Burgess Mulls Run as Lt Governor After Prodding
Speaker John S. Burgess of Brattleboro, a Republican, said a Friday morning caucus announcement by colleague Michael Broustas spurred him to consider running for lieutenant governor. He plans a formal decision within two weeks, contingent on district support and resigning his law practice, and warned the session must finish by March 28 with key bills advancing. Burgess stressed the office would be a challenge and that he would run as a Republican if he chooses to seek the post.
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Burgess
Thomas L. Hayes
House
Court Bids Farewell To Prosecutor Carmody
State's Attorney John T. Carmody resigns after two years in part time post. Judge John P. Morrissey welcomed students from Anthony Union High School before confirming Neil S. Moss to replace Carmody. Court session included a breach of peace by assault case and a $25 fine for Eric Vonburg.
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John T. Carmody
Bennington District Court
John P. Morrissey
Morrissey
Carmody
Mr. Anthony Union High School Social Studies
Greg Scotten
Neil S. Moss
Jack Elwell
Bennington
Judy Elwell
George M. Fienberg
Eric Vonburg
Shaftsbury
U.S. 7
Moss
James A. Murphy
Pauline Duchene
Chapel Road
Woodford
Donald F. Longley
Manchester
Richard Hill
Rutland
River Road
Longley
Kenneth W. Harris
Fienberg
Beech Street
John R. Thompson
Prospect St
South Street
Thompson
John F. Cahill
Weeks St
Gary Brown
Cahill
Wayne R. Hussey
Darien
Conn
Bradford Street
Joseph P. Webber
Gage St
Mt. Anthony
Rollin Street
Robert L. Bushee
Chimes St
Hector Strateton
North Branch St
David A. Reed
Louis H. Quinlan
Troy
N.Y
Jacob M. Schein
Jamaica
U.S
Horst E. Bodies
Arlington
Ronald M. Hersch
Schenectady
Route
Banker Named To Vermont House Seat in Barre
A Barre banker, C. S. Larry Campbell, was named by the governor to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Stephen Martin, R Barre, after Martin was elected Vermont’s sixth Superior Judge. Campbell is a Republican and a director of the Peoples Bank in Barre.
Winhall Selectmen defended in town hall repair probe
Winhall attorney David F Buckley said the board acted legally in approving $30000 in town hall repairs without voter approval. He noted Rockingham did similar work and found it legal, despite voter disapproval at town meeting. A new finance committee was created to oversee town finances. An AG investigator has requested town records. Separately, a Bennington accident on Main and Pleasant streets involved a 1967 Chevrolet and a 1968 Mercury with moderate to heavy damage but no injuries. Another crash on Route 9 in Searsburg damaged a 1964 Plymouth after hitting a snow bank. no injuries reported.
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Winhall
David F. Buckley
Bellows Falls
Buckley
Rockingham
Attorney General’s Office
Peter Jarton
Wilmington
Main
Pleasant Streets
Bennington
Steven E. Johnson
Red Hook
N.Y
John W. Biswanger
Pleasant St
Main Street
Pleasant
Theodore L. Brown
Charlestown
N.H
Route
Searsburg
Mt Anthony Directors Meet Tonight
Mt Anthony Union High School directors convene at 7 30 pm in the school conference room to review the DUO program with over 60 students involved and discuss a teachers controversy amid parental charges. Superintendent Corcoran says no grounds for suspension exist. parents respond via letter to The Banner. Students defend instructors as vandalism concerns surface from Monitor coverage.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Catherine C. Corcoran
Raymond C. Murray
Monitor
Makarios Led Cyprus Fight for Independence and UN Role
Cyprus, the island the size of Maryland with 600 000 people split 80 percent Greek and 20 percent Turkish, lies in the Mediterranean off Turkey. Since independence in 1960 Greek Turkish clashes have erupted, escalating to Makarios asking in 1967 for UN peacekeepers who still patrol. A separate audit will review town records in Winhall to decide action against selectmen, with newly elected John W Stevens leading a halt on town hall work until expenditures are reviewed, a report to be given to selectmen before a special Town Meeting.
