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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1971
Page
5
H Greenberg & Son Inc at 321 Main St offers top brand lawn care items including Scotts fertilizers Ortho insecticides Tru-Temper tools and Yardman lawnmowers.
New Bedford lobster boat Wily Fox reports Russian fleets forming across its lines and seizing gear about 85 miles south of Nantucket. Gaziano, president of Prelude Corp., says incidents have surged, with Coast Guard limited and the State Department silent on action.
U S senators Kennedy and Brooke pressed the State Department for an immediate inquiry into alleged harassment of a New England lobster boat by Soviet fishing trawlers. Kennedy urged a Coast Guard report on protection failures near Nantucket and Brooke called for an emergency North Atlantic fishing nations meeting to secure compensation and enforce international sea rules.
The FTC approves a July 12 rule forcing retailers to honor advertised specials. Pitofsky says the rule targets overpricing and stockouts in poorer neighborhoods where chains vary stock and price by location. The measure aims to curb deceptive advertising by aggressive chains and protect consumers in ghetto areas.
Fire investigators probe heavy damage at the Jack Straw Inn a motel wing struck by a blaze early Wednesday. Firefighters from Stowe Waterbury and nearby towns battled the fire as officials work to determine cause and assess damages. Jack Straw a former Broadway actor previously lost his Inn at Weston in a prior fire.
Burlington voters approved a 1.2 million bond to fund a new airport terminal with a turnout of 1,477 yes to 314 no, about 10 percent of eligible voters. Bonds will be repaid from airport revenues, no tax cost, construction to begin soon after a March vote failed to reach two thirds. Montpelier report notes staff reshuffling in the Social Welfare Department after 1971 legislature cuts.
Vermont Corrections launches an intensive in-service training and reclassification program for 135 employees at Windsor state prison and four regional centers. Funded by Crime Control Commission grants, the plan allocates 20 000 dollars for instructional services and 66 000 dollars to hire 10 new officers to free current staff for retraining. Programs range from 60 to 280 hours focusing on behavioral analysis counseling and social action methods.
A 13 year old Albany boy underwent a five hour kidney transplant at Albany Medical Center with his 40 year old mother as donor. The operation completed successfully and both patient and mother were reported in satisfactory condition. Surgeons from a five person team performed the transplant with support from the center and the New York State Kidney Disease Institute.
A Rensselaer County man Richard Palmer 34 of Lyons Lake Road Nassau was killed Wednesday after falling 60 feet from a temporary pole while working on a high voltage line near the New Scotland substation of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corp He was on Game Farm Road when the accident occurred authorities said
In Farnams Berkshire a survey of 16 households shows 65 children including 16 under age six. Timothy G Shade of Farnams Citizens Action Group says families on welfare must leave by June 1. Homes are owned by a holding company linked to Harry E Schacter and Harry Waxman of Mt Kisco NY. North Brewster Inc of NYC manages the property and plans a housing project on Hoosac Lake.
Middlefield Raymond Murray Gregory Sr 38 of Gainsville Va a former Pittsfield High School vocational teacher went on trial for murder in Prince William County Circuit Court Manassas Va for the Sept 30 1970 stabbing death of John Lord Hobart 43 former chairman of the Middlefield Board of Selectmen Hobart's wife a former remedial reading teacher in the Pittsfield schools while her husband taught at Gateway Regional High School in Huntington Virginia authorities charged Gregory with killing Hobart in a Hillwood Trailer Park trailer where Gregory lived Fire damages Legion home north adams a fire in the American Legion Home storage room caused damages estimated over 10000 dollars to structure liquor and food stores furnishings Engine crews contained the blaze early Wednesday morning Pittsfield to vote on war Pittsfield voters may vote on withdrawing U S troops from Southeast Asia immediately The City Council unanimously approved a petition to place the question on the ballot pending state legislature approval.
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