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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1976
Page
3
Light cool soups for summer lunches and picnics with stage blending tips and make ahead guidance. Recipes include Cold Cream of Celery Soup Strawberry Soup and Cucumber Potato Soup plus variations using chicken stock gizzards and carcass stock for freezing and flavor development.
The Vermont Historical Society urges residents to send materials on local and state celebrations to be preserved at the Pavilion Building Montpelier Vermont 05602. VHS Director Weston Cate notes 1876 expositions drew Vermonters west while 1976 observances focus on local events and staying at home. The Bennington Job Service reports 47 June openings with 45 counseling interviews and in demand roles including production line, construction, and clerical work.
United Press International reports from Philadelphia on July 16 1776 that delegates to the Pennsylvania Convention took an oath to the new government and elected Benjamin Franklin as president of the provisional state government for the next three months as they begin drafting a state constitution.
David Curtis running on both Democratic and Republican tickets argues the attorney general office should be a law office, not a political post. He criticizes M Jerome Diamond for slow action on Vermont Yankee nuclear fuel losses and for passing safety costs to ratepayers after citizen pressure.
Gov Thomas Salmon names Jane Baker an expert on Indian affairs to study Abenaki petitions for unlimited fishing and hunting rights. Baker will report by mid October for legal analysis by the attorney general, with funding from the governor's office.
Vermont police officials report a cut from 1.3 million to 747000 in LEAA funds, leaving 553000. The Vermont Police Chiefs Association urges Congress to increase funding while seeking to prevent the loss of two veteran State Police Lab officers amid resignations over working conditions. A separate incident notes two minor vehicle collisions in Bennington with light to moderate damage.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting awards Vermont Public Radio an 82000 matching grant to support two FM noncommercial stations across the state. Together with a 130000 equipment grant, the plan includes a southern Vermont station atop Mt Ascutney and a northern Mt Mansfield station serving northern Vermont and parts of Quebec and Ontario. The network will broadcast live cultural events and a mix of music, drama, and poetry.
Hartford and the Vermont Tax Department failed to resolve a dispute over $326,000 in state educational aid. A detailed hearing Tuesday yielded no agreement and a follow up meeting was set for July 22. Hartford faced the largest aid cut as town property value jumped from $77 million to $116 million in two years.
Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont was named to a Democratic task force aiding Jimmy Carter on national food and agriculture policy. He will chair a regional subcommittee focusing on New England plus New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania to identify farm and food problems for consideration in national policy.
In Bennington District Court Judge George M. Fienberg heard pleas by waiver from Winston E. Fish aged 50 of Mt. Holly for careless driving in Manchester on Sept 13, 1975 for a $100 fine and Gavin W. Cornell aged 16 of Manchester for marijuana possession on June 5 for a $50 fine. Herbert E. Phillips aged 16 of Arlington, previously convicted of nighttime breaking and entering, was sentenced to 1 2 years in state custody with 60 days served and remaining suspended, plus probation with special conditions. he pled guilty April 6 to a Sunderland Elementary School break in on March 24 and related state tax issues 1972 to 1974, as the Miller Formula continues to influence town valuations.
Ferrisburg hosts the annual Rowand E. Robinson Memorial Association gathering on Sunday July 25 at Rokeby with a noon box social luncheon. Exhibits and demonstrations reflect the Robinson books era including basketry calligraphy spinning and natural wool dyeing. Two films Fort Ticonderoga and In Robinson's Vermont will be shown. A business meeting at 2 p.m. will cover past year events and future plans with officers elected.
Aileen Leslie's The Scent of Roses set in 1908 Pittsburgh blends humor nostalgia and mystery through Jane's memories of the Webers. Anthony Mandini Minnie Santangelo's Mortal Sin Delights with murder love and humor in New York's Little Italy. Firesale by Robert Klane is raunchy and funny. Anne Armstrong Thompson's Message from Absalom delivers spy intrigue. Martha Gellhorn's The Lowest Trees Have Tops offers a light hearted village tale. Velda Johnston's The People on the Hill is a routine damsel tale with a lively yet predictable finish.
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