Bennington College faces crisis as Parker resignations shock trustees
Keppel committee investigated scandal with hearings in Bennington and New York. Parkers resigned after days of private and public meetings. Hambleton warned of endowment strain and uncertain future. Van der Linde sought to stay on if needed while new acting president prospects emerged. Board committees meet in New York with mixed reactions, and the college plans to continue amid calls for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Parkers
Keppel
New York City
van der Linde
Executive Committee
Keppel Committee
Parkers
Hambleton
Bennington
Robert Gutman
Joseph S. Iseman
Robert Morrison
New York
Donald Brown
Jack Glick
Phoebe Chao
Harry Pierson
Ron Cohen
Futures Committee
Harvard
Gail Parker
Parkers’ Transit
Liberty Union fields primary candidate in Vermont race
Liberty Union will field a candidate for the Vermont presidential primary on March 2. Margaret Wright, backed by Dr. Benjamin Spock, seeks the Peace and Freedom line and faces a $1000 filing fee dispute, with Vermont law under scrutiny for write ins and access to the ballot. Spock plans three Brattleboro appearances on Feb 3 and Wright hopes to campaign in the state ahead of the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Union Party
Vermont
Margaret Wright
Peace and Freedom Party
Laina Gerrish
Bennington County
Liberty Union Committee
Ms. Wright
Benjamin Spock
Gerrish
California
Wright
Watts
Los Angeles
Shirley Chisholm
Rep. Chisholm
Dr. Spock
Brattleboro
Liberty Union
Frost St
West Village
Brattleboro Union High School
Thomas
Concord
N.H
UPI
Ford
New Hampshire
State University
University of New Hampshire
Durham
UNH
Betty
Susan
Grenier Field Airport
Manchester
Supplemental budget fight frames New Hampshire welfare vetoes
Lawmakers resumed debate on a 1.5 million supplemental appropriation for the rest of the fiscal year. General Assistance faced a 331000 cut. family assistance of 195000 was rejected. The vote margins were narrow, reflecting bitter budget ethics as speakers argued over aid, priorities, and the social welfare outlook amid a 70 million annual welfare bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Hebard
R-Glover
House
Madeleine Kunin
Burlington
Richard Snelling
Shelburne
Human Services Agency
Edgar May
Springfield
Glendon King
Northfield
Hebard
Senate
Obituary notices for Milton W. Rowe and others in Bennington
Funeral services in Tucson for Milton W. Rowe 60 retired Boston & Maine engineer former Bennington resident died at Tucson Veterans Hospital Burial in Prescott Ariz He earned a University of Arizona master's in economics 1972 Born Rutland April 15 1915 son of William A Rowe and Elizabeth G Coyne Survived by widow Jean a son William M and two daughters Kathleen and Patricia a brother Roger and an aunt Catherine Chapman Burial in Veterans National Cemetery Bennington area notices follow for Mrs Cora Boyd Aldrich Marjorie Batson Faille Sherley Vosburgh Joseph A Bradley and others plus admissions births and discharges list for local hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Milton W. Rowe
Boston & Maine Railroad
Bennington
Tucson Veterans Hospital
Rowe
B&m
University of Tucson
Rutland
William A
Elizabeth G. (Coyne) Rowe
Bennington High School
Vermont Academy
University of Notre Dame
Veterans National Cemetery
Prescott, Ariz
Cora Boyd Aldrich
Ray Hill Road
Wilmington
Putnam Memorial Hospital
John P. R. Morgan
Aldrich
Molly Stark Club
Malcolm
Riverview Cemetery
Marjorie Batson Faille
Cambridge
N.Y
David L. Faille
Roger Seacord
Church of the Open Bible
Woodlands Cemetery
Faille
Minnesota
William and
Fannie (Snell) Batson
Pleasant Valley Infirmary
Argyle
Raymond Durrin
John Ridler
Center Brunswick
Odd Oddson
Morristown
N.J
William
Greenwich
Joseph A. Bradley
Hoosick Falls
J.A. Bradley & Sons Electrical
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Mahar
Hall St
Philip and
Mary (Burke) Bradley
St. Mary’s Academy
Donald
Philip
Babcock Lake
Joseph Jr
Putnam Valley
Julia M. Bradley
Windsor
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bennington College
First National City Bank
Town Gop
Thomas Cushman
Dorothy Warren
Republican Town Committee
Bennington Briefs
American Association of Retired Persons
Bennington Free Library
Green Mountain
Elizabeth Groenewegen
Explorer Post 352
The
Post Treasury
Carl J. Natter
Lionel Natter
Rider College School of Business Administration
Trenton
Carl
Eva Natter
South Street
Chipper
George Sleeman
Napolitano’s Pizzeria
BenMont
Shea Agency Inc
Finest Insurance
Richard Long
ADV
Eagles Club Foe 1861
Jimmy Moon
Moose Lodge
Sylvester Babson
Montpelier
House Judiciary Committee
Washington County
Mike
Mayo
William Russell
Judiciary Committee
Charman
John Meaker
Waterbury
Newport
Orleans-Essex Supervisory Union
Vermont Labor Relations Board
LRB
Donald Pariseau
Fire Department
Pariseau
Alan Prager
Champlain Valley
Sandra Dragon
Winooski
Prager
District Court
Probation Department
Valentine
Union Streets
Walter W. Gavin
Patrick Dennis
Branch Street
Box 6
Catamount School
North Street
Public Works
Gerald P. Morrissey
Morrissey
Patricia J. Carpenter
Catamount Trailer Park
Thomas Crowe
Pearl E. Salmon
Crowe
Dr. Aiken
University of Vermont
College of Medicine
Medical Center
Aiken
Cora B. Aldrich
Marjorie B. Faille
Sherley Vosburgh
Richmond, Mass
Volunteer Fire Department
Lloyd E. Vosburgh
Stamford
United Church of Christ, Congregational
Dalton
Mass
Vosburgh
Canaan
New York Central Railroad
Dalton Convalescent
Richmond
Fire Company
Nellie Schilling
Village Cemetery
West Stockbridge
Sterling Foster
Truman Bushee
Eleanor Corkum
Norma Gore
Edward LeBlanc
Ruth Goodwin
North Bennington
April Cook
Shaftsbury
Joseph Leary
Bryan Condo
Paul Mangan
Patricia O’brien
William Corey
Betty Barrett
Francis Burdick
Richard Davis
Joan Snyder
Pownal
Ruth McWhorter
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