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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1966

Page

2

Operation Outpost to Register Vermont Motorists

Eleven Vermont cities will host Operation Outpost registrations starting February 7 allowing pleasure vehicles to be registered outside Montpelier. The plan, devised by Motor Vehicle Commissioner James E. Malloy, aims to ease traffic in the Montpelier registration office.

Montpelier UPI Vermont State Motor Vehicle Department James E. Malloy Motor Vehicle Department

Fountain to Run for Mayor of St. Albans

Joseph E. Fountain 66 a retired public relations director for the Central Vermont Railway declares his candidacy for St. Albans mayor on the Democratic ticket. He outlines a 10 point platform from press relations to Expo 67 utilization and pledges a full review of federal programs for the city. Incumbent Republican Mayor James Pignona will not seek re election.

St, Albans UPI Joseph E. Fountain Central Vermont Railway St. Albans Fountain James Pignona

Vermont Receives 75000 Grant To Boost Home Health

Vermont has been allocated 75000 dollars by the U S Public Health Service under a federal state grant to bolster Medicare. The funds will be used to promote home health services in communities without agencies or where agencies lack resources to start or expand activity.

Montpelier Vermont U.S. Public Health Service Medicare

Vermont State Dental Society Midwinter Session at Hotel Bardwell

Rutland Vermont the Vermont State Dental Society holds its annual midwinter session at the Hotel Bardwell with registration at 9 30 a m and meeting at 10 a m on topics including dental practice administration and a 1 p m business meeting. Children s Dental Health Week is among the discussion topics and Dr Frank Bobbett from the University of Vermont will address venereal disease resurgence. The Vermont State Dental Hygienists also meet the same day with Miss Carol Greer Burlington president leading the program.

Rutland Vermont State Dental Society Bardwell Frank Bobbett University of Vermont School of Medicine Vermont State Dental Hygienists Carol Greer Burlington

Rare firearms display at Vermont Historical Society museum

A collection loaned by Ronald Crisman of the Peacham Historical Association is on view from 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. daily except weekends at the Vermont Historical Society museum in Montpelier. The exhibit features late 16th century weapons and late 19th century cartridge pistols, with many pieces crafted as art inlaid with gold ivory and precious stones.

Montpelier Ronald Crisman Peacham Historical Association Vermont Historical Society Museum

Davis duo win 15000 in damage suit over 1964 Burlington crash

A federal court jury awarded Denver Coleman and his son John C. Davis IV $15,000 of an $85,000 damage claim against Burlington resident David E. Daggett. Judge Ernest Gibson delivered the verdict Monday. The Davises said the January 1964 Burlington accident caused permanent injuries.

Rutland UPI Denver Coleman John C. Davis III John C. Davis IV David E. Daggett Burlington Ernest Gibson Davis

Albany aide Aldrich resigns to seek 28th District seat

Alexander Aldrich, executive assistant to Gov. Rockefeller, announced his resignation to devote energies to campaigning in the Hudson Valley for the Republican nomination in New York's 28th congressional district.

Albany Alexander Aldrich Gov Rockefeller Fed Mid Hudson Valley Congress

Kingston Board Obtains TRO, Seeks Permanent Injunction

Kingston school board wins a temporary restraining order against a threatened teachers strike and faces a Friday show cause hearing in Rensselaer County Supreme Court for a permanent injunction. The Kingston Teachers Federation AFL CIO Local 781 voted last week to walk out in protest of the board’s refusal to grant an election for bargaining agents.

Kingston Board of Education Supreme Court Rensselaer County Kingston Teachers Federation Afl-Cio Teachers Union

Lake George selects DeSantis as Capital Funds chair

Carl R. DeSantis, a prominent local businessman, has taken the chair in the Mohican Council Capital Funds Campaign. J Walter Jackett announced at a Rotary Club meeting that $80,000 has been pledged toward the council’s $175,000 goal.

Lake George Carl R. DeSantis Mohican Council J. Walter Jackett Rotary Club

Vintage Berkshire Fire Trucks Fetch $835 At Auction

In Pittsfield a 1916 Seagrave with deck gun led bidding at a public auction, selling for part of a $835 total. About 40 bidders competed as Albert R. Neill and Richard Rutkowski won the engine for $750. Henry Hyde bought a 1940 Pirsch as another purchase.

