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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1963
Page
2
Reinhold W. Thieme announced an initial payment of 70 617.45 dollars to Barre under Vermont's state aid program for sewerage and pollution control, covering 10 percent of the town's pollution control costs. Barre's project is the 21st funded.
Colonie village selects C T Male Associates to represent its interests in a county wide sanitary sewer survey. the firm also is chosen for the town and has advised on most expansions. Malcolm Pirnie Associates of New York City will serve as overall project engineer. Work starts in September and lasts about a year.
A special town meeting in Williamstown will consider a warrant covering five appropriations totaling 6555 dollars. The largest grant of 6500 dollars would fund plans to enlarge Westlawn Cemetery, with 30 and 25 dollar items for eminent domain land for Stratton Road Martinoli Drive and Lindley Terrace Ext. also on the agenda.
In Boston area forecasts show scattered thundershowers but little rain to ease a drought harming farmers. Temperatures near 95 for a sixth day with relief expected tomorrow. New Hampshire and Massachusetts agriculture commissioners discuss disaster declarations and hay-harvest relief options.
Beverly Ann Hebert, 18, of Manchester, N H, won Miss Hampton Beach with Lynda Rauding, 19, Manchester, placing third and Frances Houlihan, 16, Seabrook, finishing second. Idaho Bean Commission funds Stanford study to reduce gas in beans.
The Associated Press reports 26 people died in accidents across New England from Friday evening to Sunday midnight. Ten highway deaths included three doubles. drownings claimed ten lives. Maine led with ten deaths, followed by Massachusetts eight, Vermont and Connecticut three each, Rhode Island two, while New Hampshire had none. Notable fatalities included Boston's Robert Cooper and Somerville’s William Griffith in car crashes, plus other crashes and a drowning at Hapgood Pond.
Brattleboro AP The chairman of the Vermont Independent Party announced plans to abolish the broadened rooms and meals tax. The 1963 Legislature cut the minimum taxable restaurant purchase from $1 to 14 cents to raise about 1.7 million dollars for the current biennium. Harold Moshovetis said the group will urge every Legislature member to oppose the tax with logical reasons. He blamed neglect by responsible leaders for letting bad legislation endure but vows to fight abolishing it.
Sen. Winston L. Prouty delivered the Vermont Technical College commencement address in Randolph Center criticizing racial barriers. He tied the Emancipation Proclamation to ongoing equality struggles and the national conscience. Gordon C. Hawkins of Montpelier and Robert A. Porter of Island Pond were honored for academic and overall excellence in agricultural technical studies.
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont. It lists newsroom and advertising phone numbers and notes AP news use rights and home delivery options.
The Champlain Waterway Commission will hold its first public hearing in Burlington within two weeks on pollution. Chairman James L. Oakes says hearings next month will cover recreation, industry and agriculture impacts as evidence is gathered for International Joint Commission hearings in Burlington in September.
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