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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1966
Page
5
The department will continue summer offering of the High School Equivalency Examination. Interested candidates should contact the Bennington High School guidance office to arrange an appointment. The tests measure general education, not memorized facts, and include five sections centered on reading, analysis, and practical math.
Bennington attorney John H. Williams II filed with HUD a $188,500 federal grant request for a water system expansion from Woodford to Burgess Road reservoirs. Total project cost is about $453,000 with federal funds covering up to half excluding legal and engineering fees. The Bennington Water Board and Regional Planning Commission approved the filing. Williams expects a timely reply, noting this is Vermont's first submission and that the federal fiscal year ends June 30. He stressed the need for a regional long range plan and that the commission’s role is essential. Copies were sent to Rep. Stafford and Senators Aiken and Prouty.
The Bennington Club plans a Senior Member Night on Saturday May 21 at 6 30. Alexander B R Drys dale will be master of ceremonies. A roast beef dinner will be served by the Cushings Taylors Lothers Harbours Letourneaus Burnhams with music by the Hoosick Falls Keynotes after. Tickets sold in advance by Joseph Shaffe at Shaffe's Men's Shop. Early reservations appreciated as last dinner of the season.
Bennington selectmen reported Tuesday night they have received only one quotation to repaint the town's three covered bridges. They urged any other bidders to submit proposals by 7 30 p m Tuesday May 17, when the board will meet again. Information on the work is available from Selectmen's Agent Alma Langlois.
Hanover New Hampshire May 22 pottery from Bennington Potters will be sold at the Third Annual Civil Rights Art Fair and Auction at Dartmouth College. Proceeds benefit NAACP Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and Delta Ministry for Tent City Mississippi. Event starts 1 p.m. in Hanover.
Robert D. Stout of Putnam Memorial Hospital announced a $45,451 contract to Gerald E. Morrissey Inc for a west end addition to the hospital research laboratory. The project adds three animal rooms replacing current facilities. bids from Wright & Morrissey Inc and Gordon & Sutton Inc were higher. Expansion reflects continued lab success and the large equipment needs of ongoing research for Dr. Nada Ledinko and Dr. Robert Daniels.
Rep. Rogers C. Morton of Maryland seeks to form a price watchers corps from his constituents. In a newsletter he asks locals to report price changes on items like beans brooms paint and fertilizer to supply firsthand data for arguing for wiser government spending.
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