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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1974
Page
7
The Shaftsbury Farmers Market kicked off at Shaftsbury Elementary School drawing about 20 vendors who sold out early. Held Saturdays 9 to noon rain or shine through Oct 12, it supports the Mary Monroe Hawkins Library Association with a $1 vendor fee.
The 291 Club marks its 20th year since 1954 founding by Dr. Arthur W. Peach with two Montpelier meetings at the National Life building. July 17 at 6 30 p.m. features Marguerite Harvey Wolf as speaker. July 24 hosts Don Lyons. Public tickets via Lillias M. Bailey, 27 Deerfield Drive.
The Battenkill Grange held a July 3 covered dish supper and open meeting to plan family night. Social committee duties list July dates and hosts. Staff included Roy Crofut Deborah Matteson George Novotny Mike Hayes Evelyn Clayton Tommy Miller Martin Paustian Doris Wright. Members attended Camp Ondawa ecumenical service. Rev Bucklin and Fr Buckley spoke. A membership certificate was awarded to Doris Wright for recruiting three members in a year. July 17 Master Night Mystery Ride hamburger roast at Grange Hall. July 19 auction on the Green. Contacts Roy Crofut Dick Whitman for truck pickups. July 22 West Arlington Juniors meet at the Grange. July 27 Camp Ondawa Farmers Field Day open to the public. July 28 East Arlington I G A food sale to benefit the 4 H club trip to Iowa.
Dr Norman Rasmussen MIT nuclear engineering professor is contracted by Vermont Attorney General Kimberly Cheney to advise on nuclear plant issues at Vernon Vermont Yankee He will work two days monthly for 400 dollars per day for one year and fill a regulatory gap formerly lacking in state expertise.
A weekly town notices summary lists meetings and events for Dorset and Searsburg. Highlights include the play Butterflies Are Free with 8:30 p.m. curtain times and $3.50 to $4.00 tickets, plus a Searsburg Board of School Directors special meeting on Tuesday July 9 at 10 a.m. at the new town offices. Other items cover film, concerts, food program enrollment, a tennis clinic, a Democratic caucus, and a Dorset Historical Society open meeting.
Arlington community listings for Monday through Saturday cover sports leagues including Interstate League games for Arlington and Elks and Angels versus Mets, AA meetings at St Margaret Mary's, Legion Auxiliary, Kiwanis zoning, and the East Arlington bazaar. Marine Pvt. Larry J. Hoyt reports for duty with Fleet Marine Force Atlantic at Camp LeJeune, N.C.
The Rupert School Board meeting will convene at 11 a.m. on July 10 at the Rupert School, correcting a prior notice that listed July 11.
Hoosick Falls village police charged 19 year old John Biller with petty larceny for stealing 180 pounds of copper from the Dodge Industries Liberty Street plant on June 28. Biller, who worked there, pleaded guilty before Village Justice William Fitzpatrick and was released pending sentencing on July 10 in village court.
UPI reports three women died on Vermont highways over the long holiday weekend, boosting the year’s highway death toll to 54. In Fair Haven two Rutland and Benson residents, Katherine Murphy 21 and Patricia Lyng 20, died in a head on collision on Route 22A. Robert Wilcox 31 of North Clarendon was hospitalized with five passengers. In Waterbury, Jacques Laberge bled Quebec died when the couple’s car hit a rock ledge after reportedly falling asleep at the wheel. her husband escaped injury.
Rutland Rep Daniel Allen says the Highway Department should drop four lane highway plans. He reacts to talk of a St Johnsbury to Montpelier route and Burlington beltline efforts. Rutland and Bennington officials push Route 7 upgrades first.
Trustees of Vermont Electric Cooperative welcome criticism from members as a sign the co op improves. In East Montpelier Washington Electric Cooperative clashed with dissenters who failed to stop a 29 percent rate hike. Members fight a wholesale power adjustment clause driving up bills.
Vermont workers who exhaust regular unemployment benefits will keep receiving benefits after July 6. A temporary federal extension had been set to end Saturday but has been postponed by one month. The extended benefits program funds 13 extra weeks, shared equally by state and federal government.
Congressman Hugh Carey campaigned at the Saratoga Fair for the Democratic nomination, shaking hands but drawing little excitement. He backs casino style gambling on a local option basis to curb New Jersey tourism. He opposes Howard Samuels, the party convention designer. county reports record earnings from idle funds in 1974 first half due to high rates.
Pittsfield sees First National Stores plan to shut its remaining city market on July 20 and two county outlets in Lee and Great Barrington within two months. A&P may not renew leases on its two city markets amid Jubilee redevelopment rumors. Spokesmen declined comment while owners’ reps say month to month leases will continue. Phyllis Gomes, 22, of Dorchester, was given a suspended 11 month jail term for jewelry store theft after being one of four women arrested June 12. she attended all court appearances, unlike the others who defaulted and remain at large.
Local police arrested 31 year old David R. Jensen of Housatonic Friday afternoon on Route 43 near Rising Paper Co. He fought with officers as they placed him in and removed him from a cruiser. He remained in lockup in rain gear awaiting arraignment Saturday on disorderly conduct and indecent exposure charges.
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