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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1966
Page
2
Vermont State Board of Health will protest changes to Hill-Burton hospital funds by sending a letter to the Secretary of HEW with copies to Gov. Hoff and Senators Aiken and Hill. Health officials say the revised formula limits new general hospital beds to four this year, shifting toward modernization.
Windsor and Plainfield New Hampshire will install direct long distance dialing this fall. Richard MacLean of New England Telephone in White River Junction says the system will replace manual dialing and allow station to station calls across the United States and Canada without an operator. Numbers will be changed when the system is installed.
The Vermont Recreation Board chairman announced John R. Jordan of Cornado California as assistant director of recreation. Jordan, 32, directed Cornado’s $350,000 recreation and parks budget and has worked in San Diego recreation programs and as a recreation supervisor in Chula Vista. He will begin work Monday in Montpelier.
Albany Medical College in New York has received a 511000 four year federal grant from the U S Public Health Service. The grant supports the Health Professions Educational Improvement Program and will be used to boost faculty salaries and recruit more faculty, especially in basic science departments. Dr Harold C Wiggers executive vice president and dean announced the funding, calling it a welcome step that aligns federal support with the nation’s needs in medical education.
About 500 General Electric employees in Schenectady refused to work after Local 301 of the International Union of Electrical Workers called two strikes over unsettled grievances. A union spokesman said a return date had not been decided. The disputes arose from grievances cleared after talks at the third level.
Watervliet Arsenal spent 1.7 million in purchase orders with small business firms in the Greater Capital District for the year ended June 30, more than double the preceding 12 months. A spokesman cited increased military production as the reason. Nationwide small business awards totaled over 10 million, about twice the 5.3 million in fiscal 1965.
In Pittsfield three residents accused in the Wednesday morning stabbing of Richard Dennison, 25, Waterbury Conn. were ordered continued to next Friday. Brian Bannister 20 faces assault with a dangerous weapon, a 13-year-old is charged with delinquency, and John Beard 25 is charged as an accessory after the fact. Bail set at 5,000 for Bannister and Beard. the youth released to parents. Dennison in good condition with a knife wound to the chest. A committee was named to study merging Pittsfield General and Hillcrest Hospitals to report recommendations to their boards.
Quintin J. Cristy, chairman of the Massachusetts ABC, says Gov Volpe will submit a special message to the legislature to align state liquor prices with those of neighboring states. Cristy spoke after a one hour meeting with the governor and presented proof that national distillers charge higher prices.
Tokyo reports Communist China declared the Dutch charge d affaires in Peking persona non grata and holding him hostage until the Chinese delegation leaves the Netherlands. G. J. Jongerans was summoned and told he may not depart until the Amsterdam delegation is safe. China’s action follows the expulsion of Li Chiu from The Hague over a Chinese engineer's death.
In Vermont Gov. Hoff and B&M President Benson announced a deal to keep full passenger service between White River Junction and Springfield through September 3. After that date reduced service continues to April 1, with Ambassador trains through Sept. 3 and Montrealer and Washingtonian through April 1, to aid tourists and campers.
The June cost of living jumped three tenths of a percent, the largest six month gain since 1958, pushing the consumer price index to 112.9 percent of the 1957 59 average. Higher food and medical costs and mortgage rates drove the rise, with higher personal income potentially fueling talk of an anti inflationary tax hike.
Governor Philip H. Hoff spoke at a Brattleboro dinner-dance, praising two terms of economic growth and social progress in Vermont. He urged audience to set higher goals, stating the state has achieved prosperity and must seek full employment with purposeful aims.
Englewood service operator John B. Underhill asks City Council if an ordinance exists to allow his topless bunny bumper costumes for female pump jockeys to boost sales. He cites a 10 to 15 percent rise in gasoline sales, while officials weigh legality and public impact amid broader economic talk at a Vermont event with about 160 attendees.
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