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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1967
Page
5
Vermont Highway Commissioner Russell Holden will resign July 1 to join New England Power Co as vice president and director stationed in Concord New Hampshire. Holden, 42, will replace Rufus L Nelson who retires after nearly 40 years with NEPCO. Holden has served six years as highway commissioner and leaves state service for private industry for broader career opportunities.
Public Safety Commissioner Er win Alexander announced the 21st annual Northern Vermont School Safety Patrol Field Day will take place Saturday at the Champlain Valley Exposition fairgrounds in Essex Junction. About 1,800 safety patrol members and supervisors from 145 northern Vermont schools are expected to attend.
Gov Rockefeller signs the bill allowing New York policemen to take outside work up to 20 hours weekly with department approval. Mayor Lindsay voices concern as police groups pushed for the measure. In Mechanicville, a timber yard fire near Pruyn Lumberyard threatens loss of thousands in pine storage. six departments assist. In Troy, new radar for speeding led to 24 arrests on a 4:30 to 6:15 p.m. check on Linden and Spring avenues.
A new rehabilitation program allowing inmates to stay connected with society will begin at Monroe State Prison tonight. The initiative, organized by northern Berkshire clergy, businessmen, and inmates, follows a request from inmates transferred from Norfolk, where a similar program has shown strong success.
The Consultation on Church Union in Cambridge outlines a fast-track plan to merge 10 Protestant bodies with 68,000 ministers and 25 million members under a provisional council while preserving current structures. A Dayton meeting in April will refine initial actions and council makeup for potential approval by national conventions, with 1971 or 1972 as possible merger dates.
The drought that plagued New England for several summers is over for most of the region. Meteorologist-in-chief Dr. Oscar Tenenbaum said March and April rains ended the drought across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, leaving Cape Cod and parts of Maine still affected. Stream flows and groundwater have returned to normal or near normal levels, signaling a regional recovery.
Burlington Harbor officials chase a barge captain to identify an oil slick source after a five mile slick spread from a Northern Oil Co. depot and onto Oakledge beaches. State Health Department tests samples as winds helped disperse the slick.
Burlington Vermont UPI reports changes to a Democrats fundraising dinner on June 9 featuring U.S. Postmaster General Lawrence OBrien. The price dropped from 50 to 50 per couple and the venue moved from Hotel Vermont to Burlington Memorial Auditorium to boost attendance and reduce a 20000 debt from the last gubernatorial campaign. Dinner chairman is Albert Trepanier.
The Vermont buildings board retains Waitsfield architect Robert Burley as supervising architect for a $15 million three phase Capitol complex program. The master plan was drawn for a 10 year project with land options near the State House and a traffic study to improve east west flow. A plan to tunnel beneath the State House lawn was among three proposals.
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