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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1972
Page
5
A pipe bomb exploded at the IBM office near Harvard University, shattering a large ground floor window. An anonymous caller to Boston area outlets claimed belonging to a black militant organization.
Nine people are under consideration for chairman of the Public Service Board. Incumbent Ernest Gibson will resign March 6 to become a superior judge. Governor's press secretary Peter Martin said five declared and four undeclared candidates are being weighed, with Donald Rushford among the declared names.
In Manchester Maine Senator Muskie faced a sharp exchange with backers of Ed Muskie and attacked opponent Loeb amid rising French-Canadian voter concern before the March 7 Democratic primary. Musk ie recovered from tears to continue speaking as the campaign narrows.
Rutland Vermont Gov Deane C. Davis joined opponents of a congressional plan for conditional draft amnesty. He said Sen Robert Stafford was wrong to co sponsor the bill with Sen Robert Taft and fellow VT figures George Aiken and Rep Richard Mallary called the proposal premature.
In filmed interviews at the Southern Forest Institute, five hopefuls urged multiple use of U S forests to balance conservation recreation and timber harvest. They included Muskie Humphrey McCloskey McGovern Wallace. Jackson Chisholm Lindsay declined to participate.
Ronald Reagan argues California education quality won t improve with more funding and warns current spending hikes inflate salaries without raising standards. He backs state financing with Milton Shapp and others while critics warn centralized oversight may boost teacher pay. alternatives to rate hikes for Blue Cross programs are explored by Vermont official Charles Black.
MONTPELIER The Vermont Regional Community College Commission Inc has named Peter Caron as the Northeast Kingdom regional site coordinator. Caron’s background includes a 1966 Middlebury BA in political science and graduate work at Antioch Putney, plus roles at University of Vermont Home Care Enrichment Center Newport Day Care Center Operation Main Stream Craftsbury Academy Rochester High School and Rochester Head Start. He has served as chairman of the Northeast Kingdom 4-H Committee and on multiple local boards and committees. In a separate item state police in Derby say no firm leads in the search for a Canaan couple tied to an alleged kidnapping of a state ward. Carroll Collins 24 and Joan Collins 25 teachers and part-owners of Border School Inc were sought with warrants issued last Friday and a 12-state bulletin issued for Feb 10. Missing is Stanley Golec III of Bellows Falls.
Walter Regan, a retired businessman and Democrat, is appointed by Gov. Davis to succeed Charles Greene as Vermont state representative from St. Albans. Regan won over committee chair Richard Gadbois in party caucus but was selected despite Gadbois’ 38 to 10 vote. Greene resigned last week for personal reasons after five terms.
In Troy the clash between City Council and City Manager Ralph DeSantis over ousting Corporation Counsel Carl Engstrom escalates after a court ruling. Appellate Division rejection of a TRO signals renewed battle, while McDonough questions the legality of ice pay provisions. In Gloversville a man is charged with second degree manslaughter for the death of George Knapp after a snowmobile breakdown and a car striking and dragging his body two miles along Route 30.
Williamstown reports Cambridge University Inc has reincorporated as Cambridge Ecology Center of Environmental Sciences Inc. Joseph L. Levit says it is a contract school with no campus or students and would be exempt from many zoning rules. plans remain vague. Pittsfield Firemen's 26th July 4 celebration proceeds with prep, inviting 75 drum corps and 125 departments. parade rules apply, sponsor names may appear on floats.
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