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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1972
Page
3
Londonderry selectmen expressed grave concern over a paid front page ad opposing the town zoning ordinance. The ad, signed only as Concerned Citizens for Londonderry Township, urges a Nov. 7 vote against the by‑laws, claiming non elected control and high costs.
Local notices list several fire department and club gatherings in North and East Pownal including firehouse and church meetings this week. It also names candidates for Justice of the Peace seeking support in the Tuesday November 7 polls and identifies donor attribution.
Arlington reports a Battenhill Grange meeting where Sen Madeline Harwood outlined the special committee’s findings. The panel urged replacing or cleaning the Red Mill Dam by November 1, 1973 with further legislative action planned. Guests included Jerome Viant Rep James Edgerton and others as talks followed.
Pulitzer Prize winner Richard P. Wilbur of Wesleyan University will present Readings from His Poetry at the 43rd Abernethy Lecture at Middlebury College in Dana Auditorium on Wednesday November 6 at 8 p.m. The public is invited.
A UPI report lists New England contributors to the Nixon reelection effort, detailing individuals from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island with gifts ranging from 200 to 70 572.47 dollars. Notable names include Malcolm Baldrige and Henry Cabot Lodge among others.
Dorset school directors plan rapid action after a 90,500 bond for a two classroom addition, pending final tabulation. Voters may petition within five percent and 30 days post election. past bonds were defeated. The district will also address budget prep reforms and related motions at a special meeting after results.
San Antonio reports Airman William M. Kirby III has resigned to report to Sheppard AFB Texas after completing basic training. He is assigned to five Technical Training Center at Sheppard for specialized training in civil engineering mechanical and electrical fields. Kirby is a 1972 graduate of McCann Vocational Technical High School in North Adams Massachusetts.
Battenkill Grange members report fundraising for Vermont Crippled Children's Fund and Arlington 4H. Workshops in Chester on Nov 11 run 10 a.m. to 4 15 p.m with multiple class times. Nov 15 meeting to confer first and second degrees. rehearsal set for Nov 13 at 2 30 p.m. Ethan Allen Pomona to meet Taconic Grange Nov 14 at 8 15 p.m with a Thankful to an American apple roll call.
Sunderland Second Constable Albert Boynton Jr. resigns citing annoyance at not guarding the Chiselville covered bridge on Halloween night. He says the town hired an outsider who does not pay taxes in the town, and that a town officer should have been chosen.
The Hale Mountain Irish and Game Club will hold its regular meeting Nov. 6 at the clubhouse. Oyster stew will be served at 6 30 p.m. Patricia Becker Donald Brown Margaret Crossman Roberta Hayhes Lew Levin Kelton Miller Ursula Scott are listed for transportation to the polls on Nov. 7. The notice mentions candidates and a county committee in Shaftsbury and George Flenberg.
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