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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1966

Page

2

Pittsford plans second sewage lagoon approved by board

Swanton officials won state board approval last month and Pittsford sought similar backing for a town lagoon. Frank Anderson and Dufresne-Henry Engineers outlined a plant and a waste stabilization pond feeding Otter Creek with chlorinated effluent. The board said no objection on health grounds. A separate Shelburne item reports Lynn Bottum apologizing to Vermont newsmen for pressuring Rep. Alden to resign as Vermont Young Republican Club president.

Pittsford Swanton State Board of Health Frank Anderson Dufresne- Henry Otter Creek Board of Health Rep. Alden Young Republican Club Reid Lefevre Manchester

Poets Gather in Montpelier for Vermont Society Meeting

The Reverend Arthur Hewitt announces the Poetry Society of Vermont spring meeting at the Pavilion Hotel Montpelier on Saturday at 2 PM. A memorial for Mari Tomasi the charter member will precede a poetry workshop led by Patricia Belding Evelyn Persons and Grace Cook with Elmer L. Munger as workshop critic. Mollie Baldwin will guide a Vermont Historical Society tour and Paul Winer will read from his poetry and discuss Recognizing Poetry Technically and Practically.

Norwich University Mollie Baldwin Montpelier Vermont Historical Society Vermont Paul Winer Cabot

Caverly Center Receives Unrestricted Grant Boost

Pittsford Caverly Child Health Center, serving physically handicapped children aged 2 to 14, gains a $5000 unrestricted grant from the Irene Heinz Given and John La Porte Given Foundation of New York. The donation, confirmed in a letter to administrator Theresa M. Bashaw, supports expansion of Caverly’s programs after thorough review and marks the foundation’s second grant to the center.

Pittsford Caverly Child Health Center Irene Heinz Given John la Porte New York Caverly Theresa M. Bashaw Given Foundation Sarah Given Larson

Windsor Boy Scouts dinner to feature 1966 youth theme

The Ethan Allen Council BSA will hold its annual dinner Saturday at Mt. Ascutney Ski Lodge at 6 30 p m. Arol Charbonneau deputy scout executive Region One will speak on Break through for Youth in 1966. The Silver Beaver award will be presented with Order of the Arrow members in full Indian costume assisting. Special awards recognitions and surprises are included in the one and a half hour program.

Windsor Ethan Allen Council Boy Scouts of America Mt. Ascutney Arol Charbonneau Region One Vermont Massachusetts Scouts of the Order of the Arrow

Rabid Fox Found On Hyde Park Farm In Lamoille County

Vermont health lab confirms fifth rabid animal in state a fox found dead in a Garfield Hyde Park barn tested positive no cattle present farm dogs were in the barn dead fox brought to lab by Fish and Game Warden Frank Lin Hooper of Johnson

Burlington Vermont Vermont State Health Laboratory Floyd Jones Garfield Hyde Park Lamoille County Fish and Game Franklin Hooper Johnson

Daley to Speak at Burlington Lottery Study Committee

UPI reports Lt. Gov. John Daley will address a Burlington meeting of the Lottery Study Committee on Sunday. Daley earlier backed studying a state lottery for revenue. Gov. Hoff called a lottery worth considering this month. Three committee members met New Hampshire sweepstakes officials in Concord last week.

Burlington UPI John Daley Daley Philip H. Hoff New Hampshire Concord

Pittsfield Man Revived After 20 Minute Heart Arrest

J. Frederick Lummus of Pittsfield returned home after Berkshire County’s only documented revival from a 20 minute heart stoppage. His physician says the patient’s near total lack of breathing and pulse was reversed by hospital staff who had four minutes to begin resuscitation.

Pittsfield J. Frederick Lummus Berkshire County

Bryant house to be moved back to historic site

GREAT BARRINGTON The William Cullen Bryant house on Main Street will be relocated to its original位置 on the former Berkshire Inn property. The house is among the area’s oldest and tied to town history including the Revolutionary era. Bryant first came to Great Barrington in 1816.

Great Barrington William Cullen Bryant Main Street Berkshire Inn

Berkshire Pom-Poms win Sheehan trophy in Holyoke parade

Pittsfield unit takes top honor as outstanding girls group in Holyoke St Patrick’s Day parade with 100,000 spectators. U S Senator Edward M Kennedy earns JFK Memorial award for Irish descent leadership. In North Adams, two injured after Route 7 crash. 45-year-old Edward Szymancwicz dies.

Pittsfield Berkshire Mary Sheehan Holyoke U.S Edward M. Kennedy John F. Kennedy Kennedy North Adams North Adams Hospital New Ashford Edward Symancowicz Robert Nicols Middlebury

Aiken shifts stance on Viet Nam after trip to Vietnam

Senator George D. Aiken, Vermont Republican and Senate veteran, has moved from loud opposition to President Johnson's Viet Nam policy toward cautious support that the fighting can be contained within current limits. He cites changes since a Viet Nam inspection tour, notes possible continued pressures on the administration, and foresees no expansion of the war if limits hold.

George D. Aiken Johnson Aiken Senate UPI Washington Hawks Doves U.S Viet Nam George David Aiken Vermont Congress Mike Mansfield Owly Asia United States China Russia Red Hanoi Saigon Dean Rusk Senate Foreign Relations Committee State Department Robert S. McNamara South Viet Nam Haiphong Harbor

Search resumes for missing Iowa executive in CAP plane

Civil Air Patrol planes resumed a dawn search for Melvin E. Seymour, 50, of Creston, Iowa, and his light single engine Cessna 182 missing on a flight from Burlington Vermont to Portland Maine. An all day air and ground search failed to locate any trace of Seymour or the aircraft.

Lebanon N.H UPI Civil Air Patrol CAP Iowa Burlington Portland Maine Melvin E. Seymour Creston

Johnson Seeks Bold Water Policy Ideas to Congress

President Johnson sent Congress a report on water problems urging bold research and even Arctic iceberg towing to ease California shortages. He stressed tying science to a national ten year plan and asked committees to consider the findings from the Council for Science and Technology. Separately Seymour of Creston was reported missing after a Burlington Airport takeoff at 5 05 p m EST.

Washington UPI Johnson Congress California House Senate Seymour Creston Burlington

Bennington Banner contact and subscription details

The Bennington Banner lists telephone numbers for business news and advertising and provides newsroom contact. It notes daily publication except Sundays and legal holidays, address at 425 Main St Bennington VT 05201, and UPI affiliation for local news. Subscription rates are shown for Vermont radii and elsewhere in the U S.

Bennington Banner Main St Bennington The Banner Publishing Corporation United Press International UPI Vermont U.S

Prouty Seeks Expanded Social Security with Puerto Rico

Senator Winston Prouty, Republican of Vermont, will introduce new Social Security legislation. The plan would extend benefits to persons over 70 and include Puerto Rico in the program, despite a conference committee’s earlier exclusion.

Washington UPI U.S Winston Prouty R-Vt Puerto Rico Prouty

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