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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1968

Page

5

Vermont RFK Delegates Look to Ted

In South Burlington UPI reports the Vermont Kennedy campaign’s future hinges on Sen Edward Kennedy. Leo O’Brien says it is unclear what the organization delegates or supporters will do after Robert Kennedy’s death. Hoff previously secured seven of Vermont’s 22 convention votes and has not stated plans for the rest.

South Burlington UPI Vermont Robert F. Kennedy Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Kennedy House Leo O’brien O’brien Edward Kennedy

Vermont Professor Named Associate of Harvard Russian Center

University of Vermont political science professor Stanis law J. Staron will be associate of Harvard's Russian Research Center for the coming academic year on sabbatical. He will study the Polish political system, tour Poland and émigré centers in London, Munich, and Paris, and teach at Pennsylvania State University in the summer. He previously spent two months in Poland in 1966 on UVM research, and he joined the Vermont faculty in 1961 after teaching at the University of Colorado.

Burlington University of Vermont Harvard University UVM Stanislaw J. Staron Poland London Munich Paris Pennsylvania State University Staron Warsaw Krakow Vermont University of Colorado Brussels Belgium St. Andrews Scotland University of Minnesota

Vermont ambulance districts proposal gains tentative committee approval

The Legislative Emergency Ambulance Service Study Committee in Montpelier advanced draft legislation to create ambulance districts. The State Board of Health would determine district counts while each district would be managed by seven directors with full authority over services. District boundaries would be flexible for administrative purposes.

Montpelier API Legislative Emergency Ambulance Service Study Committee State Board of Health

McCrory says white America lacks moral fiber to fix problem

At a Burlington Rotary Club luncheon Dr. H Lawrence McCrory an assistant professor at the University of Vermont argued there is no Negro problem but a white problem He described white attitudes as deeply held visceral and warned that the black man will not accept deliberate dehumanization any longer SBA to answer questions Rutland region chamber to host SBA official for small business operators at 10 30 a m Wednesday with individual consultations offered

Burlington UPI America H. Lawrence McCrory University of Vermont McCrory SBA Rutland Small Business Administration Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Arthur Margeson Montpelier Cliff Barnes Chamber

Father Dies In Crash Near Saratoga Springs NY

Andrew Mayette aged 42 of Ruggles Road dies after a car collision near his home at 5 45 p m The other driver Theodore Gaylord 25 of 57 Van Dorn Street Saratoga Springs suffers a broken nose lost teeth possible fractured ribs He is arrested at Saratoga Hospital on a Driving While Intoxicated charge. Saratoga Springs police report. The Saratoga Performing Arts Center box office opens for summer shows Tickets on sale daily 10 am to 6 pm Sunday 12 pm to 6 pm Beginning June 25 box office stays open until 9 pm Located off NY 50 in main amphitheater parking area.

Saratoga Springs Andrew Mayette Ruggles Road Theodore Gaylord van Dorn St Gaylord Saratoga Hospital Saratoga Performing Arts Center N.Y. 50

Troy to receive federal grant for demolition of unsound buildings

The City of Troy will be awarded a federal grant totaling 83,229.92 dollars for demolition of 55 unsound private structures north of the business section. The work includes relocation funds and is not part of the city’s Urban Renewal program, says City Planner Robert E. Pritchard.

Troy City of Robert E. Pritchard

GE opens massive power transformer plant in Berkshire

Pittsfield Massachusetts General Electric dedicated a $30 million assembly and test facility for power transformer production. The complex, the largest of its kind globally, includes a power substation and switch yard, spans longer than three football fields, and represents one of Massachusetts private industry largest single investments. About 500 workers were employed at peak in Berkshire County during construction.

Pittsfield General Electric Co Massachusetts Berkshire County

Mt Greylock students honored for high NED test scores

Williamstown Mt Greylock Regional High School awarded 118 students in Grades 9 and 10 National Educational Development certificates for achieving top 10 percent on the February test. Principal Williams R. Clark noted 31 percent of Grade 9 and 36 percent of Grade 10 students were honored.

