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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1969
Page
1
The Vermont Corrections Department released a 110 page report declaring Windsor State Prison presents a severe danger to the lives of inmates and staff and no longer serves the needs of the state. Corrections Commissioner Charles G. released the document without comment.
House Majority Leader Peter Giuliani proposes exempting food from the 4 percent sales tax, funding the loss by raising income taxes or broadening the tax base to include services. Governor Davis says alternatives should be considered, aiming to enact a sales tax, while Giuliani backs his plan as a potential alternative.
Bennington Village Trustees endorsed the eastern beltline route including the interceptor to East Main Street near Broad Brook Press. A residents committee of about 500 asked to move the spur east to reduce home loss. engineers say moving it east is not feasible or affordable.
Rutland and Burlington prepare to seize any extra highway funds allotted for Bennington County unless Bennington residents unite now a Bennington Village trustee warned after meeting the Highway Committee in Mont Ormal Pierce Sr said the beltline route faces strong opposition and federal state priorities may shift prompting a new bill to reorder highway act 1967 allocations Pierce noted Rep Joseph Caracciola is backed against the beltline and warned Rutland and Burlington will pounce on unspent funds if Bennington stalls Trustees urged loud advocacy to secure overdue highway money and warned against Vermont Northern Spies tactics
North Vietnam rejected South Vietnam’s push for secret talks to end the war and insisted on plenary sessions at the Majestic Hotel. A Hanoi spokesman denounced Saigon as a puppet regime in U S service and said Saigon’s talks do not imply recognition. The stance came 24 hours after Saigon suggested secret contacts.
A major vacation home development, New Woodford, is planned for Woodford this spring or summer. Great Northern Land Corp of Boston aims to purchase 1100 to 1500 acres between the Molly Stark Trail and Little Pond, north of town, to build lodges, tennis, pool, stables, saunas, and housing options including single homes, clustered units, or a condo project. Legal title changes expected in 2-3 weeks. town officials discuss interim zoning under the 1968 act.
Inside Vermont honors its anti billboard law. An editorial urges unity over road plans. Two Burr and Burton students win trips to Washington. Manchester Zion Episcopal Church votes to buy the old Manchester Elementary School.
Lawmakers must choose whether to drop the 3.5 million North Bennington spur from the 1968 Highway Act after a two hour Bennington County planning session yielded no consensus. Debate centered on beltline priority versus Route 7 from Bennington to Manchester and how funds would be re allocated between Rutland and Bennington projects.
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