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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1969
Page
5
Vermont Secretary of State Richard C. Thomas announced the noon February 19 deadline for individuals seeking legislative offices to file intentions. On February 2, a joint assembly will name 180 officials including a sergeant at arms, adjutant and inspector general, three trustees for the University of Vermont, and 12 judges, with incumbents facing some opposition.
A one and a half story Waterford house belonging to Mr and Mrs Albert Beder and their eight children was destroyed by fire on Monday. The family of ten escaped unharmed after occupying the home for only one week.
In Albany the Niagara region SDS plans a 500 attendee conference at Albany State University starting Friday 7:30 pm with a radical theatre performance and a panel on SDS future. Admission free for full event, $1 for Friday only, $5 for reporters. No reporters at workshops, no TV cameras, no personal interviews. Also Albany bridge work: $9.2 million Troy-Watervliet Bridge bids open March 27 to replace Congress Street Bridge.
Troy city officials and the Police and Fire Departments spent 81 hours in closeted talks to settle a contract dispute dating from mid August. While several points were resolved, arbitration procedures remain for decision at the February 24 meeting. City Manager Adrian Gonyea praised the frank discussions.
A Williamstown to Boston bus with 30 passengers was found snowbound on the Turnpike in Belmont after over 17 hours missing. Passengers stayed aboard through the night as a snowdrift halted the bus.
The state Department of Natural ResourcesRestores plans for a new state park at Ashley Falls along the Housatonic River in Berkshire County. Gilbert A. Bliss, regional supervisor, says land acquisitions will start in the next few months and the site lies about seven miles north of the Connecticut line.
Maine’s bid for a foreign trade zone at Machiasport moved past a major hurdle as the Foreign Trade Zones Board committee recommended approval. Support from Maine officials and oil industry voices varied from encouragement to shock, with a broader fight anticipated in Interior Department hurdles and potential impacts on Libyan oil and U S imports.
Boston based John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. reported that Vermont received about 8 million of over 632 million invested statewide last year. Central Vermont Public Service Corp. drew 1.4 million, mortgage loans and commitments reached 843 thousand, while Vermont residents bought more than 30 million in the firm's programs and received nearly 3 million in benefits.
In Allenstown New Hampshire the FBI will not enter the disappearance of 11 year old Debra Horn without justification. Authorities maintain liaison and offer labs and out of state leads while state probes continue. A blood stained paper found near Bear Brook State Park is being checked for relevance.
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