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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1968
Page
5
The Vermont Education Board tentatively approves revising state aid laws to reward school district consolidation under a Miller cost sharing plan. A 4 to 1 vote supports increased kindergarten through grade 12 allotments and higher state shares for capital expenditures.
Vermonters may face a new health rule requiring clean hosiery before trying on shoes in state stores. The Health Board voted to create the mechanism for enforcement and said it will become illegal to try on shoes without clean stockings once final approval is granted.
Troy plant Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co. Inc. will relocate to East Liverpool Ohio as Banner Industries. The move is slated for late September and preserves a Troy brass foundry while expanding the local workforce from 17 to 25 employees. The plant employs about 200 and has a $1,000,000 annual payroll. Earlier talks with Troy and the Industrial Development Authority did not prevent the move. Jeffrey K. Zeller of Rutland Vermont survived a single car crash on the Northway ramp to NY 50 in Malta. He was treated and released after a possible spinal injury.
Four more Negro applicants joined six total by Wednesday for Albany Police Department civil service exams. The recruitment to hire Black officers followed 67 demands presented by the NAACP several weeks earlier.
More than 500 signatures were gathered Monday night in Pittsfield on a house to house petition pushed by college students for federal and state gun control laws. The National Council for a Responsible Firearms Policy backs a ban on mail order rifle and shotgun sales, prohibiting sales to those under 18 or nonresidents. It also calls for universal firearm registration and a police background check on buyers. The group will continue canvassing this week and forward petition copies to Congress.
In Stowe Vermont Gov Volpe of Massachusetts advocates model gun control laws for all New England states at the New England Governor's Conference. He notes Massachusetts restrictions are circumvented by buying weapons across the border and urges regional standardization.
In Montpelier, State's Atty. Joseph Palmisano follows George Aiken and Deane Davis by declining a debate with GOP rival James Jeffords. He withdrew after Jeffords attacked him, citing mudslinging and a trivial campaign. The piece also touches on gun licensing talks among New England governors and regional crime prevention plans.
A Windsor County grand jury is ordered convened July 15 by Superior Judge Rudolph Daley after a request by Windsor County State's Atty. James Wright. Wright will present evidence in the death of Winfred Robinson, 47, of White River Junction, who suffered head injuries June 7 after an alleged confrontation with an irate father. Robinson died two days later.
Gov. Philip Hoff rejects Davis charge that he advised Atty. Gen. James Oakes in Davis’s campaign. Hoff asks Davis to specify when where and under what circumstances the alleged guidance occurred and notes the press corps found no direct evidence. Davis says Hoff’s amused remark does not address the accusation. Hoff lists his view of actual advisers for Oakes as Senate Clerk Robert Gibson Windham County State's Atty. David Gibson and Sen. George D. Alken.
In Washington the FTC states that recipients of unordered merchandise are not obligated to return or pay for items unless they use the products or intend to buy. The ruling clarifies consumer rights and reduces the burden on households for unrequested goods.
Education Commissioner Harv ey Scribner will ask the State Board of Education to dissolve the Grand Isle County Union School District after an open meeting with Grand Isle County voters. He cited the 1.2 million bond vote as likely invalid due to warning wording and urged action on private education consultant Carl Porter Shirely's plan for a kindergarten through 12 or 7-12 union district. The report also notes the FTC outlines consumer rights and business duties amid widespread unordered merchandise complaints.
WILLIAMSTOWN Alfred H Holt and family continue hosting nine economically deprived Florida Negro boys aged 10 to 18 at Holt Farm on Taconic Trail. Counselor Lucius Crawford drove them from Ft Lauderdale Dillard High School. Goal is training and motivation beyond a vacation. ADAMS Arnold Print Works marks 10th month as independent, gives eight cents an hour raise. J Haines Spencer says advance comes 15 months before contract talks, cites rising living costs and taxes.
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