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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1971
Page
14
Vermont lawmaker Rep. Peter Giuliani says he supports a one cent increase in the state gasoline tax citing needed funding for road building and a deficit in the Highway Department budget. Other lawmakers weigh necessity and alternatives as debate continues.
More than 100 reservations are already in for the annual Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce dinner this Thursday night. Guest speaker will be Elbert G. Al Moulton the new secretary of the Agency of Development and...
The Vermont Public Service Board will hold a public hearing Thursday in St. Albans on Central Vermont Public Service Corp. bid to raise rates by 19 percent, with a second hearing Friday in Brattleboro. The board had previously rejected a temporary 6 percent hike and noted investors already earn over 7 percent.
Giuseppi Joseph Martelle 84 of Hoosick Falls died unexpectedly Monday after a heart attack at home. Born in Italy April 29, 1886 he served in World War I and moved to Hoosick Falls in 1953. Survivors include his wife Caroline Biondi and five sons and several grandchildren. Funeral arrangements at Mahar Funeral Home with church rites in Hoosick Falls. Also listed are Miss Virginia Rose Goodermote 16 of Adams Mass who died at Belchertown Hospital after a long illness, and Elmer Huse 90 of Pownal who died at Fairview Nursing Home with services and burial planned in Pownal. Additional notices include Mrs. Alice J. Bentley 87 of White Creek who died at Salem Nursing Home and whose service will be at Hanson-Walbridge with entombment in Park Lawn vault in spring.
Bloustein contrasts youth counter culture with adult materialism and hypocrisy, arguing a wide gap between generations. He critiques Woodstock as a mirror of adult distortions and urges adults to unite learning with youthful energy to prevent social disintegration.
At the Bennington Fire District 1 annual meeting at Willow Road Firehouse, John Cross of Park Street Extension was elected fire chief, defeating incumbent Norman Turgeon 50 to 44. Edward Haddad named first assistant. Charles Sauer over John Herrman 60 to 23 for second assistant. Norman LaCroix elected Prudential Committee member for three years. Tax rate set at 23 cents, up 1 cent from last year. Copies of the annual report available by self addressed stamped envelope to Mrs. Eleanor Moore.
The Catamount Brookside PTO will host a January 19 program at 7 30 p m in the Catamount School cafeteria on drugs and the elementary child Guest speakers include Dr James Toolan United Counseling Service a probation officer a state police officer and Neil Moss state s attorney Invitations go to Molly Stark Beech Street Cora B Whitney and Bennington Elementary parents and teachers Refreshments will be served.
State's Attorney Neil S. Moss placed a formal embargo on information about a Sunday night shooting at the Ana Bella Mobile Home Park on Gore Road. A 22 year old man identified as Keith R. Jelley was said to be wounded in the upper right leg and taken to Putnam Memorial Hospital, with officials not releasing his condition. Police and the prosecutor gave few facts as of press time, amid multiple refusals to disclose information.
Vermont State Employee Association to seek independent engineering tests after environmental agency workers report structural unsoundness in a recently rented four story Montpelier building. Buildings Director Irving Bates may order further studies as concerns include privacy overcrowding and poor fire exits.
The state Environmental Board set a January 22 deadline for filing arguments on proposed rules for installing and maintaining power line rights of way. Utilities condemned the measures while environmentalists praised them at a public hearing in Montpelier. The plan includes a ban on chemical defoliants along rights of way and an incentive to bury lines by simplifying underground cable permits. Most opposition came from utility companies.
Mrs. Catharine O. Foster of Monument Road resigns, sending a letter to J. Duncan Campbell, Bennington Selectmen chair, challenging proposed regulations. The panel meets Wednesday at 7:30 pm without at least one member as opponents and supporters debate environmental agency authority and defoliant safety. Prof. Richard Klein warns chemicals persist in ecosystems and may enter the food chain, potentially causing cancer and birth defects.
Dr. Graham Jamieson director of research for the Red Cross blood program will appear on NBC Today on Wednesday January 13 between 8 and 8 30 a m. The live segment covers blood donor recruitment and latest blood research developments as January is designated blood donor month.
John C. Page of Bennington, a member of Vermont's Environmental Board and a UVM Extension agent, denounces scare tactics by conservationists over pesticide use. His letter to UVM’s George McCollum was discussed before the Pesticide Advisory Council, drawing mixed reactions about the board’s involvement and the highway herbicide issue. A correction notes Douglas Whitman’s address as 111 River St, not 111 Gage St.
Vermont Gas Company seeks price hikes for customers in Bennington Barre Rutland St Johnsbury and Springfield with average increases around 16 percent except Springfield about 20 percent PSB sets January 16 deadline for objections and may hold a hearing if petitions are signed by five or more people hearing could occur if the board finds the rise unjust the increases would take effect January 23 if approved by the PSB
MONTPELIER The Vermont Public Service Board chairman Ernest W. Gibson urged the Environmental Board to limit its actions to ecological matters and not regulate power transmission lines. He said PSB studies are suspended pending the Environmental Board stance and urged cooperation rather than divergent regulation.
The VFW Ladies Auxiliary meets tonight at 8 with other FOE and WOTM activities planned today through Friday. Ski area base reports 24 to 32 inches with light snow. temps 24. Upcoming events include a Jan 23 indoor clambake, a 25th anniversary lodge party, and a Jan 19 FIRST MONDAY committee meeting open to all.
Admission list includes Linda Statin Margaret LaCroix Kathleen Kelley Frances Cummings Bennington Howard Royal Hoosick Falls Discharge list includes Frank Johnson Bennington Evelyn Badger North Bennington Gordon Davis Wilmington Anne Bovey Manchester Richard Bump Hoosick Falls Birth notice reports Mr and Mrs Robert Crawford Beech Street welcomed a son on January 7.
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