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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1967
Page
5
Governor Hoff announced two of three St Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad covered bridges are structurally unsound and likely require replacement. Historical groups push state action. Arthur Williams explores funds to relocate them as the railroad changes hands to Samuel Pinsley.
In Albany, President Anthony J. Travia of the Constitutional Convention called GOP Senator Hughes remarks about dictating to committees irresponsible in a clash over proposed mergers. Hughes and Judiciary vice chairman said Travia swayed a committee to back surrogates and family court and Court of Claims with the Supreme Court despite the panel’s unanimous opposition. In Saratoga Springs, Harry Belafonte opened the Performing Arts Center season with an all original arrangement concert before an overflow crowd, promising further folk and popular tunes tonight. In Troy, police shot a German shepherd that had terrorized the Eighth Street area for three days after biting residents and evading officers.
The Pittsfield Association of Parents for Adequate Welfare issued a 16 point demand for more liberal welfare benefits and humane treatment. A PAPAW demonstration was planned for Friday morning to dramatize the call. The document seeks special allowances for school and winter clothing, transportation, participation in community activities, and day care support for working mothers.
United Press International managing editor H L Stevenson told a Kingston teachers workshop at the University of Rhode Island that modern newspapers go beyond reporting events. They offer in depth analysis and background, reshaping traditional notions of news and emphasizing consequences and interpretation. He noted many papers cover local and regional events similarly.
Newport Rhode Island UPI reports the 14th Newport Jazz Festival opens with the Story of Jazz drawing over 14 000 fans. Festival producer George Wein forecasts a record crowd by Monday night and notes advance sales outpace last year despite a 20 percent discount for early reservations. Newport police suspend leaves and bring in a special guard force to manage policing for the four day event.
The Agriculture Department allotted 1,573 acres for wheat in 1968 to New England, a 13.1 percent drop from 1967’s 1,810 acres. Nationwide 1968 allotment was 59.3 million acres, down 13 percent from 68.2 million. New England figures list Connecticut 364, Maine 285, Massachusetts 225, Rhode Island 184, Vermont 515, with New Hampshire unused. In Vermont news, Uonda Bergman was elected second vice president of the Women’s National Press Club for 1967-68.
Glenn L. Archer, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, attacks a proposed common campus for public and parochial schools in Swanton. He says the plan would end the line between church and state, with a church priest funded by federal money as de facto principal and a return to an established church system.
Cairo dispatch says Mohamed Hassanein Heikal of Al Ahram warned of more bloodshed and urged resuming hostilities, asserting Arabs will yield no land and that Egypt will bear more sacrifices. Heikal’s report tallies 20 000 dead among the four adversaries. cease-fire questions persist over canal incidents.
National Guardsmen and other reservists will face immediate active duty callups if absent without leave from scheduled assemblies. The Defense Department directive, effective Saturday, replaces 45-day penalty tours and priority inductions. AWOL from annual field training or five training assemblies in 12 months triggers referral to authorities for active orders.
James B. Antell of Burlington Vermont was elected national president of the U S Jaycees at the 47th annual convention in Baltimore winning 1911 votes for a 51 percent majority over Deryl Shuster David Green and Edward Pond. Gov Philip Hoff supported Antell as Wayne Jameson received the Sparkplug Award for longtime Jaycee service.
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