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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1976
Page
13
Paul Smith, a Montpelier locksmith, reports a rise in calls as a weak economy fuels break ins. He recalls opening safes, sharing moral patience, and cherishing antique keys, including a State House key and a foldable jackknife key, while avoiding a home lock himself.
PTA blueprint cites absenteeism as the top school problem with 2.5 million absent enrolled students and 2 million non enrolled pupils. It urges wake-up and pick-up service, daily parent calls, clothing aid, babysitting during school hours, more volunteers, attendance awards, buddy systems, trip timing, and transport for truants to curb absences.
Senator Thomas J. McIntyre urges the federal government to curb oil company control over gas stations. He testified to the Federal Energy Administration that refiners should sell gasoline to any marketer without bundled services. He seeks separate franchise, rental, and price components to prevent price manipulation and dealer outselling.
An army of 150 federal agents counted cash and assets at Hamilton National Bank, declaring the failure the nation’s third largest. Depositors lose nothing. the bank was sold to First Tennessee National Corp. of Memphis for 16.251 million. FDIC officials noted foreclosed and questionable loans. shareholders face the main loss. The bank, biggest in a 11‑bank chain, had about 34 million in foreclosed and 50 million in questionable loans. The sale followed the bank’s solvency declaration and receivership.
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