Williamstown Mt. Greylock Regional High School Williams R. Clark

North Adams Mourns Local Soldier Davis Killed in Vietnam

Pfc Richard S Davis 21 a North Adams native was killed in action in Vietnam The death was reported to his mother Mrs Leon Reardon of 48 Crandall St Quincy Mass Army officers delivered the news Sunday night Officials say Davis died in an explosion last week He served with the Green Berets in the Airborne Division with about 100 days left in country before returning home.

North Adams Richard S. Davis Vietnam Leon Reardon Crandall St Quincy Mass Davis Green Berets Airborne

Spock Accuses U S of Creating Orphans Delinquents

Boston UPI Dr Benjamin Spock testifies in the landmark draft conspiracy trial stating the United States created thousands of orphans who will become delinquents without parental guidance. He argues the war’s legality is absent and cites U.S. killings of civilians as he ends his stand as the fifth defendant in a case alleging conspiracy to counsel draft evasion. The other defendants include Rev William Sloane Coffin Jr Mitchell Goodman Marcus Raskin and Michael Ferber.

Boston UPI Benjamin Spock United States Spock U.S Vietnam William Sloane Coffin Jr Yale University Mitchell Goodman Temple Maine Marcus Raskin Institute For Policy Studies Washington Michael Ferber Harvard Buffalo, N.Y Free World Gality Leonard Boudin Nuremburg Boudin Lee J. Lockwood Rockefeller Wgbh-Tv Lockwood North Vietnam Life Magazine Life

One Escapee Back in Custody One Escapee Back in Custody

Waterbury State Hospital escapee Gary Monahan 21 of Burlington turned himself in to Burlington police and was returned to Waterbury by state police after three days on the loose. His companion William Toomey 30 of Boston remains at large. The two escaped Friday night via a linen closet trap door to the attic after being transferred from Windsor State Prison for psychiatric treatment. Monahan's voluntary capture ends a brief manhunt with Toomey still sought. The case ties to antiwar protests and legal proceedings surrounding Spock and accompanying witnesses.

Waterbury UPI Gary Monahan Burlington Monahan William Toomey Boston Windsor State Prison

Bankers Seek Changes to Vermont Mortgage Law

Vermont Banking and Insurance Commissioner James Hunt reports bankers fear the 1968 Vermont Home Mortgage Credit Agency law could strip interest during foreclosure. He notes 6 1/2 percent rates lag FHA 6 3/4 percent and 70 percent guarantee, urging broader foreclosure cost interpretation to include interest. Also, President Johnson nominates Brig Gen Reginald M. Cram of the Vermont National Guard for major general.

Hunt Washington UPI Johnson Reginald M. Cram The Air National Guard Vermont Cram

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant Faces Tighter Rules

Water Resources Board imposes final order on Vermont Yankee plant in Vernon with cooling towers, river temperature cap at 70 degrees, allow 10 degrees at 35 F, 1200 cfs flow at Vernon Dam, and enhanced access for Vermont officials and AEC inspectors. Requires comprehensive monitoring before June 1, 1969.

Montpelier APT Water Resources Board Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp Vernon Connecticut Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Vermont Yankee Vernon Dam Atomic Energy Commission

Alumni Trustee Named At Norwich University

Dr. Monroe M. Kissane, an orthopedic surgeon from Malone New York and Norwich class of 1937, named to a five year term on the Norwich University Board of Trustees during the recent annual meeting. He served as Army physician, earned the Army Commendation Ribbon, rose to Colonel, and continues medical and civic roles in Malone and Paul Smiths College. He is married to Marlene and has seven children.

Northfield Monroe M. Kissane Malone N.Y Norwich University Board of Trustees Kissane Norwich McGill University U.S. Army Army Lawson General Hospital Atlanta Malone, Dr. Kissane Is Orthopedic Consultant For the U.S. Air Force Plattsburg N.H Paul Smiths College Paul Smiths Alice Hyde Hospital

Ruggles Calls for Change In Policing Highways

Senator Daniel B. Ruggles, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, urged rethinking highway policing at a Essex Junction Kiwanis meeting. He argued using county sheriffs with state police could curb highway deaths more cheaply, criticizing current block and radar methods and calling for officer cooperation. A separate Vermont Agriculture grant of 18 250 dollars was announced for animal science nutrition research at the Vermont State Agriculture Experimental Station in South Burlington.

Essex Junction Ruggles

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