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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1975

Page

9

Stratton names executives to ski operations and marketing

Stratton Corporation announces Cal Conniff will become vice president and general manager in charge of ski operations starting September, while David T. Meinertz is named resort marketing director, replacing Richard Lechthaler. Conniff leaves NSAA after four decades of industry leadership. Meinertz shares a background in advertising and Colgate-Palmolive, with military service and an MBA from Columbia University.

Stratton — Harvey Stratton Corporation Cal Conniff Stratton S Ber David T. Meinertz New York Ted Bates & Co., Inc Richard Lechthaler Conniff National Ski Areas Association NSAA Trade Association of American Ski Resorts Mount Tom Holyoke Mass WWLP Springfield, Mass Eastern Ski Areas Association Massachusetts Recreational Tramway Board Leukemia Society of America American Society of Association Executives New England Society of Association Executives Meinertz Ted Bates & Co Colgate-Palmolive Columbia College Vietnam Marine Corps Columbia University

Pownal Church to Sponsor Rummage Sale at Town Hall

The Pownal Center Community Church will sponsor a rummage sale Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the town hall. Donations may be brought to the town hall today after 5 p.m. The Pownal Fish and Game Club will hold its annual fishing derby Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. at the likely derby location.

Pownal Center Town Hall The Pownal Fish and Game Club

Pownal Community Calendar Highlights Events and Activities

Activities include a youth age eligibility event with trophies, a workbee at Pownal Baptist Church Saturday morning, religious education classes for Our Lady of Lourdes pupils at Pownal Elementary, an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at the Recreational Community Center, and a Methodist Youth Fellowship gathering at the United Methodist Church.

Pownal Elementary School Our Lady of Lourdes Church O— Alcoholics Anonymous Pownal Methodist Youth Fellowship Pownal United Methodist Church

Meals on Wheels brings hot noonday meals to Bennington County seniors

Arlington driver Louise Rome delivers hot noonday meals three days a week to seniors 65 and older in Arlington, Sandgate, and Shaftsbury. The federally funded program operates from Federated Church East Arlington with meals prepared by Virginia Andrews and volunteers. congregate meals also run at Manchester Eagles Club and Bennington senior center.

Russ Garland Arlington Louise Rome Sandgate Shaftsbury East Arlington Virginia Andrews Arlington Memorial High School Rome Arlington Kitchen Federated Church Eagles Club Manchester Bennington Pownal Town Office On Gordon Walker Office On Aging Walker Garland Helene Thompson

Vermont death case leaves questions surrounding Dr. Shaw

Vermont officials closed the probe into the death of Dr. Joseph Shaw 41 a West Windsor psychiatrist. Initially blamed on a car crash that killed Walter Berry 31 of Fairlee the medical examiner questioned if Shaw died in the crash or beforehand. Officials said evidence was inconclusive though raised questions. Shaw served as consulting psychiatrist at the Windsor state prison.

Richard Spear Shaw Windsor

Brandon Police Chief faces retrial on assault charges

Rutland. Brandon Police Chief Thomas Evans will stand trial in Vermont District Court on May 28 for simple assault and reckless endangerment. Patrolman Edward Lowell Jr. is also charged with assault. Evans’ first trial ended in a mistrial after a hung jury. The incidents are alleged to have occurred in Brandon last summer.

Rutland UPI Brandon Thomas Evans Vermont Evans Edward Lowell Jr William Keefe

Rate increase denounced at Vermont cable hearing

Rutland witnesses oppose a 28 percent rate hike proposed by Telesystems Inc. Some 350 sign petitions from Rutland Proctor and Wallingford call for 12 percent. Brandon residents demand improved service with four extra channels. Public Service Board held three hearings in Montpelier Burlington and Rutland.

Rutland UPI Vermont Proctor Wallingford Telesystems, Inc Brandon Public Service Board Montpelier Burlington

Rutland mayor seeks independent probe of police department

Mayor Gilbert Godnick urged an outside organization not tied to city or state to probe Rutland police after Chief Stuart Jenne demoted two detectives from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Jenne opposed the plan. A state police review had cleared a detective lieutenant accused of involvement in selling confiscated evidence, prompting the demotion of both the officer and the accuser from the BCI unit.

Rutland UPI Gilbert Godnick Godnick Stuart Jenne Bureau of Criminal Investigation Godrick Board of Aldermen International Association of Chiefs of Police Jenne BCI

SEIU seeks formal recognition by county for highway dept

The Service Employees International Union urged County Executive William J. Murphy to recognize it as representative of county highway department workers. 58 employees attended a Thursday meeting at Country Grove tavern to press for recognition, citing CSEA’s alleged failure to represent them. If denied, SEIU may request a PERB election. a similar bid in the sheriff’s department last month failed.

Troy Service Employes International Union William J. Murphy CSEA Joseph Lazarony Patrick Murphy PERB SEIU Sheriff's Department

Stipends Proposed for Doctors in Rensselaer County

Legislation to be introduced next Tuesday would open county insurance policies to competitive bidding and create a $200 monthly stipend for doctors and dentists serving in poor areas. William C. Walsh proposes contracts with health professionals to practice in needy areas. Thomas J. Colloton seeks bid rules for county insurance, noting the Reginald J. Carignan Agency collects over $100,000 annually in premiums.

Troy Rensselaer William C. Walsh West Sand Lake Thomas J. Colloton Nassau Colloton Reginald J. Carignan

NAACP to confront discrimination in Berkshire area

Berkshire NAACP plans to shed isolationist stance and combat bias. board member William Johnson targets construction unions and city government for failing to hire Black and minority workers on public works. He cites lily white crews at East Side Community School and the new city library. He urges Black participation amid so much money flowing through Pittsfield.

Pittsfield Berkshire National Association For the Advancement of Colored Peoples NAACP William Johnson Johnson East Side New City

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