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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1972
Page
7
Across nations former adversaries remembered Harry S Truman for wartime decisions and postwar roles. Japan and Korea honored his impact while Germany and Italy offered mixed judgments. Leaders worldwide cited his resolve, the Truman Doctrine, and his blunt leadership style as defining an era.
The Vermont system allows witnesses to consult with counsel before answering, and grants subpoena powers to juries. Immunity options compel testimony, while secrecy and information procedures aim to prevent abuse. Vermont lacks broad grand jury reach, with protections noted by the ACLU.
In Montpelier the Environmental Board resumes line by line study of the land capability and development plan. Kenneth Senecal, executive officer, says a final draft should be completed by January 2 and then go to the governor and governor elect the next day. The board spent days over the holidays preparing the plan for submission to the legislature when it convenes next month. The sister land use plan will be revised later. If the entire plan is altered, the land use plan would require total revision.
In Bennington Tuesday before Acting Judge George M. Fienberg Earl G C Bishop 26 of Coleville Stead pleaded not guilty to simple assault against Gary Hall on November 18 Bail set at 150 and he released in his own recognizance Catherine A Smith 25 of Woodford pleaded not guilty to petty larceny involving clothes taken from Mammoth Mart December 47 Bail set at 150 and she released in her own recognizance Carolyn Bump 23 of 301 Depot St Bennington pleaded not guilty to petty larceny December 13 at Mammoth Mart and released on 150 bail Michael McKeighan 1 of Manchester pleaded guilty to breaking and entering
Bennington Briefs notes a Tuesday meeting of St Andrew Catholic Daughters at John XXII Institute at 7 30 pm with a date change. It also mentions clerical corrections about a Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce nomination, local ads for Napolitano's Pizzecia and Bennngton Lanes, flood insurance offerings by Shea Agency, a Dorset house offense report, and several court cases with Loren Haskell and Harris J Corey facing charges and sentences.
President Nixon designates Thursday as National Day of Mourning for President Truman. Postmaster Stanley Pekalski states no mail delivery except special deliveries and no window service at the local office. Lobby opens 7 a.m. for boxholders and mail collection will occur.
Bennington selectmen approved Rotary Club sports complex plans for Willow Park but postponed committing to the up to 44 000 local share to match possible state and federal funds. BOA funding talks in Montpelier were set as proponents seek federal 50 percent and state 35 percent aid with the town expected to cover 15 percent.
A Vermont man, James Webster, 32, was killed when a tractor-trailer driven by his brother, Robert Webster, 38, overturned near the Tomhannock Reservoir. About 6,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled into a creek feeding Troy’s water system, but officials said intake pipes were well below the surface and unlikely to be contaminated. The crash also cut power to about 200 Niagara Mohawk customers and disrupted traffic for hours. Webster’s funeral arrangements were to be announced at Adams Funeral Home in Chester, Vt.
At least ten people injured and two unaccounted for after a five story business and apartment building fire in Greenfield Massachusetts. Fire crews from Greenfield and twelve nearby towns battled the blaze until about 3 a.m. Seven hospitalized in fair condition, others treated for smoke exposure.
Obituary notices recall Vincent A. Burns 75 of Hoosick Falls died at Veterans Administration Hospital Albany after a short illness. Also noted are Mrs. Lillian C. Leska 60 of Sandgate who died in Bridgeport Conn and Mrs Theresa Ford Sisson longtime Cambridge telephone operator who died at Mary McClellan Hospital Cambridge. Funeral and burial details given for each case with survivors listed.
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