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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1975
Page
2
The article discusses proposed radiation protection standards limiting the body to 25 millirems and the thyroid to 75. It explains a millirem as one thousandth of a rem and notes Train’s view that the standards establish a new precedent. The proposed rules shift from focusing on maximum annual exposure to evaluating the long term environmental impact of radioactive materials.
McClallen case details copies given to John Dinse chairing the Judicial Selection Board and to Theodore Barnett and Rep. Giles Dewey with further reference to Sen. Robert Bloomer. Diamond cites intent to follow Supreme Court rules while urging Bar Association review of handling and distribution. A legislative committee studies reforms to the judicial selection system and radiation safety standards affecting future populations with projected cancer risk reductions.
Burlington Vermont police detective Harold Miles, involved in a prior shooting, denied a simple assault charge from arresting a 16 year old Burlington youth. Arraigned in district court, Miles was released on his own recognizance as a departmental hearing was postponed amid concerns a full proceeding could jeopardize his right to a fair trial.
Portsmouth New Hampshire Senator Thomas McIntyre urged careful preparation before offshore oil and gas drilling near the 350 year old seaport. He said the nation may have to drill but warned that anyone ignoring the need for caution is a fool or naive.
Two Bennington Rural Fire Department trucks responded to a Friday night grass fire report off Corey Lane. Chief Edward Haddad said a neighbor mistook a rubbish fire behind Dr. Peter Schaad's property for a grass fire. Firemen had trouble locating the blaze in darkness before extinguishing the rubbish fire.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Robert C. Lovejoy 52 senior vice president of First Vermont Bank and Trust Co died at Mary Hitchcock Hospital Hanover N H He held multiple bank roles since 1955 and served in various Vermont banking associations He is survived by his widow daughter and family in Brattleboro and Claremont and Lebanon New Hampshire Funeral arrangements are pending Iona M Ashley 39 wife of West Sand Lake Fire Chief Lyman Ashley died in Albany New York after a long illness Funeral services will be at the First Bible Baptist Church West Sand Lake burial Elmwood Cemetery and she leaves four sons two sisters a brother and her mother Gregory G Playotis 36 former Bennington resident died in Alexandria Virginia Born April 27 1989 he was a son of Peter and Amanda Playotis A civil engineer in Alexandria he leaves a brother and parents Local funeral details listed for St Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church and Park Lawn Cemetery Also a note on Alice M Harte daughter of Charles G Harte who graduated cum laude from Wilmington College and will pursue psychology in the fall plus a late reunion reminder for Bennington class of 1945 and a Memorial Day correction for H Greenberg & Son Inc. All items appear in a Bennington Banner classified and obituary section with standard notices.
Emergency care students from Bennington Pownal Arlington Manchester Deerfield Valley Bromley and Haystack squads completed an 80 hour volunteer course at Putnam Memorial Hospital with an extensive exam. Certificates were presented by Eugene V. Clark and Andre Betit as Jon Holderman and Robert D. Stout attended.
Ashton Crosby headmaster of Hoosac School in Hoosick New York told the Bennington Rotary Club that students once rallied over causes from antiwar to environment and politics but now lack them. He urged renewed concern and stressed interconnection of studies linking history to literature art and science.
Six Otter Valley Union High students were involved in a crash that left Lee Bessette 15 dead in a helicopter en route to Burlington. Hector Racine 16 and David Richards 14 were in critical condition with head and internal injuries. William McCullough 16 serious at Rutland, Christopher Fish 16 and Elroy Lowell 15 listed good at Porter Hospital.
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