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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1966
Page
2
Vermont development commissioner Elbert G. Moulton says December snows boosted ski business, adding nearly 10 million dollars from resort visitors. He estimates a 50 million dollar year if snow continues, noting skiers spend about four dollars on food and lodging for every dollar spent on lifts.
Champlain College officials announce the appointment of two new members to the board of trustees. Robert D. Barnhart serves as treasurer of Phelps Dodge Corp in New York City, and David R. Coates is a partner in P.F. Jurgs and Co. in Burlington.
C George Benello of Goddard College announced this year’s Fortnightly Evenings theme The Great Society Some Views from the Sidelines The program begins Monday with Fortnightly members from area communities dining with Goddard faculty in the college dining room then a talk and discussion in Kilpatrick Hall on alternating Mondays
Albert H Cass of Cass Warner Corp and president of the Associated General Contractors of Vermont said the 13th annual meeting and banquet would be Jan 20 at the Pavilion Hotel in Montpelier. More than 350 members and guests from Vermont and New England, including Governor Hoff and highway officials, will attend. John Ware of Shawnut National Bank of Boston will be principal speaker on contractor financing.
Four Vermont division members of the American Cancer Society will travel to St Louis Missouri for two concurrent national gatherings. Dr O S Peterson Jr of Burlington radiologist and division public education chair joins Edward Flint of Brattleboro crusade chairman, Roland Raymond of Orleans crusade co ordinator, and Mrs Emma Wolynec Montpelier executive vice president for the Windham and Essex areas.
Troy Edward Foreman a former United States congressman from Texas will guest lecture at a 930 am convocation at Hudson Valley Community College sponsored by the Student Senate open to the public without admission charge Foreman a Republican elected to the 88th Congress served on the House Armed Services Committee earned accolades for his work and delivered over three hundred speeches on Americanism and free enterprise He was named one of Ten Outstanding Young Men in America by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce on January 25 1964.
The U S Army Materiel Command awarded Watervliet Arsenal its Award of Merit for Safety for superior accident prevention in FY 1965. Brig Gen Charles M Prosser presented the honor to Col Fred Kornet Jr at a ceremony with division chiefs and supervisors in Troy. Lawrence D Meyer elected mayor of Troy for a two year term with Louis C Rizzo named president pro tem of the City Council.
PGH unveils a new Jones building unit adding capacity for 23 patients and bringing total beds to 260 as Harold L. Hutchins notes. Berkshire town item reports Sandisfield Consolidated School will adopt an eight week vacation system starting in February, replacing the usual mud vacation, per Berkshire-Hampden Southwest union.
Williams College is among 78 higher education institutions awarded 5000 by the Du Pont Co to support teaching excellence. Half of each grant goes to chemistry and half to other subjects aiding science and engineering education. Police chief Zoito says a sergeant position is created in the local Police Department with a civil service exam set for February 12 open to current full-time members with over one year of service.
Washington reports Capitol Hill insiders foresee a shift to back a new GI benefits bill as Viet Nam dominates the next session. The Yarborough plan would extend education benefits and home loan guarantees for veterans since 1955, with cost estimates around $400 million yearly and about 5 million veterans eligible by 1968.
Montpelier City Manager Ralph Irving warned of a very dismal financial outlook for the 1967 budget though last year posted a surplus above $56,000. He cited a 1966 school budget that will exceed 1965 by about $75,000, rising to $708,140 versus $633,000.
District No 3 Vermont Student Council convenes at Molly Stark School with about 100 attendees from 32 schools registration 9 to 10 am. Sessions cover public speaking interschool exchange and school projects leading up to spring state convention at Bennington Catholic High School.
A federal judge, Stephan S. Chandler of Oklahoma, appeals to the Supreme Court after a judicial council barred him from hearing cases over alleged unwillingness or inability to perform duties. The ruling marks a first test of a 1948 law empowering circuits to review individual judges, with Chandler facing a heavy backlog and prior feuds. In a separate Houston note, a bank robbery suspect fled Westmont National Bank but was captured after attempting to steal a car.
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