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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1962
Page
2
Johnson A state board of education member urges a targeted sales tax to fund Vermont schools. N Dean Rowe, former Montpelier official, argues tax receipts should return to towns and supports school consolidation for efficiency.
Burlington commissioners plan to return 12 448 dollars to the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare after federal authorities requested a refund of tuition paid for children of federal employees enrolled in local schools. The refund follows taxes paid on a John Hancock Life Insurance building leased to the U S government. In Middlebury artist Arthur K D Healy sells a painting to Akron Ohio municipal museum after a duck hunting trip inspired the scene and a Christmas card.
In Albany the Ethics and Guidance Committee expects a verdict this week in the conflict of interest case against Assembly Speaker Joseph F. Carlino. Hearings last week focused on his role as a director of a fallout shelter firm during the legislature debate.
Pittsfield trooper Reilley questioned cab passengers after a break-in at Springs Restaurant on U S 7. Edward Maloy Raymond Sour Jr John Gooley and Richard Blei all held on five thousand six hundred dollars bail for nighttime breaking and entering and larceny. They were to appear in Williamstown district court. Also on tap in Williamstown is Candidates Night at Baxter Hall with talks by public-office hopefuls sponsored by the League of Women Voters ahead of Feb 19 election and Feb 26 town meeting session.
The piece urges regional airport placement based on necessity and convenience, noting federal aid, terrain, winds, and long runways for modern jets. It contrasts 4,000 foot strips with small grass fields, cites Meigs Field and Vermont cases, and questions Springfield’s 3,200 foot runway choice and master planning. It argues to plan airport programs for long-term needs, not just today.
Four past presidents of the Bennington Rotary Club led a Friday noon meeting at Mount Anthony Country Club. Dean Hanson moderated as Waldo C. Holden spoke on founding in the early 1900s, H G Savage described Rotary objectives, Eugene V. Clark outlined four service aims, and Walter O. Noyes discussed fellowship and services. President Ivor S. Pelsue announced a dozen chairmen for planning groups for the district convention this spring, and a reclassification of all member memberships was reported.
Vatican officials said the floor of the portico leading to St. Peter's will be repaired soon the first time since 1888. The work is part of restorations to be finished before the Ecumenical Council opens October 11.
Washington AP reports former President Eisenhower at 71 urged party younger candidates for governor and Congress while deriding “gray-haired old men.” The campaign push sparked friction in Pennsylvania over Woodside Van Zandt GOP ticket, with Eisenhower later clarifying remarks to Van Zandt. He also supports younger leaders in Nebraska California New York and Michigan.
Officials in Jakarta report 500 tramps have volunteered to become human missiles in any conflict with the Dutch over West New Guinea. This unusual pledge highlights growing tensions and mobilization in the region.
Moscow radio quotes Soviet artist N N Zhukov criticizing a standing preference for large canvases. He says artists are driven to work on three to five meter square works due to government pressure, a trait he calls gigantomania.
Barre Vermont Farm Show features dairy farmers kitchen influence on homemakers using more milk. Mary Ellen Jenks Chicago dairy publicist explains income links to milk markets and promotes dairy foods through demonstrations and media appearances.
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