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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1968

Page

5

Vermont highway board seeks license for interstate sign names

The Vermont Highway Board asks the Travel Information Council to license special gasoline brand name signs on the interstate system after an attorney general opinion found signs from an experimental project illegal under the 1968 anti-billboard law. The project, begun last February with the Vermont Petroleum Association and approved by the U S Bureau of Public Roads, faced the March 23 advertising ban. The WPA may pay about 5000 dollars if the council grants the license.

U.S. Bureau of Public Roads WPA

Vermont fixes 1968 accrued deficit at 332000

Administration Commissioner William Kearns and Finance Director Bruce Mosher said Vermont’s accrued deficit for fiscal year 1968 stands at 332000, down from a cash deficit of 1.5 million announced in August. Receivables rose 119000 and a 609000 initial surplus helped reduce the cash shortfall. outlays show a 520000 decrease from 1967.

Barre State Police Capt Monti to retire and enter private business

Barre State Police Captain Andrew H Monti with 30 years in law enforcement will retire from the State Police on November 15 to enter private business. He completed 25 years with the Public Safety Department on August 23, becoming the second officer to opt for early retirement. Former Major Kenneth J Fletcher was the first in 1965. Monti began in 1938 as a deputy sheriff under Sheriff Henry C Lawson of Washington County.

Barre Andrew H. Monti Public Safety Department Kenneth J. Fletcher Monti Henry C. Lawson Washington County

Norwich student dies in car crash near Berlin

Brent Mason, 20, a Norwich University student from Huntington Valley Pennsylvania, was killed Sunday when the car he rode in crashed into a utility pole.

Berlin UPI Brent Mason Norwich University Huntington Valley

Two Car Crash Kills Man Burns Other Injured In Troy NY

In Mill Street a head on crash between cars driven by William Herworth and William Clem caused Herworth to burn to death after his car sparked flames. Clem was injured and his vehicle rolled off an embankment into a culvert. Police restrained Clem's distraught son who tried to enter the ambulance. Separately Hertz Rent-A-Car reported a car missing essential components after a Sunday early morning sighting near Division and Front streets, suspected of professional theft.

Troy Mill Street William Herworth Wynantskill William Clem Clem Herworth Hertz Division Front Streets Bank of the Hudson

Pittsfield Police Probe Focuses On Missing Edwin Thompson

Pittsfield police flew to Detroit to interview Noel Hangar linked to Edwin Thompson missing since Oct. 11. Hangar, an associate of Thompson and Kastner, heads West Side Credit Union. Kastner, jailed on $10,000 bail for alleged stabbing at a store. In Richmond, Suzanne Ring, 18, died in a near head-on crash. Philip Sarro and two passengers hurt. Dr. Claude Burdick named associate pathologist at Berkshire Medical Center after Army service. North Adams mayor awards design contract for Main Street Renewal project to DeLoye & Associates.

Pittsfield Detroit Mich Edwin Thompson Noel Hangar Hangar Thompson John R. Kastner Kastner House of Correction Costie Nawrocki West Side Credit Union Richmond Suzanne M. Ring State Line Road West Stockbridge Berkshire Community College Philip Sarro Pittsfield General Hospital Miss Ring Claude C. Burdick el Paso Texas Berkshire Medical Center William Beaumont Army Hospital Tokyo 406Th Medical Laboratory North Adams James F. Cleary Main Street Robert B. DeLoye & Associates

Conference To Study Need Of the Office of Ombudsman

In Montpelier a November conference co sponsored by Vermont New Hampshire Maine universities and the American Assembly will bring 60 leaders and educators to discuss grievance procedures and the possible use of an ombudsman. Experts trace the concept to modern public inquiry and Sweden with Eisenhower’s American Assembly at Columbia funding nonpartisan policy discussions.

Office of Ombudsman Montpelier Vermont New Hampshire Maine American Assembly Columbia University the Ombudsman Citizen Protector New England San Diego Calif Rolf Haugen UVM Government Research Center Sembly Hawaii Lyman S. Rowell UVM Tavern Motor Inn Winthrop C. Libby University of Maine Arthur S. Adams American Council On Education John W. McConnell UNH Ombudsman The Dwight D. Eisenhower United States

Professional Women Honor Vermont State Treasurer

Mrs. Madelyn S. Davidson, Vermont state treasurer, was honored at a Montpelier dinner by the Vermont Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. The event, sponsored by the Montpelier BPW Club, drew bank executives and state leaders, including Carl Winslow and James B. Gibney, with Davidson noted as Montpelier National Bank vice president and former Northern Vermont AI(B)B past president.

Montpelier Madelyn S. Davidson Vermont Vermont Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Montpelier Tavern Motor Inn Carlton Winslow Manchester Center BPW James B. Gibney Bennington Davidson Vermont Employment Security Council

Chrysler seeks stay on Vermont ban of 1969 Dodges

Chrysler Corp. seeks a federal injunction to block Vermont officials from banning two 1969 Dodge models on state roads. The suit in Burlington argues federal approval for the cars includes the high intensity lights, while Vermont officials bar the cars citing safety concerns and a blue tint that could confuse police vehicles.

Chrysler Burlington UPI Chrysler Corp Transportation Department Vermont Motor Vehicle Department The Corporation U.S James Malloy Malloy

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