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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1968
Page
5
Rep. Francis Esposito of Rutland challenges House Majority Leader Luther Hackett’s claim that the proposed minimum wage bill harms private enterprise. The bill would require contractors to pay minimum wages on projects over 25,000 funded by state or municipal money, and Hackett plans to vote against it.
In a State House ceremony, Highway Commissioner Dr Lauritz S Larsen received the Air Force Commendation medal with second oak leaf cluster for work at Wright Patterson AFB Ohio and the Republic of Vietnam Staff Medal first class for his 1963 command as senior air advisor to the Joint Operations Center in South Vietnam. He also received official retirement papers marking 26 years of military service.
The Vermont Highway Board again tables a $207,000 traffic improvement at the U S 5 and Vermont 114 intersection in Lyndon after region opposition claiming property losses. The panel will revisit the plan in March as debate continues among Burlington and Rutland officials. Bradford Union School District 30 postpones a $3 million bond election after Corinth withdraws from the four‑member union, leaving Bradford Fairlee and Newbury to face higher costs for a $4.2 million school with a vocational center.
A bench warrant was issued for Brian Jon Swift, 20, of Montpelier after he failed to appear in federal District Court to answer LSD charges. Swift, a part time Harvard student, was to be arraigned on Dec. 22 arrest charges that he sold 10 tablets of the hallucinogenic drug to state police investigator Ross Kindestin.
In Albany a dinner honored His Beatitude Elisha Derderian of the Armenian Apostolic Church during his historic visit to the United States. Guests included Archbishop Edward Maginn and Bishop L. Scaife among other church dignitaries and Episcopal leaders. The same city reported GOP Medicaid rollback bills aimed at cutting state and local costs and narrowing eligibility, potentially reducing the 20 percent income tax surcharge to 15 percent. In Saratoga Springs police report drugs and hypodermic needles were stolen from two physicians’ cars at Saratoga Hospital, with bags later discarded or recovered.
In Berkshire two Williamstown men look set to face each other as delegates to the National Democratic convention in a highly contested 1st District race. U.S. Senator Eugene J. McCarthy supporters name Rev. John B. Lawton Jr. and ex Army Captain John J. Fitzgerald as a district slate. The regular slate likely mirrors 1964 with Prof. James MacGregor Burns and Maurice A. Donahue backing President Johnson if on the ballot. In Pittsfield, Mohawk Valley Aviation seeks a $125,000 hangar at Pittsfield Airport, planning 12 000 square feet and new services as permit approvals advance.
The Pittsfield High School Building Commission voted Monday night to purchase a 4.8 million dollar extended coverage insurance policy on the 5.3 million dollar high school under construction on Valentine Road. The policy, covering fare and liability provisions, was chosen over two competing proposals.
Donald A. Thurston, president and general manager of the Northern Berkshire Broadcasting Co., announced that North Adams station will offer stereophonic programming starting in April. The move marks a modernization of the station's audio output and aims to attract more listeners in the Northern Berkshire area.
New York based report says Richard Nixon will withdraw if he loses the New Hampshire and Wisconsin primaries. He told Look magazine he won’t cling to a few delegates and expects to finish after six primaries and the convention. Nixon also discussed his career, comeback, and fundraising plans amid the GOP race.
WASHINGTON (UPI) Federal Power Commissioner Charles Ross of Vermont will resign six months before his five year term ends in June 1969. A former Burlington alderman and Vermont Public Service Board chair, Ross hinted at returning to Vermont and possibly seeking the Republican governor’s nomination. Nixon campaigns in New Hampshire as Romney arrives for the GOP race.
Massachusetts Governor John A. Volpe warns a crisis of confidence threatens the nation as he urges Republicans to unite behind presidential nominees. He cites Vietnam, inflation, housing, crime, pollution, schools, and other issues, urging a united party to forge ahead for a better America.
Representatives of mutual funds mainly from New England oppose a bill capping sales commissions at five percent and requiring reasonable management fees. They object to SEC or private actions in federal court for alleged irregularities and warn of difficulties hiring top staff if commissions drop. Hearings are set for February 28 as the bill awaits committee action.
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman will meet with the New England Regional Commission in Boston for a three day tour of rural areas. Freeman and 23 experts will visit Maine Vermont and Massachusetts focusing on rural poverty and farm family programs.
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