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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1966
Page
2
The Vermont Council on the Arts urges banks and industries to purchase, rent, or display art within their buildings. The executive secretary reports growing interest, noting Factory Point National Bank Manchester as a model. Exposure could drive visitors to artists' studios and future patronage.
Middlebury College faculty theater and student body present Robert Frost plays The Masque of Reason and The Masque of Mercy at the 30th annual American Educational Theater Association convention in Chicago on Dec 27. A postperformance discussion covers producing poetic drama. The Frost works were previously shown at Bread Loaf Campus with the New England College English Association.
Montpelier UPI Vermont auditor Jay Gordon warned that state government salaries must rise to remain competitive with industry. He noted starting pay for university degree holders in his office is under 6000 while public accounting offers up to 7500. The audit office can recruit at 8000 to 8500, but audits about 200 per year with current staff, a workload Gordon calls nearly impossible. NORTE TROY UPI Ski instructors from five nations attend the 11th Natur Teknikin course at Jay Peak. Participants from Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Canada and the United States study ski teaching under Ellsworth Moore and George Stepanek, with the latest session ending Sunday using artificial snow mats for summer training.
Albany sees its first direct Albany Philadelphia flights in more than two decades with two daily round trips at 9 05 a m and 6 05 p m from Albany County Airport. A spokesman said the present run is the sole one, with plans to expand to other PA and NY cities.
Thomas J. Casey, longtime Schaghticoke superintendent of highways, resigns after 33 years in the post due to ill health. A Republican, he has 40 years of town service, was elected 17 years ago and repeatedly endorsed by the Democratic Party for re-election.
Ballston Spa officials conducted a tour revealing the $3.5 million Saratoga County Court House complex could be completed ahead of schedule if current progress continues. Construction had been slated to finish in February.
A state School Building Assistance Commission official advised Williamstown should construct two small elementary schools instead of one large facility due to estimated needs. The meeting also explored regionalization and building needs for Williamstown and Lanesboro elementary schools and Mt Greylock Regional, with William B. Black and John E. Hodgen representing the state group.
The town's undermanned police department moves under Civil Service with selectmen applying for an examination to fill patrolman positions under CS rules. Final approval will be sought at February's annual town meeting. Previously, selectmen appointed all officers, as the department's governing body.
Ferdinand Altiere, 20, of North Adams, faced a district court continuation on a charge of wanton destruction of property after pleading guilty to damaging the Mohawk Theater marquee. Judge Ernest H. Rosasco ordered the case continued to Dec. 30 to allow restitution of 158 dollars and 50 cents for damages from a football thrown to friends near Main Street.
Boston's William Young and Harvard's James Ackerman expressed cautious optimism about saving damaged Florentine art after the Arno floods. They estimate under 8 percent of works may be lost, while noting immense damage to the Cimabue crucifix, Baptistery doors, Rioberti Doors, 9000 Etruscan vases, and Florence’s national library holdings.
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