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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1969

Page

12

Abortion Reform Eyed In Vermont Aid to Private Schools

Vermont legislators consider a bill to legalize abortion under strict conditions, citing life or health risks and pregnancies from rape or incest. Rep Alan Foley and other sponsors seek bipartisan backing. Separately Rep Brian Burns proposes public funding aid to parochial schools based on per pupil enrollment to support specialized instruction.

Legislative Council Vermont American Civil Liberties Union ACLU Foley Richard A. Snelling Shelburne Brian Burns Burlington Burns Pennsylvania Special Education Department Education Department

Woodford Dam Hearing Planned for Feb 25

MONTPELIER The Water Resources Department announces a public hearing at 1 p.m. February 25 at Woodford Town Hall on a proposed earth fill dam at Adams Reservoir, with the town clerk’s office next to the Whispering Pines Motel as the venue.

Montpelier Water Resources Department Woodford Town Hall Whispering Pines Adams Reservoir

Champlain Drowning Victim Subject of State Inquest

In Burlington Vermont District Court an inquest opened into the death of Marion Federico 20 of Mt Vernon N Y who drowned in Lake Champlain near Burlington after falling from a cabin cruiser during a Montreal Expo 67 voyage. State officials and medical examiners noted markings on the skull as husband Joseph Federico testified he tried to save her.

Burlington VPI Vermont District Court Marion Federico Mt. Vernon N.Y Lake Champlain Chittenden County Patrick J. Leahy Colchester Burlington Free Press Stu Perry Joseph Federico Mallets Bay Montreal Leahy New York City Milton Halpern Vermont Richard Woodruff Edward Costello Woodruff Halpern

Cage Game Rescheduled for Castleton College Gym

Marble Valley League game between Arlington and Poultney moved to tomorrow at Castleton State College Gymnasium. Junior varsity at 6 p.m. followed by varsity at 7:15. Castleton College hosts after the game.

Arlington Poultney Castleton State College Eagles Blue Devils Castleton College

Vermont Bank & Trust Co. Reports New Records Set

At the Brattleboro annual stockholders meeting 112349 of 142000 shares were represented. Dr. John R. Mann Jr. was elected to the board, while two directors retired. The bank posted new year end highs in deposits 66114402.41 and loans 43683240.23 with earnings per share of 4.47 and dividends totaling 319500. The institution highlighted student loans totaling about 675000 outstanding and projected sustained high interest rates into 1969.

Brattleboro Vermont Bank and Trust Co Stone Fence Inn John R. Mann Jr William B. Shangraw Rutland Louis N. Stearns Hinsdale N.H Erts Raymond S. Seward Frank W. Whitcomb Leonard F. Wing Jr Fred W. Yeadon Jr Charles F. Black Yeadon Vermont Directors’ Organization

Hospital Notes February 10 1969 Admissions and births update

Admissions include Mrs Joyce Holcomb Peru. Discharges include John Meerworth Bennington. Births report a daughter Feb 1 to Capt and Mrs James R Murtha at Clark AFB Manila with Mary Blount Clinton IA as mother. A son born Feb 9 at Medical Center Burlington to Michael Long Street and Linda Laethrop. A son born Feb 9 to Tarrant L Sibley Jr Presque Isle Maine, mother Marlene Duell Burlington. Sibley is Tarrrant L Sibley’s son, 306 Prospect St family connection.

James R. Murtha Clark Afb Manila Philippines Murtha Mary Blount Clinton, Iowa James Michael Christopher Medical Center Hospital Burlington Michael Longstreet Lyman Ave Longstreet Linda Laethrop James Lathrop Union St Tarrant L, Sibley II Tarrant L, Sibley Jr Presque Isle Maine Sibley Marlene Duell Tarrant L, Sibley Prospect St

Obituary notices from Pawlet and nearby towns obituary roundup

William G Beattie 73 of Pawlet dies after long illness at Rutland Hospital. Survived by five brothers and five sisters with services at Robert M King Funeral Home Granville NY. Charles Estey Crossman 78 of North Clarendon dies at Vermont Soldiers Home after WWI service. funeral at Tossing Funeral Home and entombment Evergreen Cemetery. Daniel J Shannahan dies in Cambridge husband of Norma Myers. funeral in Hoosick Falls. Co Ray Beagle 57 of Burlington dies suddenly. survived by wife Dorothy, son Larry, daughter Beverly, two grandsons and several siblings. funeral at First Baptist Church North Bennington. Burial Grandview Cemetery. Calling hours at Corbin Palmer Funeral Home.

