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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1969
Page
9
In Montpelier Vermont wood becomes a key material for fashion with the rising popularity of wooden shoe heels. Forester Bill Gove notes a recovery for maple heels after plastic substitutes waned, as local mills boost output from 13 000 to 50 000 pairs daily.
A national survey shows vandalism in National Forests for fiscal year 1969 exceeding $2 million. The Eastern Region accounted for $214,875, about 1.40 per capita at developed sites, diverting funds from creating 200 more camping units. Forest Supervisor John E. Alcock calls the damage deliberate, not incidental, with Green Mountain NF reporting $5,540 in 1969.
Thomas Delaney, son of George Delaney, is home for the Christmas holidays. Tom attends Notre Dame University where he is studying engineering.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williams Town prepares a January February Degas show featuring 67 items in Gallery No 1. The Degas holdings of the Institute total 57 items and will be displayed with a planned public lecture by Miss Jean Sutherland Boggs, plus gallery talks on various dates through March.
A meeting at the American Institute of Architects headquarters drew 25 organizations including the Interior Department National Park Service NEA ASCE Smithsonian NFWS and others to form a consortium. They plan a nationwide survey of experimental environmental education teaching and support Nelsons bill to train teachers. A follow up meeting is set for February with next steps ahead of Earth Day activities.
Victor Yannacone Jr. told the Massachusetts Audubon Society that courts are the final avenue to protect air, water and wildlife as legislation proves slow and agencies narrow. He noted DDT litigation cost him $71,000 while defendants spent about $1.5 million on PR and legal work, and he says the courtroom remains essential for environmental rights.
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