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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1969
Page
5
In Burlington and Montpelier reports, Representative V Rhodes Bucklin of Charlotte says legislative action may be needed to block or regulate a proposed nuclear power plant on Lake Champlain. He opposes the plan and weighs options including strengthening the Public Service Board or passing a resolution of opposition.
Daniel Carnese, 43, of Bridgeport, Conn., is to be sentenced Jan. 24 for careless and negligent use of firearms that killed Theodore N. LaMonte, 50, of Jamaica, N.Y., while hunting in Plymouth on Nov. 23. State police said LaMonte died from a chest wound.
Albany officials say a contract for converting the Hampton Hotel into 100 housing units for the elderly depends on sale of the hotel by Hampton Hotel Corp. The sale is expected Thursday, Mayor Corning reports, and until then Hampton has no plans or negotiations.
Eight defendants and their lawyers argued in State Supreme Court that the Schenectady gambling probe, begun in May and extended five times to October, was invalid since District Attorney Howard A. Levine did not file written orders for each extension. Judge Robert C. Main indicated a decision would come within ten days.
Albany Mayor Erastus Corning announced the federal government approved a 3.18 million dollar appropriation for the Arbor Hill redevelopment. The funds reimburse the city for advance payments and enable final grading to prepare the site for redevelopment.
Oliver Freud, 77, son of the late Sigmund Freud, remains in critical condition after two major operations at North Adams Hospital. He first suffered a bleeding ulcer and underwent surgery three weeks ago, with a second operation on Sunday to remove portions of the lower intestine. Dr. Richard B. Clutz reports he is alert and shows some response despite the grave state. A separate item notes a local uproar over eliminating a special emotionally disturbed class, with Superintendent Hansen saying the program is not cut but reoriented, and Mrs. Noel Coppage criticizing support and cooperation.
About 800 students were evacuated from Pittsfield High School after a home made smoke bomb filled first-floor areas with fumes. Fire Chief Richard Harrison said the device was homemade and sent to state laboratories for analysis. Students returned to class after a brief outdoor wait. Williamstown reports: Rudy Goff, Taconic Golf Club pro, bought the old Dempsey block on Spring Street to open a sporting goods store. The building came from Joseph Gleason, longtime Bennington resident, with the College Pharmacy business sold to Gleason and Fred Walden Sr.
Republicans condemn Senator Leo O'Brien proposed tax ideas as premature and ineffective. House Minority Leader Thomas Salmon argues Democratic alternatives to Gov Davis 4 percent sales tax do not address core issues. O'Brien suggests raising personal property and corporate income taxes plus rooms and meals tax and urges a statewide education property tax. He claims his plan could raise 11.95 million annually and cut the 1970 budget by 5.5 million, avoiding a sales tax.
Harvard University evaluates a plan to create a center for Afro American studies with research funding, graduate programs, and 10 specialist positions across six disciplines. A nine month faculty study backed expanding recruitment of black students and granting fellowships to black scholars. If approved by the Feb 11 faculty meeting, Harvard would offer a degree in Afro American studies.
The House Institutions Committee endorsed a $60,000 appropriation to demolish the Pavilion Hotel by a 7-4 vote. Republicans Maud Devereaux D, Doris Alexander Irasburg and Bradford Denny Northfield plus Rep. John Murphy D Ludlow opposed. The panel sent the bill to the floor for a final decision as the state considers the building purchased for 146000 in 1966.
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