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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1968
Page
5
Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee amended a right to know law allowing open discussion of a person on written request while forfeiting libel or slander rights. The 5 to 1 vote backed Sen. Daniel Ruggles's measure defining public bodies at state and local levels. Executive sessions may cover employment, reputations, state security, ongoing or possible litigation, and contract negotiations.
The Vermont House moved to approve a $5,000 token payment to Mrs. Virginia H. Lee, widow of Windsor Prison guard George L. Lee, who died December 9 from a fractured skull after an alleged beating by a prisoner. Representative Edward Conlin noted the lack of death-on-duty compensation and argued the payment honors his service.
The Vermont Chiropractic Association laments Congress failure to include chiropractic care in the Social Security Medicare bill. It blames the American Medical Association lobby and says thousands of elderly Vermonters must pay out of pocket and lack free choice of physician. It hopes HEW’s 1969 report on Medicare inclusion will not be sidetracked by selfish interests.
In the week covered, 815 pints were donated across Vermont and New Hampshire, down 127 pints from the previous week’s 942. The Mans Field Avenue Red Cross Blood Center in Burlington reported 725 pints distributed, with 640 to 62 area hospitals, 85 for replacements to Cleveland residents, and Burlington residents leading the week with 245 pints while Windsor reached 127 pints.
Goddard College student Stephen B. Schmidt a 19 year old from New York City received five days in jail on a marijuana sale charge to state narcotics agent Ross Kindestin of Barre. He admitted the charge in November and a pre sentence investigation was ordered. Judge John Connarn fined him 300 dollars and suspended all but five days of a six to 12 month sentence.
More than 75 area employers will participate in the Albany Job Fair at the Washington Avenue Armory April 26 and 27. The event targets unemployed and unskilled workers, high school dropouts, graduates, and minority group members who faced discrimination, offering interviews with firms that have open positions. Signed booths include General Electric, New York Telephone, American Tel. and Tel., Grand Union, Macy's, and Ford Motor Co.
A freak atmospheric condition and a smouldering Menands dump caused heavy smoke over the Capital District Tuesday night. Police and fire crews received many complaints as a slight temperature inversion and light winds trapped the odor and smoke. In Albany, a separate report notes heirloom Grecian coins about 600 years old were stolen from Mrs. Charles Danes at 25 Van Rensselaer Blvd. Also taken were $450 in silver dollars, a $300 diamond ring, and other items.
Berkshire's Drury High School was evacuated at 10 45 a m after a bomb scare call to the fire station. Superintendent Wilfred M Gallagher said the move followed the school committee’s inaction on a fire chief proposal to stay in school during searches. evacuation only if a foreign object is found. No object was located. The proposal will be reviewed at the March 5 meeting.
The Pittsfield School Committee took no action Tuesday night on a proposal to add sex education. Members favored the idea in principle but sought specifics on hours, materials, and presentation methods before endorsing any first step.
The Boston and Maine Railroad announced all freight traffic was back to normal after a westbound freight derailed Monday night. 23 cars fell off track before the derailment involved 58 cars and a locomotive traveling from Mechanicville New York to Portland Maine. Four cars toppled into a river and toppled four utility poles. The site recalls a prior B M wreck on March 1 1966 involving a chlorine tanker evacuation.
MONTPELIER Vermont House assigns a controversial land use tax bill to the Agriculture Committee despite opposition from Atty. Gen. James L. Oakes who says it benefits real estate promoters more than farmers. Rep. Emory A. Hebard backs the measure with a local option clause, while Rep. Thomas Salmon opposes it citing constitutional concerns and a need for clearer land use definitions.
Police in Cincinnati suburb Clifton held two German Shepherd dogs for the mass killing of 24 ducks in Burnet Woods. Officers cited circumstantial evidence after the dogs were found wet near the pond Monday.
The Associated Industries of Vermont endorsed a 1968 program based on seven regional meetings. They call for no general fund tax increase, maximum spending cuts, a 1 cent gas tax rise, no change to personal property tax, repeal of the 6 percent mortgage rate cap, and regulation of outdoor advertising with compensation to billboard owners for removals.
MONTPELIER UPD The House Appropriations Committee endorsed legislation to provide 75 percent state funds for constructing classrooms for special education. Burlington Schools Superintendent William Keough urged quick action after a three hour public hearing. The Education Department backs the plan and had $600,000 included in the $4 million school construction bill earlier this session. Rep. Robert Graf proposed the compromise.
The New England Governor's Conference chair says six governors remain neutral in the east-west air route controversy while supporting a general route. Licenses for northern New England to Great Lakes air service have been filed by Mohawk Northeast and Trans-East. Three northern New England congressmen endorsed Northeast Air Lines. Governor Hoff says the group favors the best equipped carrier for maximum service. The telegram was sent to CAB examiner Richard Walsh in Washington.
Vermont Senate Education Committee debated a Hoff administration bill granting the governor authority to name department commissioners. Sen. Ellery Purdy argued the measure creates a hydra headed monster and could allow a two year term for the education commissioner. Ruth Spooner of the Vermont Education Association warned politics would intrude into public education. the bill was sent to the Education Committee for further study.
State Senator John J. Daley filed a joint resolution calling for a seven member private citizen study panel to examine the Vermont General Assembly. The panel would report by December 15 with recommendations for legislative improvements and would operate under a $50,000 appropriation.
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