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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1971
Page
2
Washington reports December consumer prices up 0.5 percent, lifting 1970 inflation to 5.5 percent for the year. Food gains slowed overall but housing, cars, insurance, medical care, and public transport rose notably, while wages edged up yet real purchasing power remained below year-earlier levels.
State Police logged two Friday morning crashes in Bennington and two more incidents at Monument Plaza Shopping Center involving Bennington Shaftsbury drivers. Isabel Henry 49 lost control on Route 7 and overturned. Donald Parizo 31 collided with Robert Lebert 32. Lebert’s car sustained minor damage. Dorothy Breese Shaftsbury slid off Church Street into a tree. Raymond Davis 31 collided with Christopher Denio 17 on Kocher Drive. Denio cut lip. Everett Edgar 36 was a passenger in Davis’s car.
A Monday crash at South and Union Streets involved a 1970 Bellemare and Sons truck driven by Paul J. Bellemare and a 1968 Buick driven by Harold I. Purdy. Purdy blamed brake failure. both vehicles suffered moderate damage and no injuries were reported. Another two incidents Friday afternoon produced only moderate damage with no injuries. At 12 10 p m on Maple and Gage streets a collision occurred between Lynn J Amadon and Stephen B Randall. At 1 30 p m on Ben Mont Avenue two pickup trucks operated by Joseph C Cantanese and Anthony C Cook collided after Cantanese stopped for a left turn.
Friendly Ice Cream Inc moved closer to opening a restaurant in town as a deed transfer for the corner plot at South and Hillside Streets was filed. The deed from Mrs. Marion W. Powers to Friendly Ice Cream was filed with the town clerk around 3 p.m. Hoisington Realty brokered the deal with Powers represented by Charles B. Harte and Friendly by Eugene V. Clark. The sale price was not disclosed and Powers noted plans to tear down the house for the new build.
In Montpelier the House debated reform of Vermont drinking laws as a Ways and Means move to repeal election day liquor sales sparked a floor battle. The measure, backed by sponsor Rep. Henry Carse, faced criticism from Rep. Henry Hicks and Rep. James Shea over potential policy shifts and revenue aims.
In a broad Friday search over Lake Champlain, Coast Guard and National Guard helicopters, Civil Air Patrol planes, and ground crews looked for a private twin engine jet with five aboard. The jet, owned by Cousins Properties of Atlanta, vanished after radar and radio loss Wednesday night shortly after leaving Burlington International Airport. Vermont officials said no wreckage or passengers were located, with searches extending toward Shelburne Point and the New York side of the lake.
Albert M. Rossi has taken his Manchester subdivision permit case to the State Supreme Court after the District Environmental Commission and the Environmental Board refused his appeal. The suit centers on whether Act 250 procedures and Manchester town plan adoption were properly applied during the hearing. The court will not hear new testimony, only review if procedural laws were followed and if the board properly upheld the district and plan.
WOTM notes a hospital chapter night on February 3 at 7 30 p m at Moose Hall with Nancy Livingston chairing and a new member initiation. The guest speaker is a Bennington Rescue Squad member. Nurse Katherine Wilkins receives this year’s chapter sponsorship. she studies at St Luke's School of Nursing in Pittsfield Massachusetts, daughter of Shirley Wilkins. Supper planned February 13 at Moose Hall with Nancy Livingston as chair and assistants Ina Damon Gladys Knapp Bessie Hall and Vera Jones senior regent. Waitresses are Shirley Wilkins and Bessie Burgess with Jeanne Jewett handling tickets. Co workers urged to await further information and remember the mid winter conference March 7 in Keene New Hampshire at the Moose Home. Coast Guard helicopter presence extends through Saturday night and the search continues indefinitely, with the missing plane crew identified as pilot George G Nikita copilot Donald E Myers, Kirby Windsor Randy Williams all of Atlanta and Frank Wilder of Jacksonville Florida. They were in Burlington reviewing plans for the city's urban renewal project developed by Cousins Properties.
James E. Sauer Ev3 U S Navy assigned to NMCB 74 A Co Bien Hoa arrived in Bennington for a two week leave to spend time with his wife Peggy Burgess and their son Glen at the Burgess home. He is the son of Charles and [illegible] Sauer of Beech Street Extension and a 1968 Mt. Anthony Union High School graduate. He trained at Great Lakes and in Davisville and Gulfport before active duty.
A Manchester collision on icy roads left no injuries but destroyed a parked Volkswagen station wagon. Wayne E. Delisle drove a tractor trailer and Robert Horton, 24, of Manchester Center, drove a Mercedes toward Bischoff's Trailer Park as Delisle skidded and struck Horton. The truck then hit Burnley’s parked VW, causing total losses for Burnley and Horton. Chief Dana Thompson led the investigation.
In Burlington four parochial schools consider merging to create two schools to ease financial strain. Robert Blanchard urged state aid at a Senate Education Committee session. Diocesan school board chair Rev. Raymond Adams said the plan will likely be on the Feb 9 meeting agenda and named Cathedral Saint Josephs St Anthony’s and Christ the King as the core schools involved.
The YMCA executive committee met with its sole creditor Wright and Morrissey Contractors of Burlington and voted to make all YMCA assets available for creditors. Eugene Morrissey, president of the contractor, led the session and said liquidation would proceed to satisfy a total indebtedness of $282,961.46. Memorial Park property housing the $750,000 Y pool was listed among assets. Bulk debt, $270,000, owed to the contractor. remaining to national Y, the architect, and former director Robert Foxen.
Police investigate two break ins Thursday night at Super Duper Market on Depot Street. In the Thomson case thieves unlocked a west side window and damaged a pane to enter the main plant. two desk drawers opened but nothing taken. Another entry through a rear men’s room window caused no disturbance. London court notes reveal a judge removed his wig during a young defendant’s appearance. Kevorkian admits Y assets without pool building and Memorial Park may not satisfy creditors. assets include Woodford land Crescent Boulevard plot trust fund and unpaid pledges along with executive committee members Dr Dudley Baker and Steve Jessemman.
Vermont gains a ninth city as the Senate approves a charter creating a city government for South Burlington. The new city will have a charter effective Feb 1 for the Burlington area population around 10,000, with the first city election in March. Existing cities are Barre, Burlington, Montpelier, Newport, Rutland, St. Albans, Vergennes and Winooski.
Four New Jersey climbers missing since Tuesday on Mount Washington in 100 below zero temperatures were located Friday near the summit in good condition. Steve Harper of the Forestry Service said the group walked to the summit station after being sheltered in a hut between the summit and Lake of the Clouds. They were supported by a large search effort, including a Syracuse University group previously stranded in 1964. The climbers were Barry Fields, Joseph DiMarro, Jose Vasquez, and Mark Edward Salter.
Senator George D. Aiken announced federal budget estimates showing increases for Vermont ecological programs. The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation would gain 300,000 dollars, the Geological Surveys Program would rise to 248,000 dollars, and the Sport Fisheries Program would grow to 588,420 dollars. The Office of Water Resources Research would stay at fiscal 1971 funding levels.
Charles Fribley 50 of Painted Post New York was listed in critical condition at Vermont Medical Center after his twin engine Beechcraft crashed near a rural road during an attempted landing. Fribley owned the Newport Cable Television Service and was alone in the plane.
Mayor Mervin Kaye announced that International Structures Inc will locate in St Albans within four weeks at the Central Vermont Railway complex. The move is expected to create 600 to 800 new jobs amid the area’s 14.7 percent unemployment.
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