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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1967
Page
3
The eight week summer program funded by 27 million dollars from the Office of Economic Opportunity engages about 200 colleges to lift intelligent but low achieving high school students, many of them Negroes, toward college. It emphasizes will, transforms attitudes and study skills, and continues with year round classes and weekend activities.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Elks Barn this Wednesday from 11 45 a m to 5 30 p m Demand for blood is extremely high all types needed especially O negative A negative and AB positive Volunteers include physicians Dr Donald W Humphreys Dr Abraham J Moskovitz Dr Dorothy Hager Dr J C Armstrong Dr John M Mook Technicians are Mrs Alan Page Mrs Thomas Cook and Mrs Raymond Aja Nurses aides include Mrs L Alden Graves Mrs Ned Healy Mrs N Y DuHamel Mrs Richard B Leake Jr Mrs Ferdinand Mayer Nursing staff listed and Gray Ladies Mrs Gladys Leslie Miss Cora Smith Telephone committee chaired by Mrs William Bennett includes Mrs Fred Austin Mrs Earl Harvey Miss Emma Page Mrs John Flitcroft and Mrs Edward MacKinnon For transportation call 442 9458 This year Upward Bound emphasizes a year long follow up for students entering after sophomore year with potential 3 summers and 2 years of follow up Financial help questions answered by staff member noting focus on motivating students toward college if needed work study options may provide funds
Prof. Igor Tamm of Rockefeller University receives the 1967 Alfred Benzon prize for virus replication research. He is the first American to win 3600 dollars and to deliver the Benzon lecture at the University of Copenhagen, presented by Prof. J Hess Thaysen in the Benzon Foundation’s ceremony. The award honors his virus replication work.
Attorney General James Oakes writes to the Bennington Taxpayers Protective Assn on December 5 about property tax appeals and electing a five man board of sisters. He notes no individual judgments, suggests constructive steps to address inequitable appraisals, and outlines general views on reform in towns with unfair assessments.
Gov Philip Hoff of Montpelier announced a special committee to study alcoholism in state government after closed talks with department heads. The panel will draft a drinking policy for current and future state employees. Bernard Shea of Enosburgh Falls chaired the request for the meeting.
The Bennington based group VESTORS pressed the House Ways and Means action on a 4 percent sales tax for education in a letter to Vermont legislators. It commends Rep. David Allen for presenting the measure and argues the tax would raise about $21 million, contending the property tax is regressive and that the sales tax should fund schools and communities equitably. The letter cites Gov Hoff and Sen Santarcangelo, defends purification of the school system, and is signed by VESTORS president Robert J. Gilroy.
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