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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1974
Page
14
Workers in the town office swept away unsightly scraps along Union Street and saved the cans for deposit value, turning a cleanup into a small recycling effort.
ACLU and local residents prepare a legal challenge to the Mt. Anthony Union School District alleging unequal representation on the board. Attorneys Carrington and Kohn cite one man one vote as the core issue and anticipate a court ruling soon while noting previous Vermont precedents.
Vermont aims to settle its Lake Champlain pollution lawsuit by August 5 as Deputy Attorney General Martin K. Miller leaves to chair the Public Service Board. Attorney General Kimberly Cheney says negotiations progress smoothly after the Supreme Court rejected a prior deal with International Paper Co to clean the lake. If no settlement, assistants James Morse and Benson Scotch will take over the case.
District Court actions include Robert Heaphy pleading no contest to a revised July 6 charge in Manchester with a $75 fine and one year license suspension. Cynthia Stannard pleading guilty to disorderly conduct from July 9 with a $25 fine. Paul McDermott 16 pleading not guilty to grand larceny June 10 for 261 pounds of copper wire. Geraldine Bentley appointed guardian ad litem with transfer to juvenile court under advisement. Myron Greene Jr. pleading not guilty to second offense drunken driving with $150 fine and one year license suspension. Jeffrey Galusha 18 pleading not guilty to damaging grave markers with bail and curfew set. Deryl Bentley 17 and guardian ad litem named with $500 bail. Albert King 32 pleading not guilty to multiple DWI and related charges with bail set for each count.
U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Leahy argues the government should halt grub-staking giant oil firms. He backs price controls on oil from federal land, rollback of rising electricity rates, elimination of the oil depletion allowance, and creation of a federal exploration company to guide policy and promote alternative energy. He also calls to ban interlocking directorships and push conservation.
An announcement details Clerides being sworn in as president of Cyprus in a Nicosia church after Sampson's resignation. The report notes new duties at 2 pm EDT and 8 am EDT timelines amid a broader budget discussion. Governor Wilson discusses modest tourism tax increases and personal budget strains from inflation, while Salmon criticizes lack of a state solution.
Bennington County Republicans will gather Sunday July 28 at the Big Bromley ski area in Peru for a free bring your own picnic and a chance to meet most GOP candidates for state and local office. Free beer will be offered and a concession stand will sell hot dogs and hamburgers. The event begins at 3 and moves indoors if rain.
Maureen Henry a 12 year old from Bennington Playgrounds traveled to Brattleboro for the state finals in Hula Hoop and Frisbee. She was defeated in Hula Hoop but placed second in Frisbee earning a state crown position.
Gov. Thomas Salmon reaffirmed faith in the Public Service Board while urging separate autonomous planning from rate setting. He commented on a 30 percent temporary rate increase for Green Mountain Power as inflationary and declined to back a state takeover of Vermont Electric Power Co. He warned the legislature against combining planning with regulation and avoided taking a stance on state financial aid to utilities.
Bennington selectmen will set the 1974 75 local tax rate based on the town budget and Grand List. The rate is estimated at 6.36 per thousand, with 0.08 for highway tax 1 75 for a general fund and 0.75 for school costs. Old Bennington and North Bennington village taxes are pending. The meeting also covers Stamford incinerator talks, a Bolles Brook watershed protection ordinance, and a Long Trail Road traffic measure.
Monday July 22 1974 admissions list includes Mabel Brunina Lucie Thibodeau Elizabeth Mayers Helen Galvin and Louis Hebert Theresa Simmons and John Poore both of North Bennington Louis Edwards of Sandgate Paul Breese of Hoosick Falls NY and Alysa English of Cambridge NY In addition a birth reported a daughter to Mr and Mrs Joseph Galvagni of Hoosick Falls Discharges include Mrs Gale Burner and baby boy of Bennington.
The funeral for Ralph Hunt a 63 year old White Creek New York farmer who died Saturday night at New York City Veterans Hospital will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at Ackley Funeral Home Cambridge with burial in Rosewood Cemetery White Creek He leaves a widow Ruth Gulley two sons Thomas and Joseph both of White Creek five grandchildren four brothers and four sisters Friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm An obituary appears on Page 16.
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