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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1967
Page
2
Bennington elementary school directors formally asked lawmakers to remove steps in school district elections when districts exceed population limits. They cited last year's Bennington district where candidates filed under separate party labels, creating an alphabet soup of labels.
Mrs. Jennie Goodrich McKee 92 died Thursday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Church on the Green West Arlington. Calling hours today at Hanson Walbridge Funeral Home Arlington 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Bennington notes a dinner special at the Iron Kettle offering roast sirloin of beef au jus with complete dinner priced at 2.50 dollars. The ad promotes a preferred cocktail and a weekend dining option for patrons seeking affordable meals.
Dr. Dorothy Hager announces the opening of a day care and preschool program at 238 Ben Mont Ave by the Bennington Friends of Retarded Children. A 9 a.m. get acquainted session is planned Monday for parents and children, with Lee Shoemaker as director and Harriet Bing assisting. Open house January 30 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. invites members, friends, and the public.
Five new members join the Greater Bennington Association board for 1968 1969 terms. William Hoisington James Williams and James Merunowicz top the executive committee with Theodore Bird Donald Sprague Robert Gilroy Walter Noyes and Robert Stout continuing. Twenty four courtesy awards given for exceptional tourist service.
The House Natural Resources Committee advanced a watered down solid waste bill requiring towns or regional compacts to provide sanitary landfills incinerators or dumps as exclusive disposal sites. Open dumps may be used by small rural towns if landfills or incinerators are not feasible. The measure would ban Waterbury open dumps visible from a public road and set a July 1 1969 effective date with fines up to 100 dollars per violation.
Senator John O'Brien proposes Republican Derick Webb of Shelburne for the Vermont Racing Commission. Commissioner Frederick Davis’s term ends January 31, and Gov Hoff has not decided on a reappointment. The commission currently includes two Democrats, Charles Ryan and Edmund Dupont. Hoff must appoint a Republican if he does not rename Davis.
Franklin County senators introduced a bill in the Senate to build a 2.3 million medium security facility for youthful offenders in St. Albans. Co-sponsors include Democrats George Hayes and Marshal Dunham. A companion House measure was offered by Rep. Edward Conlin of Windsor.
A total of six hearings are planned in the Vermont House next week. The Fish and Game Committee will hear two bills on negligent gun use and shooting near buildings Tuesday. Health and Welfare will discuss meat inspection Tuesday, Natural Resources will hear two billboard restrictions Wednesday, and hearings on legal interest rates and cable regulation are set for Thursday afternoon in the House chamber. Additional hearings address junior hunting licenses and deer season setup at Windsor. Meanwhile the Institutions Board has designated the Vermont Sanatorium at Pittsford for a medium security facility, prompting local residents to meet with Gov. Hoff and seek alternate uses, with Hoff deferring final action to the legislature.
The Bennington Fire Department responded to two minor Friday night incidents. At 4:38 p.m. a rear building alarm at 512 Main St. found old magazines lit, quickly controlled. At 7:35 p.m. an oil burner flood in a duplex at 208 Gage St. caused two cars to be slightly damaged with no injuries. Police report two Westbound drivers in a County and North St. collision, Mae M. Bostwick and Linda Sue Mattison, with bumper and fender damage respectively.
Venus will reach greatest brilliancy on July 24 as it climbs higher in the western sky after sunset. Jupiter and Venus will be visible together soon, prompting questions about which is brighter. Venus, though Earth sized, outshines Jupiter by a large margin due to its albedo and proximity to Earth.
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