Pawlet William G. Beattie Rutland Hospital William H Augusta Bell) Beattie Landgrove Lottie Beattie Casper Granville Warren Sunderland Orrin Bennett Beattie Manchester Robert Beattie Peru Viola Jennings Dewey Forrest Eva Rosette Chester Depot Helen Boone Wells Edward Forrest Robert M. King N.Y David Newkirk Pawlet Federated Church Charles Estey Crossman North Clarendon Shaftsbury Vermont Soldiers Mr. Crossman Rutland 6Th Horse Field Artillery United States 73Rd Railroad Artillery American Legion Disabled American Veterans Veterans of Foreign Wars Otter Creek Grange Pomona Grange Killington Grange Adele Florence Wing Tossing David M. Powers Evergreen Cemetery Center Shaftsbury Cemetery Cambridge Daniel J. Shannahan Norma M. Myers Catherine Bent Margaret Pellerin Bennington Ronald Myers Albert Myers Hoosick Falls Richard Sargood Elizabeth Hayden John A. Haussler Burlington — Co Ray Beagle Starr Farm Road North Bennington Frank and Myrtle Washington) Beagle Beagle North Bennington High School Herberg Auto Service, Inc Burlington First Baptist Church Washington Lodge 3 F&am Jennie Simonds Dorothy Holmes Larry Colchester Beverly Colorado Springs Colo Leone Millington Edith Legacy Ethel Sprague Dunkirk Leon George Turin Grandview Cemetery Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home South Union St

House Acts on Bill For Housing Codes

The Vermont House committed enabling legislation for municipal housing codes to the Judiciary Committee for study and possible rewrite. Mayors Francis Cain of Burlington and Harold Nichols of Rutland seek to testify on the proposal, which would allow towns to adopt housing codes. The House also passed to the Senate a drug abuse amendment aimed at protecting patient confidentiality by excluding names or addresses from reports.

Senate Vermont

Appointment of Bove Expected

President Nixon is poised to appoint Peter Bove as governor of the Virgin Islands after acceptance of Gov. Ralph M. Paien Wonsky's resignation, effective Feb. 12. Bove, a Rutland Vermont native and former VI comptroller, has strong Vermont support and favorable backing from the General Accounting Office. The appointee will govern until the first elected VI governor takes office Jan. 4, 1971, with the election set for Nov. 3, 1970.

Washington Peter Bove The Virgin Islands Nixon Ralph M. Paienwonsky Bove Rutland Vermont George D. Aiken U.S. General Accounting Office Johnson

Movie Timetable Report and Legislation Protect School Staff

Movie timetable details appear alongside senate action to shield school directors teachers and employees and school board members from civil damages. The report links entertainment scheduling with legal safeguards affecting education staff and governance.

Senate

Suspended Term Given On Bad Check Charge

In Bennington District Court a 23 year old Elizabeth New Jersey man was given a suspended 1 to 4 year term for fraud and placed on probation with restitution. He faced four counts for passing bad checks in Pownal with total value of 2050 dollars. three counts were dropped and he pleaded guilty to a 1000 dollar check to Gene Hargrove. He offered to begin restitution with a 700 dollar check to the probation department. Other traffic cases included Martin Weider pleading not guilty to driving with a suspended license, Kevin Mears paying a 50 dollar fine for careless driving after a collision that hospitalised him, Walter Mann and Paul Cheney fined for defective tires and equipment, Joyce Laslo fined for speeding, and Joseph Green Jr. pleading not guilty to driving while intoxicated with unsecured bail.

