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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1971
Page
5
CAPE KENNEDY UP I reports engineers fixed rocket problems and target a Saturday launch for the second Mariner satellite to orbit Mars. The 2,200 pound Mariner spacecraft has passed a day long flight acceptance test on the Atlas Centaur.
Cape Cod residents battle eviction as landlords cash in on the tourist season. A relocation team began taking applications for 18 month subsidized leases under a state rental assistance program boosted by 30 thousand dollars. 300 families face eviction risk as councils pressure tourists to skip the Cape. negotiations aim to keep families in current quarters with state funds bridging rent gaps.
A 60 day experiment starts today in Boston with buses running against oncoming traffic in a marked expressway lane. The plan uses the least congested side during rush hours with a target to cut 20 minutes from rider commutes. If successful, ramps restricting lanes could be built for buses.
A Globe commissioned Becker Research poll shows Edmund Muskie leading Nixon 49 to 41 among 1 986 NH residents likely to vote in March. Nixonbeat other Democratic hopefuls incl Lindsay but trails Muskie in key age groups.
New York police said strong leads from Harlem residents have producers an early solution to the Friday night murders of two patrolmen Waverly Jones and Joseph Angelini. Commissioner Murphy rejected gunshot patrols while vowing not to shoot first. plainclothes units will boost protection.
A Penn State sociologist reports that more than a quarter of 3000 former VISTA volunteers now call themselves radicals, with about 60 percent saying their experience moved them left politically. Most radicals intend peaceful change, and the study was funded by the OEO.
Proctor High School senior Mark D. Gallus, 17, died after his car collided with a pickup on Route 22A in Fair Haven. Passenger Joseph Buzzell, 17, of Proctor, was critically injured with a skull fracture. Truck driver Clarence Gilman Jr., 20, was treated and released. Funeral services were held this morning. Newport teen Roger Patenaude, 16, died after being struck by a car driven by Robert St Marie, 18, of Westfield on Route 15. Patenaude died at North Country Hospital from a fractured skull.
In South Burlington two year old Matthew Berard died after tumbling into a manure pit on his uncle’s farm. Police say he died of apparent asphyxiation and was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital after rescue workers pulled him from the pit.
Vermont Fish and Game Commissioner Edward Kehoe will meet June 1 with New England Power Co. officials to discuss the policy of lowering water behind the Bellows Falls dam each spring. Fishermen reported fish eggs drying up after exposure to sun, prompting the concern.
In Albany two churches voted Sunday to merge into the First Presbyterian Church, pending approval from the Albany Presbytery on June 7 8 and the New York Supreme Court. In Albany Clarence Keyes 20 was charged with first degree assault after firing on firemen at Lark Street Firehouse wounding one. Local 227 members in Troy voted to strike GAF Corp over contract terms. Cole-Layer-Trumble Co Dayton Ohio won approval to implement a citywide Troy tax equalization program by 1972 for assessments.
In Lenox over the weekend a melee at the Armstrong service station on Main Street drew state and local police, ending with six youths scheduled to appear in court. About 50 people were involved, and Mace dispersed the crowd after three Staten Island youths drove in for gas after closing time.
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