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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1968
Page
5
Sen Daniel B Ruggles Republican candidate for lieutenant governor spoke at the St Albans Rotary Club urging Vermont to support farmers. He urged cooperation on new crop uses marketing and packaging research and tax relief for farms to bolster profits amid rising farm taxes and stagnant income.
Edward C. Pike, chairman, announces the 18th annual Vermont Heart Association meeting at MENDON Pico Peak Base Lodge on Sunday June 23. Guest speaker Wallace R. Heatwale of the American Heart Association will discuss Volunteer Vitality. Business meeting and officer elections at 11:30 a.m. with awards after luncheon.
The 32nd annual meeting of the Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont will be held in Middlebury on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11-12, at the Treadway Inn with the Middlebury Garden Club as host. A Wednesday luncheon will feature awards announced by Mrs. Frederick Welling of North Bennington, the awards chairman. State officers include Mrs. Norton Barber of Bennington, first vice president.
Burlington Mayor Francis Cain unveiled a record nine million dollar budget for 1968 69 during the city reorganization. The budget up a million from last year hikes the tax rate by 44 cents, with the bulk of the increase 714000 going to the nearly five million dollar school budget.
Vergennes Police Chief Theodore Gaudreau, 61, will resign June 6. Gaudreau, chief since June 1962, submitted resignation Tuesday night to join the security department at Medical Center Hospital in Burlington.
Albany Common Council introduced an ordinance under a new state law to require weapons and ammunition dealers to display only one weapon at a time and to build a vault for safe storage. The measure aims to curb illegal access and minimize displays while limiting ammunition exposure.
In Stockbridge a 2311 year old charter from the town’s historical room was stolen in a weekend burglary along with a gold bracelet from India. Police report little evidence on entry. fingerprints were collected. The charter is valued only historically, and the bracelet remains unappraised.
Lt Gov John Daley leads nine state officials on a tour of Caledonia and Essex counties to review anti poverty efforts and ends with an evening public hearing in Newport Municipal Building. Emory Hebard advocates channeling welfare funds through state agencies amid local opposition to spending. Hoff asks Daley to head a task force to ensure services reach residents and funds avoid overhead.
Vermont plans to ask the New England Regional Commission for a 50 000 grant to support the state Housing Authority program. Local Affairs Director James Finneran said the state would soon submit an application for part of the commission's 200 000 housing funds to establish a non profit corporation. The group would assist local housing groups and become self sustaining in two years, aiding in creating housing for the authority program. The state would subsidize qualified families by rent supplements while accommodations are secured.
Newport police report 18 year old Clif ford Collins of Lowell died from injuries after a two car crash in Westfield. He had head injuries and a fractured rib wall received while a passenger in a car driven by his 22 year old brother Gordon Collins. The other driver was 25 year old Douglas Rexford.
In Kirkcaldy Scotland Rebel a pet dog appeared in court as a surprise witness for defendant Edward Barker. The magistrate ruled the dog's evidence inadmissible and Barker was found guilty of not having proper control over his pet after Rebel allegedly attacked a woman in a park.
The 92 year old Pavilion Hotel in Montpelier faces potential demolition or saving as a special Legislative Council committee meets to review history and background. The plan previously included a 200000 appropriation for demolition and a state office building.
Burlington residents vote today on the proposed $7.4 million Phase Four beltline section. The referendum was mandated by a legislative amendment to the Hoff administration's $128 million eight-year program.
A Montpelier mother, Mrs. Douglas Rouelle, is in satisfactory condition at Heaton Hospital after leaping into the Winooski River to save her 2 year old son who fell 20 feet from the Main Street Bridge near Bailey Dam. The boy was found unconscious but was released from hospital. police cited a deteriorated sidewalk area as the cause. In separate city notes, Beltline opponents push to postpone building through Intervale, proposing a Rutland Railroad right of way collector road instead. The Highway Board warns funds would be redirected if voters reject the plan.
Casper, who celebrated her 102nd birthday Monday, reflects on a century of changes from wartime to modern style and admits she still cannot adjust to miniskirts. She says they’re not for her and jokes about resisting the trend.
Waterbury couple found dead in their Burlington garage Monday afternoon. Autopsies scheduled by State Pathologist Dr. Richard Woodruff for Henry Sumner, 59, and Mavis Sumner, 36. Police list the deaths as apparent murder suicide with the son Fred, 12, an eyewitness.
Republican candidate Atty. Gen. James Oakes outlines six measures for Vermont conservation. He urges a consolidated resources board with planning and enforcement powers, local action, and use of federal funds to solve water and land management problems. Earlier in Rutland he stressed education investment as key to long term economic growth.
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