BSD retreat from withdrawal threat eases parent concerns
Bennington School District board members, missing chairman Richard Sleeman, told about 50 parents at Cora B Whitney Elementary they do not intend to withdraw from the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. They also consider eliminating the elementary supervisor post but will study redistribution of duties, with a committee to be formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Scribner
Cora B. Whitney
Bennington School District Board
Richard A. Sleeman
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
BSD
Bennington
Joanne Dunham
Dunham
Viereck
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington Board
Inside Mt Anthony Delegates at Boys and Girls State
Picture feature on Mt Anthony High School delegates headed to Boys and Girls State appears on Page 3. Thom Spargo notes Mankiewicz Braden discuss Nixon foreign policy experts opposing the Mansfield amendment, likening it to late Bull Moose activity on Page 4. John Page offers tree transplanting advice on Page 6. Manchester selectmen prefer quiet updates but cannot avoid headlines on Page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Anthony
Mankiewicz
Braden
Nixon
Rail strike ends as trains resume nationwide service
Trains rolled again after Congress ended the two day railroad signalmen strike with emergency pay raises and a recall to work. Amtrak reports most intercity service back, while freight resumes and carriers race to restore schedules. Union leaders demand a substantial wage increase amid inflation and mounting profits concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Nixon
United Steel Workers
I.W. Abel
Council of Economic Advisers
Abel
Congressional
Congress
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Association of American Railroads
New York
Chicago
Amtrak National Passenger System
C. J. Chamberlain
Vermont Education Board adopts new teacher rules
Vermont Education Board approves a certification package shifting teacher approval to local authorities while facing a possible court challenge. The move narrowly passes amid debate over paraprofessionals and educational specialists and whether the board has authority beyond teachers and superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Marian Taylor
Department
Georgianna Miranda
Miranda
House Education Committee
Plan means more local option says Mrs Taylor
Mrs Taylor told The Banner that Vermont certification rules are optional for local districts under a new plan. Districts could form local evaluation agencies with admin and teachers, possibly community members, subject to state review and annual reconsideration. The state board could veto committee personnel and teachers could appeal to the state board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Montpelier
State Education Department
Vermont Education Association
AEC to decide sole right to set nuke standards
The Atomic Energy Commission will rule that Vermont cannot set radiation limits for Vermont Yankee in Vernon. The AEC will assert exclusive jurisdiction over radioactive emissions at the $145 million plant, with Vermont officials seeking to include state standards in the operating license. A hearing is planned in Brattleboro later this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AEC
Vermont
Commission
Vermont Yankee
Brattleboro
Police HQ move halts chamber lease in Bennington
After four months of secret talks between Bennington town and county side judges, personnel shifts force the chamber of commerce to vacate its Girls Club home. The rear courthouse space won’t be used for a police station, prompting relocation efforts and a 90 day deadline. The district court move is cited, though legal counsel disputes assurances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
John Maloney
Greater
Selectmen
Norton Barber
Maloney
John Stone
Edward Frasier
Edward R. Lamb
Hy Savage
Chamber of Commerce
Bennington District Court
Cummings
Barber
Frasier
District Court
Vermont Supreme Court
James S. Holden
North Bennington
Girl’s Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
and Ira Allen
Ira Allen
University of Vermont
Santos F
Tito” Padilla
UVM Photo Service
Ethan
UVM
Thom Spargo
John Page
Manchester
Union
Chamberlain
Joseph H. Oakey
Mrs. Taylor
Vermont State Library Board
Niggerhead Pond
Marshfield
Goddard College
Deane C. Davis
Swayne
Robert McGrath
McGrath
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Free-Lancing
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!