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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1976
Page
7
Concord officials plan to seek capital budget funding for a unit to house mentally ill crime offenders. The forensic max security unit at New Hampshire Hospital is routinely full, forcing holds in county jails and delaying treatment for patients committed by court orders.
The Ladies Auxiliary to Hoosick Falls Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2467 will hold its annual Christmas party at the Town House Cambridge on December 8. Contact Janet Brewerstuhl or Bernice Lemon for reservations by December 1. The group meets next on Wednesday November 24 at 8 p.m.
The Pownal Baptist Church choir rehearses at 6 30 tonight followed by a prayer meeting at 7 30. The Pownal United Methodist Church hosts a Christmas Bazaar Thursday and Friday 4 to 7 pm and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm. Hunter safety certificates were awarded November 10 at the Pownai Center firehouse for the second course listing recipients. The North Pownal Congregational Church Bazaar is Saturday November 20 at 1 pm with public invitation.
The Manchester Burr and Burton Seminary announces the first quarter honor roll. Seniors with high honors include Donald Pierson and Susan Andrews. Listed are juniors Terry Badger Andrea Cross Karen Ritchie Melissa West Kevin Wyman sophomores Andrew Arnold Howard Coolidge Elizabeth Grabau Charlotte Harris Debra Hawkins Brendan Kelly Lori MacDonald David Peel Michel Schefer Kurt Streiber Karoline Wallace Coleen West freshmen Susan Andrews Barbara Bell James Brophy John Gage Andrea Harris Jeffrey Hayes Michael Heckenberger Denise Kilburn Jane McWilliams Kim Murphy William Pelton Susan Pufahl Jeffi Riggs Suzanne Schefer John Shehadi John Shuell Jennifer Thompson Karen Treat Stephen Wilczynski.
In Montpelier UPI reports Indian leaders accuse Vermont police of harassment surveillance and false arrests of Abenaki in Franklin County and accuse Judge Carl Gregg and Swanton schools of discrimination. Subcommittee head Mary Skinner says federal investigators could be summoned if Civil Rights Act violations are found. In Corinth, an East Corinth man says a Lowell Mass officer punched him after a traffic incident.
Green Mountain Power Corp reports first three quarters net income near 1.5 million dollars, up 31 percent from last year. A 25 percent sales increase and higher rates along with the purchased power and fuel adjustment clause boosted earnings. GMP serves over 50,000 customers across Vermont.
The Public Service Commission approved a 6.2 percent increase in electricity rates and a 5.8 percent rise in natural gas prices for Niagara Mohawk customers. New York Telephone seeks a 12.8 percent rate hike citing inflation, while Niagara Mohawk pushes for a larger increase saying its financial situation is eroding. In Albany, Bronx Assemblyman Alan Hochberg’s corruption trial opened with juror selection after charges alleging he offered a cash and job deal to primary rival Charles Rosen, tied to a broader nursing-home fraud probe led by special prosecutor Joseph Hynes.
In North Adams Calvin Hebert, 19, appealing a conviction under the Bartley Fox gun statute, lost Monday in Central Berkshire District Court to a six man jury. Hebert, free on recognizance, plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court. He was arrested April 1, 1975, the act’s start date, after reports of a man carrying a gun on Frederick Street. The gun was unloaded and carried without ammunition, and Hebert’s father held a firearms ID card while the defendant did not. Meanwhile the city prepared for Thanksgiving Eve ceremonies with Christmas trees on Monument Square and in front of City Hall, including a 45-foot spruce donated by the Olsons and a 25-foot tree donated by Massachusetts Electric Co. Additional smaller trees would be erected along Main Street, with lights overseen by City wire inspector John Law.
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