Pittsfield John E. McDonough Jr Seagrave Albert R. Neill The Association of Business and Commerce Richard Rutkowski U.S. Navy Reserve Training Center Neill Henry Hyde

Williamstown caucus winners top five for two 3-year board terms

Incumbent Norris Phelps with 348 votes and James Drummond with 316 topped the five man field in the Williamstown caucus for two three year seats on the board. Also winning spots on the town meeting ballot were Leonard Turgeon of Pines Park and Albert Bachand of Spruces Park. Carleton Parker, manager of Warren Wire Co, was eliminated. An all night search for a missing teen couple ended when a school bus driver found their car stuck in snow on North West Hill. James E Nary of North Adams and Carol Travers of Pittsfield spent the night in the vehicle after it became embedded. In North Adams a copy of proposed legislation would authorize joining a regional school district with Clarksburg Florida Monroe and Savoy. The plan stems from discussions of a 1200 student regional high school with Stamford Readsboro and others.

Williamstown Norris Phelps James Drummond Leonard Turgeon Pines Park Albert Bachand Spruces Park Carleton Parker Warren Wire Co North West Hill James E. Nary North Adams Carol Travers Pittsfield Clarksburg Florida Monroe Savoy Robert N. Taylor Stamford Readsboro

Katzenbach Defends Voting Rights Act at Supreme Court

UPI reports Atty. Gen. Katzenbach defended the 1965 Voting Rights Act before the Supreme Court as six southern states challenge the law. Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia, and South Carolina pressed the case, while Massachusetts and New Jersey backed the act. The statute suspends literacy tests where less than half the voting age population were registered or voted in 1964.

Washington UPI Supreme Court U.S Mississippi Alabama Louisiana Virginia South Carolina E. Freeman Leverett Georgia Katzenbach Massachusetts New Jersey

American Participation Sought in Asian Development Bank

Washington outlines expansion of U S armed forces to over three million as Senate leader Mansfield announces plans to back American participation in a Manila based development bank. Bank funding would total about 40 percent from major nations with nineteen countries involved and a $200 million initial appropriation.

Washington API United States Viet Nam Congress Asian Development Bank Southeast Asia White House Defense Robert S. McNamara Senate Democratic Mike Mansfield Montana Manila U.S France Britain West Germany Australia China India Japan Iran Russia McNamara

Weaver Takes Command of Urban Department

Washington reports Robert C. Weaver was sworn in as head of a new federal department of housing and urban development becoming the first Black cabinet member. The Senate confirmed him and Strom Thurmond supported the historic appointment. MIT professor Robert Wood was named No 2 in the department.

Weaver Washington Senate Strom Thurmond S.C The Department of Senate Banking Committee Robert C. Wood Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wood MIT Johnson Charles M. Haar Harvard Philip N. Brownstein Federal Housing Administration Housing and Urban Development William B. Ross Budget Bureau

Owner Revives Strangling Pup With Mouth To Mouth

Nassau New York seven month old Andy a Labrador retriever was rescued by owners Mr and Mrs Ernest LeClair after he was strangled by his own puppy collar while playing with his brother Amos in the living room. The owners used mouth to mouth resuscitation to revive him and kept him alive. The scene underscores the risks of soft leather collars for puppies in playful domestic romps.

Nassau N.Y Andy Ernest LeClair Amos LeClair Mrs. LeClair

Special Election Called Over Bond Seat in Georgia

Gov. Carl Sanders was to call a special election to fill the Georgia House seat vacated after Julian Bond was refused seating for his Viet Nam views. Bond's lawyers planned talks with Attorney General Arthur Bolton as a three-judge federal panel was named to hear the case. Bond had appealed after the 185-12 House vote against seating him for endorsing SNCC’s stance on U.S. intervention.

Atlanta UPI Carl Sanders Georgia House of Representatives Julian Bond Viet Nam Bond Arthur Bolton Bon House Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee SNCC U.S

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