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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1969
Page
5
Nearly 400 Dartmouth students, upset at the college’s ROTC stance, planned to disrupt classes after a dawn raid that led to the arrest of 56 students, including six women, as amnesty calls circulated for those seized in the administration building.
Vermont lawmakers applaud the Navy Court of Inquiry's dismissal of charges against USS Pueblo commander Cmdr Lloyd Bucher and others. Senator George Aiken and Senator Winston Prouty back no disciplinary action against Pueblo officers, urging accountability for those who let the ship sail. Meanwhile Dartmouth students clash with ROTC demands, troops eject demonstrators from Parkhurst Hall, and the college faculty votes to end ROTC by 1973.
Boston agency The St Johnsbury and LaMoille County Railroad in Vermont bought two years ago by Samuel M Pinsly faced potential shutdown after he called the line a fool to buy it The 96 mile route from St Johnsbury to Swanton hauls freight and may end service at the May 10 board meeting with ICC approval required A string of six derailments and costly repairs offset loans and profits Pinsly questioned investing further in track work and blamed an emergency brake incident on workers in a Canadian Pacific yard
Speaker Marshall W. Cobleigh said the New Hampshire House may move the primary up by a week or two to deter challenges from other states. Rhode Island enacts a plan to hold its first presidential primary on the same day as New Hampshire, with governor plans to adjust next year.
MONTPELIER Vermont has collected nearly $64 million in taxes for the first 10 months of fiscal 1969. A Finance Division statement shows receipts up $7.2 million versus last year for the period ending April 30. Income tax receipts total $24.4 million, about $1.3 million more than a year ago, but still roughly $9 million below the $33.4 million projection.
Gov. Davis lauded Vermont's machine tool sector at a luncheon launching a Sept. celebration tied to a new $6 million Gear Shaper Co. plant in Springfield. He cited 3,900 jobs, $30 million payroll, $5.5 million in purchases, and $2.3 million in tax revenue, and proclaimed Sept. 28 as machine tool week.
Gov Davis will keep a firm grip on staffing as he aims to hold permanent positions at the January level, after freezing 877 new state jobs. Social Welfare Commissioner Wackerman asked for 40 to 45 new hires, but some posts may be abolished to reduce headcount.
Gov. Davis rebutted Sen. Leo O'Brien's charges that the eight point three million deficit projection is phoney. He presented Budget and Management figures showing an extra hundred thousand dollar deficit due to a constitutional convention appropriation. Davis said a surplus would not aid his administration though a surplus by 1970 is hoped. O'Brien had alleged Davis backed a sales tax plan to secure a surplus.
Joseph G. Geraw, 25, was cleared of a careless driving charge after the Burlington fatality on February 8. The case involving Edwin Currier, 66, who died February 11 after being struck on Pearl Street, was dismissed by City Grand Juror Bennett Greene following a police evidence review and counsel with County State's Atty. Patrick Leahy.
The Defense Department identified two more New England servicemen killed in Vietnam Army SGT David A. LaCourse of West Burke Vermont and Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffrey M. Parent of Westfield Massachusetts, sons of their respective parents.
State police recovered Percy Shepherd of Milton from the Lamoille River near the site where he fell Tuesday. The retrieval confirms the fatal incident involving the Milton boy.
In Albany, police and state troopers arrested 32 youths and two elderly doctors in the largest narcotics sweep yet. Dr. Daniel F. O Keefe and Dr. Joseph Turner face new Public Health Law charges for prescribing drugs in bad faith as hashish cocaine LSD and marijuana were seized during 5 am raids on six apartments described as crash pads. O Keefe already faces prior charges and bail set at 7500. The operation followed months of investigation by 36 officers. Separately Albany officials heard NY Telephone Co executives urge a statewide rate increase to 175 million annually, with John L. Segall warning of potential service erosion. The company seeks a 10.5 percent base charge hike and a 13 percent rise in calling rates. 5.5 million customers would pay about 6.63 monthly if approved.
Berkshire report shows majority of Planning Board favor keeping Mohawk Trail scenic by resisting commercial strip changes. Zoning revamp would shift from rural design to restrict trailer parks and curb motels and restaurants.
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