05 Jun 1968
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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1968
Page
1
Bennington selectmen received a 650 signature petition calling for a special town meeting to vote on using the Town Farm land as a town public park. The board referred the matter to Town Counsel Norton Barber for validity while awaiting legal advice and rejected Luther’s three escrow requests tied to a $6,000 park appropriation.
Village trustees heard a petition from roughly 100 residents led by Neil Rappaport seeking a housing code to ensure safe sanitary and decent housing. The list calls for running water adequate toilets heating weatherproofing landlord upkeep regular painting pest control and rent controls with grievance procedures.
On Housing Page 20 column, town officials refused Luther’s bid to halt park project activities at Willow Park after prior authorizations for picnic tables trash cans and a sign. They also declined to bar further activity at the Town Farm site and did not place his article in the 1969 warning pending further development.
President Johnson led a nation in prayer for Sen. Robert F. Kennedy after a Los Angeles assassination attempt that left him critically wounded. FBI and marshals moved to guard candidates. officials cited heightened fear as the nation watched.
Kennedy swept California with 172 delegates and added 24 in South Dakota while Humphrey led in committed delegates overall. McCarthy remained competitive, New Jersey and Oregon outcomes shaped the contest as Kennedy faced the shock of Kennedy's shooting and a volatile national race for the Democratic nomination.
UPI reports Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot in the head and neck during a California primary celebration. Doctors described his condition as extremely critical after hours of surgery. A lone gunman, whose identity was withheld, was arrested. six others were wounded in the crowd as Kennedy received urgent care and family support.
Mrs Thomas Foster chair man of Bennington park commission announced the open meeting on Town Farm land use has been postponed from Thursday. A new date will be set once Willow Park picnic area is prepared and furnished, Foster said.
Squaw Hill residents of Houghton Lane protest a proposed landfill on Harbour land citing water pollution risk and impact on home values. Selectmen authorized an engineer study to assess water supply and pollution potential while stressing no firm decision has been made.
Vermont reports two new rabies cases confirmed by the state health lab. A dead bat on Richville Road in Manchester Depot and a fox near Forge Hill in Lincoln tested positive, bringing lab confirmed cases in the state to five this year. Addison County logs its third spring case. health officer Dr Mason B Barney urges caution in bite cases.
Black columns of battle smoke darkened the Israeli Jordan frontier on the war's first anniversary. The Middle East War ended with Israeli victory but failed to secure peace as smoke rose from nine sites along the border.
Days of clashes between Arabs and Israelis end with disputed casualty tallies as diplomats struggle to convene a peace conference. Amman reports 35 Jordanian deaths and 62 wounded from Israeli strikes, while Jerusalem counters with claims of Jordanian aggression. Maj. Gen. Barlev says Israeli jets acted after shells hit a civilian settlement, killing a mother of three. Arab capitals stage commemorations marking the 1967 humiliation anniversary, framing the conflict as part of a longer struggle.
An editorial discusses the attempted assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy and reflects on the political climate, signaling impact on national discourse. Page 4.
In Albany, Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller signed a law extending misdemeanor arrest authority to police when officers know a warrant exists but lack it at the scene. The measure adds this waiver to existing power to arrest without warrants for felonies.
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