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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1969
Page
5
Rutland lobbyist John Carbine argues non returnable bottles threaten litter education rather than bans while farmers cite costs of cleanup and Rep Frank Bunting warns of glass on highways as Vermont gridlocks over returnable bottle legislation. In Barre, Laurence Wang 20 receives five days in jail with a 1500 to 2000 word essay on the flag after wearing it as a pants patch.
The oldest collegiate winter carnival in the United States features the 72nd Kake Walk at the University of Vermont with 36 men from 18 fraternities or groups walking both nights. Festivities began Thursday with the Rake Walk ball, and Sally Scott of Derby and Paul Simpson of St. Johnsbury were crowned carnival queen and king. Snow sculpture judging, a jazz concert, and Rake Walk skits round out events as the carnival ends Sunday.
Montpelier reports indicate Walter Kennedy, chair of the House Highways Committee, said Rep. John Zampieri was not in a position to claim the ambulance service districts bill had any chance of passage. Kennedy told Zampieri to listen and not comment and warned against future actions after Zampieri's remarks at a public hearing.
The Vermont Senate Natural Resources Committee endorsed a joint resolution supporting Maine's bid for a foreign trade zone at Port land and a subzone oil refinery project at Machiasport.
In Albany Rev. Howard W. Hubbard director of Providence House urged the legislature's fiscal committee for more funds to help upstate communities battle rising drug abuse. He cited three to four weekly calls for child drug problems from Capitol District parents to Providence House and stressed the need for a local treatment facility amid about 270 hard core drug users, noting rising use of soft drugs among students in suburbs.
Troy City Manager Adrian Gonyea said he asked State Sen. Douglas Hudson and Assemblyman Neil W. Kelleher to introduce legislation to authorize bonds of 684000 to pay debts incurred before Jan 1 1969. Kelleher questioned specifics and scheduled a meeting with city officials for answers. In Albany, Joseph C Frangella was named secretary of the Republican State Committee, joining its eight member leadership council with no salary.
In Williamstown the School Committee and Williamstown Teachers Association formally signed a contract. Minimum bachelor level pay is 6400 with 12 steps. doctorate level pay up to 11904, plus four extra steps totaling a potential 13440. The agreement runs through June 30, 1970. In North Adams the elementary music program was revived with Walter Lehmann of New Lebanon, NY, serving as interim supervisor until a new bandmaster is hired. Extracurricular Saturday programs will be offered free of charge.
The former A and P Supermarket on Ashland Street is being razed to make way for an elderly housing project by the North Adams Housing Authority. Demolition operations began Wednesday.
In Montpelier Vermont the State House moved toward passage of the disputed Miller formula for state education aid after a GOP leadership jolt. UPI reports the plan faced debate and possible revisions as lawmakers weigh funding impacts and equity for districts.
In Philadelphia UPI report a man freed after serving three years for a rape of a University of Pennsylvania professor's wife was released because another man, Fred A. Conyers, charged with the same crime, confessed. Arlen Specter said the case showed mistaken identity. Conyers provided 16 specific details of the crime during his confession. The victim, now in California, could not tell the two apart during a confrontation.
Snow rich New England ski areas report explosive gains this winter led by Waterville Valley Wildcat Mount Washington Valley and Sugarloaf Maine with 500000 skier days forecast in SKI 93 country. Vermont Mount Snow and Sugarbush also up while Stratton opens Sun Bowl for a record day of 7581 skiers.
Vermont Governor Davis backs tax consultant William Miller to draft the sales tax bill, while the House Ways and Means Committee may hire someone else. Miller is already retained by the Legislative Council for three months at 3000 dollars plus expenses. The committee mulls Gerald Witherspoon as technical adviser.
The Bennington District Court filled with respondents and relatives as Judge John P. Morrissey presided over 15 cases. Several defendants faced traffic violations with pleas of no contest or guilty, rewards of fines or bail actions, and one contested drunken driving matter set for trial.
Mercy Biafra Mercy is a relief effort running three well staffed medical camps in the Ivory Coast to treat suffering Biafra area children. A doctor volunteers and nurses provide care with clean sheets and proper syringes. The effort, linked to Columbia University physicians faculty, seeks tax deductible contributions at 50 Haven Avenue New York NY 10032 to save more children.
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