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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1967
Page
5
Vermont lawmakers study voluntary admission to state hospitals amid calls from Dr. Rupert Chittick and Dr. Hans Heussy for updated procedures, arguing current rules discriminate against the poor and rely on outdated court commitments.
Gov. Philip Hoff said the Defense Department approved contracts totaling 6 million dollars for General Electric armaments in Burlington. One contract worth 3.2 million covers aircraft machine guns and gear, another 2.9 million covers armament pods for 7.62 mm aircraft guns.
In Albany a federal court sentenced William J. Kuntz aged 34 and William M. Bankis aged 32 to 12 years each for a $99,000 raid on the Queensbury Branch of the First National Bank in Glens Falls on January 4. Judge James T. Foley rejected defense lawyer Paul E. Cheeseman’s plea for probation.
Albany Secretary Lomenzo urged the Constitutional Convention to reduce the voting age to 19 stating it aligns with responsibility. In Schenectady a fatal three alarm blaze at 12 Jefferson Street killed elderly residents Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Roberts and Robert Chandler in a three hour early morning fire.
Aldo Gigiacomo, 37, of Walcott Connecticut, a construction worker, is in critical condition at North Adams Hospital after a Monday accident on a steel beam at a new hangar under construction at Harriman Airport. He suffered a broken neck and spinal injuries. Direct distance dialing expanded to 97 million phones nationwide, with Stamford Readsboro Williamstown Adams and North Adams added.
Pittsfield Postmaster Robert B. Dillon says protests arose over cutting daily mail deliveries in the business district from three to two. The economy move began Monday. Adams town meeting approved a $2.7 million sewage plant at a special session Monday with 85 members present.
CAP units from four states search at dawn on the second day for a small private plane missing with four Canadians en route from Montreal to Philadelphia. The aircraft left Cartiersville on a Hudson River pattern with a refueling stop listed at Poughkeepsie New York.
Boston based Lt. Gov. Francis W. Sargent warned at a National Watershed Congress session that unplanned suburban sprawl could force future government seizures of private homes and land to access groundwater and build reservoirs. He urged earmarking land for water supply and storage to avert such measures.
A 353 year old first edition of Sir Walter Raleigh s The History of the World dating to 1614 has been donated to Green Mountain College by John A Thompson of Middlebury. The gift honors Thompson s late father Harold E Thompson. Dr Raymond A Withey called it a rare privilege and a significant library addition. The volume bears inscriptions by Humphrey J Colden claiming Raleigh wrote verses the night before his execution on October 28 1618.
Stuart T. Martin, head of Mt. Mansfield Television and WCAX-TV operator, obtained a court injunction against the University of Vermont to halt completion of the 2.3 million dollar educational television network. He alleges UVM trespassed on his leased property by moving transmitter gear along the mountain road, the only access route. The injunction lasts until a July 24 hearing to show cause for continuation.
New Hampshire Attorney General George S. Pappagianis said the investigation found no willful election law violations by Senator Thomas J. McIntyre. He cited typing errors and duplication in campaign reports, pace of a major campaign, and explained inconsistencies as clerical, not legal breaches.
A UPI report says a federal court struck down Connecticut 12 month residency for welfare applicants, potentially impacting 40 states. The ruling cites right to travel and questions whether any substantial abuse existed. Dissent contends such laws protect state finances and that travel remains allowed. Vermont reforms, New Hampshire and Rhode Island nuances noted.
The New Hampshire Senate approved a five percent room and meals tax on a 13 to 8 vote after hours of debate. The measure aims to raise 9.2 million dollars over the 1968-69 biennium, with funds split between the General Fund, state pay raises, health and welfare, UNH, and potential teacher salary initiatives. Opponents warned of industry impact while some lawmakers supported the revenue to address fiscal needs.
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