about 2,000 higher than weekdays. Vermont 11 in Peru climbed 14.1 percent to 1,970.
The Rutland sub-office of Vermont Health Department Handicapped Children's Services will close after Dec. 18 due to staffing changes. Patients should contact the Rutland public health nursing office or the main office in Burlington for continued orthopedic care, with officials assuring no drop in service quality.
Vermont State School Directors Association members urge ongoing local governance as educator groups and state boards balance outside aid. Maine education commissioner William T. Logan Jr warns federal overreach endangers local control, stressing state leadership to guide funding and change while protecting classroom teachers.
Newport police chief James F. Mulcahy says Gov Hoff’s remark that local Vermont policing is outrageous is damaging. A protest letter circulates urging Hoff to provide evidence or withdraw the charge.
In St Louis Missouri a UPI report notes that counters of absentee ballots for servicemen found a single envelope containing a note saying Help I am being held prisoner in an Army duffel bag. The unusual message raised questions about ballot handling and security.
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