Bennington District Court Elizabeth N.J Christopher Brown Neil S. Moss Pownal Gene Hargrove John P. Morrissey Brown Martin J. Weider Bennington Atty. Moss Beech Street Morrissey Kevin Mears Paul F. Cheney Lyons District Joyce A. Laslo North Bennington Joseph F. Green Jr North Hoosick N.Y

Suburbia and West Side Story at regional theatres

The Harte Theatre hosts Suburbia The Heart is the Lonely Hunt er with Alan Arkin and Sondra Locke at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Manchester Cinema screens West Side Story at 8 p.m. and Williamstown Cinema shows Secret Ceremony at 8 p.m. Today Connecticut’s Bradley Airport debates reopening as snow removal stretches on. Limited Boston to Maine rail service resumes. 8,000 NE Telephone users in Mass and 3,000 in Rhode Island without service. A Vermont summer camp and local speaker discuss Cape Fear culture and Vermont identity.

Alan Arkin Sondra Locke Carson McCullers Arkin Harte Theatre Natalie Wood Richard Beymer Manchester Connecticut Bradley New York Landgrove Cambridge Cape Fear N.C Robert J. M. Matteson Vermont Shaftsbury New York City Matteson

Bennington Area Community Notes and Meetings

Local organizations announce meetings and events across Bennington. Auxiliary of Barracks 1955 Veterans of World War I cancels Thursday gathering. Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, Welcome Wagon, and church groups set notable sessions, lectures, and tea hours through midweek. Fundraisers include Heart Fund bridge and a hospital auxiliary coffee hour with donations and reminders for attendees.

Auxiliary of Barracks Bennington St. Peter’s

House Advances Vermont Welfare Investigation

The Vermont House suspended rules to fast track a joint resolution for a six member bi partisan committee with subpoena powers to probe Social Welfare spending. Hearings will be statewide with oath possible, aiming to precede Gov Davis 1970 welfare budget and include March 27 reporting date shift from April 10.

Senate House Thomas Salmon Rockingham Robert Graf Rupert Deane C. Davis Salmon House Appropriations Committee Peisch Davis

Pueblo Crewman James Shepard Not Sure When He'll Be Home

HOOLICK FALLS New York Mrs Lina Shepard says her son Navy Petty Officer James A Shepard with the USS Pueblo crew is still awaiting word on his leave from San Diego after the ship returned December 26 from North Korea release. Eighteen crewmen have been allowed home but James expects leave during the February second week. his wife Irmgard and their son James Jr have been in San Diego with him enjoying events and sights including an Andy Williams show with Pat Boone and John Wayne. Mrs Shepard recalls Dr Harold Stacy who treated crewmen in Korea and notes Stacy once treated their family in Hoosick Falls.

Hoolick Falls N.Y Lina Shepard Williamstown Navy J.C. James A. Shepard San Diego Calif Pueblo Shepard Petersburg Hoosick Falls James Col. Stacy Korea Stacy Anthony Wirmusky Banner Irmgard Shepard James Jr Tiajuana Mexico Jim Andy Williams Irmgard Pat Boone John Wayne

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Cora B. Whitney Catamount Mt. Anthony Union High School MAUHS Stanley J. Pekalski Charles Sawyer Woodford Dam Vermont Bank & Trust Co North Street Bennington, Vermont Joyce Holcomb John Meerworth Charles E. Crossman Church of the Immaculate Conception St. Mary’s Cemetery C. Ray Beagle Suburbia Elizabeth Taylor Mia Farrow Robert Mitchum Joseph Losey Williamstown Cinema Bennington Briefs Stratton Mountain Lincoln’s Bennington Lions Club Heritage House Lloyd Oppenheimer Heart Fund Paradise Restaurant Evans News Vogue Vanity YMCA Paradise Bennington County Council of Churches Second Congregational Church American Association of Retired Persons AARP First United Methodist Church Richard Fradenburgh Emma Conroy Madeline Schimeck Bertha Smith Southern Molly Stark School Woman’s Auxiliary Bennington Lodge of Elks Mahar & Son Funeral Home Eugene D. Betit Park Street Priscilla’s Branch St Adv Ways and Means Francis Peisch South Burlington James Shepard Edith Beaumont Tobin Fairdale Farms Ars Salem’s
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