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Makarios
Maryland
Mediterranean Sea
Turkey
Britain
U.N
Attorney General’s Office
Selectmen
John W. Stevens
Vermont Guide Service
Stevens
Elmer Argast
Carroll Ford
Arthur Bissell
Obituaries Chronicle Several Bennington area deaths
Multiple obituaries from Bennington and surrounding towns detail the deaths of Ruth Rockwood Morse 80, Linus J Leavins 56, Mary C Buckley 81, and Christie B Crawford 21, with funeral arrangements, survivors, and affiliations. Morse widow of Guy W Morse is survived by son Leonard Morse and daughter Gladys Butler. burial in Park Lawn Chapel planned. Leavins directed state communicable disease control. Buckley of Hoosick Falls active in family business. Crawford, Vietnam veteran, buried in local cemetery after Requiem Mass.
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Ruth Rockwood Morse
Guy W. Morse
North St
Milan and
Almira (Rockwood) Denio
Bennington
Morse & Butler
First United Methodist Church
Circle 4
Leonard Morse
Fred
Gladys) Butler
Gerald Butler
Keith Morse
Scott
Mark Butler
Albert
Jene) Morse
Earl Denio
Harwood Hill
Melvin R. McGaughey
Park Lawn Chapel
Arthritic Foundation
Vermont
Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home
Pawlet
Edison L. Kinney
West Rutland
Poultney
LeRoy
Susan (Kinney) Kinney
Florence Moore
Ralph Kinney
Wells
Dorothy Cole
Byron Kinney
Peoria
Ill
Robert M. Kinney
Granville
N. Y
David C. Newkirk
Pawlet United Church
Mettowee Valley Cemetery
Christie B. Crawford
North Road
Shaftsbury
Elmer
Marion Crawford
St. Francis de Sales Academy
Bennington High School
U.S. Navy
Bennington Post
Frank
Walter
East Arlington
John
Michael
California
Harvey Crawford
Cambridge
N.Y
Emile
Marion) Boutin
Roger
Ue) Bull
James
Sally) King
Jesse
Joan) Reed
St. John the Baptist Church
North Bennington
Hoosick Falls
Mary C. Buckley
Joseph Buckley & Son, Inc
Elm St
Joseph III
Eagle Bridge
St. Mary’s Academy
Michael Curtis
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Altar and Rosary Society
M. Curtis Hughes
Immaculate Conception Shrine
New Lebanon
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Mahar Funeral Home
Main St
Rensselaer County Heart Fund
Judge dismisses Shaftsbury bias housing complaint
Superior Judge Rudolph J. Daley dismissed the first case under Vermont 1967 Fair Housing law brought by the Vermont Human Rights Commission against Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Skidmore of Bennington. Dr. Robert Goldsboro of Sterling, NY alleged sale of Shaftsbury Hollow land was refused due to his race. The commission heard testimony in Bennington in November 1968 about a 20 acre parcel listed for 7000 dollars through a Shaftsbury real estate agency.
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Rudolph J. Daley
Chancery Court
Kenneth Skidmore
Bennington
Vermont Human Rights Commission
Vermont
Human Rights Commission
Shaftsbury Hollow
Skidmores
Robert Goldsboro
Sterling
Goldsboro
Skidmore
Dr. Goldsboro
Daley
Ski Team Roster and Results From Mount Anthony Meet
The Vermont junior national Nordic team includes Graves Caldwell and Scott Broomhall with other skiers from Putney and Rumford. The 10 kilometer men’s race ended after an eclipse with Caldwell first in 38 09, followed by Broomhall and Guyer. Girls’ 5 kilometer race names Liz Chenard, Leslie Miller first and second, Sigrid Falk third, with Putney’s Cheryl Falk and others placing in mid to upper positions. The Bennington selectmen praised the athletes and urged public contributions to support Cheryl Cook and Peter Graves traveling to national championships.
