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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1969
Page
5
A nationwide search for the University of Vermont College of Education dean ends with Dr. Dean Corrigan slated for the post. Corrigan, education specialist for HEW’s Division of Program Resources, is on leave from the University of Rochester where he has been associate dean since 1967. He hails from Gorham New Hampshire and holds a Columbia education doctorate.
Chittenden County State's Atty Patrick Leahy expects a state finding Friday on the drowning death of Marion Federico 21 of Mt. Vernon New York. He plans to review an inquest transcript from February 11 and speak with two additional witnesses not called at the inquest.
State police report Robert Davis Jr. 21 of Springfield found dead in his car at an embankment off U S 5. They believe the accident happened Monday night and Davis, a serviceman, was returning to his duty station when his car left the highway and struck trees. A snowmobile operator discovered the body, and Davis apparently died five days before discovery.
Wayne Thomas, 15, of Brookline Mass remains in critical condition at Vermont Medical Center after a bullet wound to the head. Police say the injury occurred when a .22 rifle, held by his 15-year-old brother, fired accidentally during a visit to friends last Monday.
Gov Deane C Davis appointed former Rep Frances DeLair to fill the unexpired term of the late Rep John Thorp from Woodbury East Montpelier. DeLair, a cattle dealer, served in the 1965 66 67 and 68 sessions and will be sworn in Tuesday after Thorp died last week leaving the 1969 seat vacant.
About 5,000 welfare recipients are expected to gather in Albany on Tuesday to protest Gov. Rockefeller's planned 5 percent budget reductions. Welfare unions from across New York will attend after a brief prayer service at St. Peter's Church. The group plans a briefing at Chancellor's Hall at 10 a.m., with delegations of five then visiting legislators in session.
A stove furnace failure in the basement of a trailer near Fellowes Road Halfmoon caused a fire that killed Jesse Covey age three and Melissa age one. Six others were hospitalized at Albany Medical Center with two reported in critical condition. Willard Nelson attempted rescues, breaking windows before the flames.
A governor appointed study panel recommended keeping current weight and dimension limits for highway trucks while shifting violation responsibility from drivers to vehicle owners. It also urged a small width tolerance to allow side safety mirrors. Rockefeller’s office said bills to enact these changes would be sent to the legislature.
In North Adams and Adams, Raymond F. Babel again accuses William B. Whitney’s stabled horses of violating a Board of Health order to stay south and west of the barn. City Sanitarian George L. Heisler resumes investigation as the permit to keep horses was set to last until Green Mountain Park opened. Rep. Silvio O. Conte reintroduced legislation to Congress to create a Susan B. Anthony national shrine on East Road, citing regional benefit.
The annual Lenox town meeting failed to open at seven due to insufficient quorum of 210 voters and did not begin until 8:30. Fire Chief Edward G. Conklin blew the fire whistle at 7:45 to rouse voters, reviving an old Lenox tradition, while on duty police were called to boost attendance.
A 45 year old Canobie Lake brewery worker Raymond A Philbrick fell 1300 feet into a crevice on Mount Washington during a snowmobile trip. He was rescued after about an hour by a search party trudging through fog and 8 degree weather with 35 mph winds. He survived unharmed and was walked to a snowmobile to be brought down.
United Press International reports Stillman College faced a student boycott with campus locks and a postponed order. Berkeley activated a state of extreme emergency suspending violators, while Penn ended a six day sit in with a compromise. Wisconsin remained quiet over the weekend.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in satisfactory condition at Walter Reed Army Hospital after a two hour twenty minute operation to relieve an acute intestinal obstruction caused by scar tissue. Doctors report he is doing fine as Mamie Eisenhower stays nearby in the VIP suite, while White House and family officials monitor the situation.
Three Vermont sailors from Montpelier were rescued and towed into Hamilton Bermuda after a 1,000 mile voyage in their 32 foot yacht My Girl. Gale force winds and heavy rain battered the craft two days, snapping the mast and leaving the crew adrift until rescue.
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