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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1963
Page
10
In a Pre Town Meeting at the Bennington County Court House the Bennington selectmen conceded last night that the 1963 Town Report's accounting for the sewage treatment plant project capital and current operating funds is hard to follow. They responded to a reporter's observation that references to the funds were unclear.
Voters confront three plan options for union high school and merger costs. Details cover 1964 65 and 65 66 rates, district shares for grades, and the impact on Bennington High School. Union directors urge plan two while noting accounting confusions in the town treatment plant finances.
The Alamo once famed for frontier battles becomes a modern shrine with air conditioning drawing visitors, reflecting a shift from historic battlefield ambiance to a climate controlled visitor experience in San Antonio.
Bennington Village trustees ban parking on the south side of West Main Street between Dewey and McCall Streets beginning Monday March. The ordinance was approved at the February 12 meeting to ease congestion from parked cars. First of two notices appears in today’s Banner.
Gov. Hoff weighs a third Liquor Control Board appointment with three Bennington County Republicans in contention Sen. Reid Lefevre Rep. George Heaslip and Merrill S. Hewitt Jr. Hewitt would consider the post if offered while Buckley’s nomination was withdrawn after Senate opposition.
Kenyon files bill to make motor vehicle inspectors enforcement officers equal to state and local police. Also proposed are tax collection action within six years and higher penalties for unpaid meals and rooms tax. Senate action focuses on nursing degree wording. other measures pass House.
Maurice D. McCurdy 31 of 127 Dewey Street pleaded guilty to careless and negligent driving after an accident on School Street amid snow and a loading school bus line. Judge George M. Fienberg fined $25. Wilson W. Glose 32 of 317 South Street pleaded guilty to permitting an improperly registered truck on Safford Street on February 28 and was fined $15.
The noon report from Dow Jones Bache & Co Albany shows the industrial average at 663,614.67 with a decline of 20 points. Railroads drop 0.33 to 150.04 while utilities fall 0.14 to 132.86. Composite average stands at 236.10, down 0.04.
Dr. Charles L. Furcolo told a Superior Court jury he advanced Hancock Raceway 175000 and guaranteed borrowings, settling for 50 percent of stock with veto power. He said Carson acted as a straw man in transferring shares to S A Rizzo, now track president, and cited three reasons for avoiding public ties to the track including his medical profession and his son the governor.
Army announces the Registered Nurse Student Program is open to men and women. Qualified nurses may receive commissions in the Army Nurse Corps and be assigned to colleges for up to one year to pursue a bachelor’s or master’s degree. Payments and benefits include officer pay, medical and dental care, cost-of-living allowance, and post privileges.
Bennington village authorities reviewed the village checklist and moved to use eight voting machines for ballot articles at the 1963 Village Meeting. Other items note naval training completion for Bennington Brieis and bereavement travel for Mr. and Mrs. Truman Southworth.
A woman sustained back and neck injuries as two cars suffered extensive front-end damage when Maurice D. McCurdy failed to stop for a school bus and hit a vehicle stopped in traffic on School Street. McCurdy faces a careless and negligent driving charge in Municipal Court.
Three vehicles in a collision on Vermont 9 in Woodford at 4 20 Thursday afternoon involved two station wagons and a tractor trailer. None of the occupants was injured. Francis P. Ryan and Thomas R. Gross led the station wagons. Daniel N. Kimball Jr. drove the trailer. The crash occurred as Ryan attempted to pass the trailer on the snowbound road, causing damage totals of about 1 900 to the cars and 100 to the trailer wheels.
Friday notes list admissions including Miss Terry Purdy Richard A. Sweet Mrs Marie Howard Miss Kernette Thompson Jeanette Damon and Bennington. Discharges include Emmett Brundage North Bennington Henry Van Orman Mrs Jessie Smith Pawlet Rev Isabel G King Pownal Center Orin Wilcox Manchester Center. Births report a son to Mr and Mrs Walter Dzemlin Readsboro and a son to Mr and Mrs Robert Cole Hoosick Falls both on February 28.
The 1 40 Club will meet tonight at the home of Mrs Chester Denio in Shaftsbury. Fran Stacy is listed with contact number 442 6524 for details.
At St Michael's College Winooski campus the science influence shapes campus publications. Editor Luis Villares and peers Paul Harper Edwin Ill Pat Bergin Lin Abbott pursue biology and math while the college requires science study for all undergraduates. About 30 percent concentration in sciences or math surpasses national norms.
The governor criticizes a Rutland Railway study commission report as eight Senate Democrats show disagreement amid debate over the strike-bound line. Hoff pushes a $3.5 million bond to fund the purchase with Sen. George R. J. McGregor leading the study group.
The Church of the Brethren general board proposes converting the Guantanamo Base in Cuba into a Caribbean health center. The plan envisions using the facility to provide medical services across the Caribbean region.
Town considers expanding Bennington runway from 2 350 to 4 000 feet and widening to 60 feet. Project cost shifts from 185 000 with 50 000 borrowed to about 155 000 with 37 500 town share after FAA regulation changes. Proponent argues longer runway boosts commerce, while critics cite costs and maintenance questions.
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