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Graves
Tim Caldwell
U.S
John H. Caldwell
Putney
Scott Broomhall
Rumford
Maine
Bucky
Ed Waters
Hanover
N.H
Peter Wiswell
Holderness School
New Hampshire
Mike Guyer
Lyndonville Ski Club
Rick Hale
Dave Lantz
Brattleboro
Joe Lamb
Lake Placid
N.Y
Duane Johnson
Lyndonville
Caldwell
Guyer
Hale
Waters
Tim Rieser
Wiswell
Lantz
Tom Bassett
Lebanon
Mt. Anthony
Tom Dailey
Liz Chenard
Leslie Miller
Chisholm
Sigrid Falk
Cheryl Cook
Brenna Colt
Ann McKinnon
Pam Viereck
Miss Falk
Karen Falk
Jane Uptegrove
Mary Heller
Jessie Heller
Hannah Shore
Bennington
Union High School
Peter Graves
Cheryl
Peter
James Merunowicz
The
County National Bank
Bucky Broomhall
J. Duncan Campbell
Hospital Notes Friday March 6 1970 Admissions and Births Named
Hospital notes list admissions Charles Forrest Wilmington David Williams Emma Poirier Bennington Louise King Arlington discharges Linda Hamilton Wayland and relatives. Births include a son to Barry Richardson and family and a daughter to Norman Bachand and spouse. Local meetings planned for Mt Anthony Union High School senior class parents and Be it ever so humble ads.
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Charles Forrest
Wilmington
David Williams
Emma Poirier
Bennington
Louise King
Arlington
Barry Jr
Barry Richardson
Dewey Street
Richard Gardner
East Main Street
James Richardson
Boston
Mass
H. Thomas Smith
Alta Park
Pownal
Norman Bachand
Silk Road
Morrissey Named Vermont SBA Advisory Council Chair
Gerald E. Morrissey of Bennington has been appointed chair of the Vermont Advisory Council for the Small Business Administration by Hilary Sando val Jr. The one year term marks Morrissey’s second consecutive year in the role. William P. Geary directs the Vermont SBA Regional Office in Montpelier.
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Gerald E. Morrissey
Bennington
Vermont Advisory Council For the
Small Business Administration
Hilary Sandoval Jr
U.S
SBA
Morrissey
William P. Geary
Vermont
Montpelier
Bennington Lions Challenge Rotary to Donkey Basketball
Bennington Lions Club president Nick Carbonaro publicly issues a challenge to the Bennington Rotary Club to a donkey basketball game at Mt Anthony Union High School on Thursday March 19. He notes unlimited substitutes for Rotarians if they accept, urges screening players, and says proceeds go to the Dollars for Scholars program. Admission is 1 dollar with attendance open to all.
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Nick Carbonaro
Bennington Lions Club
Bennington Lions
Bennington Rotary Club
Mt. Anthony Union High School
King Lion Carbonaro
Rotary Club
Carbonaro
Lions Club
Y Shifts Plans To Drain Water In Bennington
Bennington village trustees were informed that the YMCA dropped its permit to pipe surface water into the stream below Safford Street. Instead, the water will drain into the surface drain on Gage Street between Safford and Grove. YMCA planning chair Herbert H. Leonard said the change, though costly, benefits the community and keeps the building for public use. The Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce helped reach the decision and the planned public hearing for March 11 was canceled.
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Bennington
YMCA
Safford Street
Gage Street
Safford and
Grove Streets
Herbert H. Leonard
Y’s
Leonard
Greater Bennington Chamber of Commerce
Mt Anthony Course Planning And Registration This Week
Mt Anthony Union High School announces course planning and registration for grades 10 11 and 12 this week Tuesday through Thursday. Guidance counselors will meet with parents 6:30 to 8:30 p m at the Park Street building. If unable to attend during those times, call 447 7511 to arrange an appointment. Parents may review courses with counselors and course selection sheets will be sent home for signature.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bernard P. Leamy
Leamy
Park Street
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