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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1977
Page
7
A discarded cigarette allegedly ignited a hay bale and damaged Henry Brace’s garage in White Creek. Firemen rescued Bruce trapped by flames at about 7 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. no injuries reported. Chief Ernest Dickinson could not estimate the damage.
Local groups line up a busy week with meetings at schools churches and clubs across Arlington Manchester and Bennington. Highlights include Arlington School Board 7 pm at the high school and various auxiliaries fire company and Grange meetings through Wednesday and weekend bingo events at multiple halls. A Well-Baby Clinic is set for tomorrow 1 to 3 pm at the Community House with transportation help by calling 375-2549.
Richard A. Severson, former Hoosick Falls mayor and longtime Boy Scout leader, is chosen national chairman of the Fatima Youth Pilgrimage to be held at Ave Maria Institute in Washington New Jersey next October. The week end retreat will be themed around Fatima with Robert J. Fox of Redfield South Dakota directing. Severson has been active in scouting for 20 years.
Vermont marks the 200th anniversary of its declaration of independence with events tied to Westminster and Windsor milestones. Senator Graham Newell proposes a joint legislative session to honor the 1777 declaration. Also, about 24 000 seniors face a 5.5 percent rise in Medicare supplemental insurance costs as Blue Cross Blue Shield approves the hike.
Joseph Richard Hackett, 44, of Burlington, was identified after hikers found a body on Camel's Hump Mountain. An autopsy ruled death from exposure, with investigators continuing the probe after he was reported missing December 21.
Fire officials attribute the Route 12 general store blaze in Worcester to an electrical malfunction under the cash register. James Towne owned the store. flames raged for four hours with no injuries reported.
In Albany a North Albany woman, Loretta Johnson, 44, is charged with murder over a New Year’s Day stabbing. Gloversville police seek Donald Langlois after his wife Arlene’s body is found in their car trunk. Richard Teal in Averill Park is believed to have killed his mother-in-law before shooting himself, leaving his wife alive. Meanwhile unemployment in New York rose to 8.5 percent in November, with officials noting the figure may understate unemployment due to benefit exhaustions and job‑search drops.
Thieves in Berkshire robbed the McDonald’s at 445 West Housatonic Street shortly after midnight Friday, taking 1100 dollars. Three men, one with a sawed off shotgun, two wearing ski masks and a butcher knife, forced staff and a manager to open the safe before fleeing. A third man joined later.
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