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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1973
Page
9
The Vermont Public Service Board announced a three part program to upgrade water service with new customers bearing major costs. Board officials cited inadequate current service and secured a 50000 credit line with Chittenden Trust Company to support capital construction for housing growth and system upgrades.
The Green Mountain Cub Bennington section schedules a Bala Bermitatn hike this Saturday. Interested hikers meet at 7:30 am in the First Vermont Bank & Trust Co parking lot. Bring lunch, snowshoes optional. Leader Bul Cornwall. Weather will decide east and west side routes and leaving cats in both places. Another Mt Greylock hike set for March 24 at the same time and place.
Kennedy predicts a summer special session to resolve confusion over President Nixon's proposed budget. He warns that until Washington clarifies the budget's impact in the next weeks, a session may be required. Vermont has tied itself closely to federal funding, and Governor Salmon echoed the warning after a White House briefing.
A Monday evening seminar on the human body led by Dr. Howard Freed will run in room 148 Dickinson Science Building from 8 until 10 p.m. The course welcomes non-scientists and scientists, covering anatomy pharmacology kinesiology pathology and related topics with the brain as the first topic starting Monday March 12.
Bennington and North Bennington Thrift Shops announce half price sales through March with items such as stereo sets radios lamps coats and kitchen utensils. The Municipal Building shop lists electronics clothes and antiques while the North Bennington shop offers boots galoshes an oak buffet and cameras. Both seek donations as spring displays prepare and provide contact numbers 23437 and 221%.
In Montpelier the Social Welfare Department announces a new rule requiring welfare applicants to spend at least 20 hours weekly seeking employment. Welfare Commissioner Paul Philbrook says the measure targets unemployed yet eligible young men aged 19 to 25 receiving benefits.
State Colleges Provost Robert Babcock acknowledges criticism from four campuses and the legislature as understandable amid financial distress. He says presidents feel pressure when facilities lack funds and disputes a looming end to his tenure, noting discussions with retiring board member John Downs about his future.
Principal Clarence Pelkie defends hall pass rules aimed at reducing noise and keeping teachers able to teach with doors open. Teachers and students express mixed views on whether passes control overcrowding, maintain order, or hinder freedom and school spirit.
Prof Ben Kimpel will lead a talk titled Backgrounds of Zen Meditation at 8 p.m. Friday March 9 in the McCullough Mansion North Bennington under the Bennington branch of the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences. The lecture surveys Zen sects, meditation methods, and the philosophical aims behind paradoxical practices.
The National Weather Service extended outlook predicts unsettled weather through the weekend with showers possible Friday and Sunday in the south and a chance of snow or flurries in the north. Daytime highs range from the upper 40s to low 50s in the south and around 30s in the north, with overnight lows from the high 80s in the south to the 20s in the north.
Bennington Representative Charles A. Sauer urges constituents to back reviving the capital gains portion of Gov Salomon's tax package after a 78 to 49 party line House vote excised the measure. Sauer says beneficiaries would include real estate agents and land speculators, noting long-term owners should not worry. He warns the bill's fate, if revived, hinges on a one-vote switch and urges letters to state lawmakers to pressure for a reconsideration.
Proceeds from a manual card party sponsored by the Bennington Junior Women go to the Senior Citizens Center. The event is March 14 from 4 to 11 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church. Tickets are $2, available at the door or in advance by calling Nancy Bohne or Dion Joy.
On Friday March 9 at 7 30 p m the Bennington Religious Education Foundation presents the film The Last Angry Man at Catamount School A post film discussion will be led by Sister Katharine Hargrove Manhattanville College religion associate professor and film authority The movie follows a Brooklyn doctor and his trials with life’s compromises and features Paul Muni and David Wayne in central roles Invited are all community members
The Bennington Pony Club opened its season with a well attended meeting showing movies of local riders from recent rallies and horse shows. The event culminated in a prize drawing benefiting the club with proceeds funding team travel to zonal and national rallies, new jumps, and guest instructors. Denise Kelley won a ski equipment prize but chose a $160 check instead, while she was in Florida on vacation.
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