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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1970
Page
5
In a letter to The Banner John J. Hicks of Elmhurst New York offers practical counsel. He warns vanity and vice bring unhappiness while suggesting ways to counter sadness through humor optimism and simple acts. He urges doing useful honorable pleasant and necessary work and comments on self comparison and restraint.
North Bennington resident J Duncan Campbell urges clear water governance for Bennington mass distribution. He warns three autonomous water boards would create unfair rates and insufficient funds, risking growth, attracting firms, and harming the town’s economy amid the Dufresne Henry plan findings.
Beatrice Eggsware urges clarity on the Roaring Branch floodwall issue. She notes recent changes from one casement to two, questions blame on The Banner, cites land funding delays into 1970, and argues the existing wall with 6 inch drains is already strong. She supports a good protective wall for Mr. Anthony.
An open letter from the Southwest Vermont Education Association urges Pownal voters to reject the third bond plan for a school building. It argues five classrooms are essential, links education quality to facilities, and calls for supporting the school board to seek better facilities with courage and concern.
A three day radio marathon in Burlington aims to raise 3500 dollars for the Vermont New York Youth Project. Benjamin Collins says area participants will work with state WDOT on the drive. Last year the effort raised over 3000 dollars to foster black white youth understanding. The broadcast will solicit donations and auction merchandise.
Two Barre men, Joseph F. Laurendeau and Clifton B. McCarty, face arraignment today on charges of assault with intent to kill and breaking and entering in the nighttime after a Tuesday night break-in and shooting. William Hanson, a 35 year old truck driver, was uninjured and aided police in tracking suspects to a basement hideout.
Springfield lawmaker Rep Lee Davis dismissed Rep John Alden’s assertion that Vermonters pay $21 million too much for home heating fuel. Alden ties the figure to the oil import quota repeal push and industry practices cited as reasons Vermonters pay more to heat homes.
The Vermont Education Board adopted a resolution urging fair hearings and due process for teachers and administrators facing dismissal. The board also tabled a proposal on student participation on school boards, and adopted a resolution to review federal and state guidelines and ensure proper use of federal funds.
Brunswick residents push state lawmakers for a tax rate ceiling amid disputes over school district funding. Troy officials oppose capping taxes, citing unfairly high burdens on city residents. Rates in Brunswick districts 10 and 11 reached 105.33 per thousand, while Troy’s share was 30.30. The plan ties to a state equalization system and seeks to double Troy's rate limitations. In Albany, Brydges delays a vote on lowering voting age while Duryea alters the Assembly plan to reach 18 by 1980 with interim steps.
A vault at Sprague Electric Co. on Marshall Street in Adams was looted over the weekend with $1,890 in cash taken from a Sprague Credit Union envelope. The secretary had secured the key in her desk, and checks remained but the cash disappeared by Monday morning.
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