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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1974
Page
3
Brattleboro police host two slide shows at Brooks Memorial Library to display recovered antiques from an interstate theft ring. Capt. Gordon Smith toured Pennsylvania to gather slides of stolen grave urns and weathervanes, inviting victims and law enforcement to view the exhibits at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Montpelier City Attorney W Edson McKee appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court a conviction of Mayor Richard Curtis for violating the state right to know law. Curtis was convicted Oct 27 in Barre District Court for participating in an unannounced gathering of city council and state officials on Oct 29 1973.
Local briefs announce a board meeting on December 3 at 7 30 p m from 204 Depot Street to be held at 102 River Street. Holiday tweaks include a handicapped swim program canceled Friday at the Community Recreation Center. Mt Anthony NHS bake sale runs 1 4 p m at First Vermont Bank Main Street. Bennington Lanes opens Thanksgiving Day at 1 p m with all three days at 1 p m. Mid Town Bowl opens 5 p m Thursday November 28 and 1 p m Friday November 29. Local ads include Clothes N Things Jean Stone contact, Bette s Taxi Thanksgiving hours, Gail s Beauty Boutique discounts, Napolitano s Pizzeria hours and specials.
A misdated news release about a nuclear power conference in Montpelier on December 5 sponsored by Vermont Tomorrow was published by The Banner. Vermont Tomorrow says the release described a conference that occurred last December and was used as scrap at a Randolph Union High School agricultural self sufficiency event.
At the Nov 19 PTG meeting at Cora B Whitney School, guest Joan Gates explained her duties and offered child health care tips. Gates drew the beef sale winning ticket. proceeds fund children's magazines for the library and carpeting for the reading room. The drive continues to Dec 31. the Christmas program is set for Dec 12 at Bennington Elementary Gym and a Dec 20 party at Cora B Whitney with Santa at 1 30.
The National Weather Service extended forecast for Boston and New England predicts fair skies Friday then snow to the north and rain or snow to the south on Saturday. Sunday should bring clearing skies in the south while snow persists to the north.
In Milton Vermont a special town meeting voted 259 to 242 against pari mutuel betting, blocking a proposed $1 million dog racing track on a 40 acre site near Interstate 89. The meeting drew the largest crowd in town history and selectmen say they will not bring the issue up again.
The fourth and final Bennington Community Forum on recreation will be held Sunday Dec 1 at 2 p.m. at the Park McCullough House with panelists Peter Reed Donavan Roger Goodnow Judy Gross and Fred Stocking moderated by Wallace P. Scott. The free event explores community roles in providing facilities programs and balancing individual leisure with wilderness preservation and diverse interests.
The Unitarian Fellowship in North Bennington hosts a 10:30 a.m. talk by Frank O Meara on The Search for a Personal and Communal Ethic. He will examine moral decision making amid debates on Lifeboat ethics and provide an open forum with refreshments.
Gov. Thomas Salmon's top adviser confirms support for a $4.6 million pay hike next year. Administration Secretary Robert Wilson said the plan, already approved by the Employe Compensation Review Board, targets lower level state employees with a 5.7 percent boost for the lowest salaries and merit and cost of living increases. The proposal will be presented to the 1975 legislature. State workers received an average 5.5 percent raise this year.
Gov Thomas P Salmon proclaims Thanksgiving urging Vermonters to live thankfully amid a hard winter while expanding resources as forebears did. Board member Charles Borsavage notes proposed pay raises averaging 9.4 percent, aligning state salaries with private industry if approved by the legislature.
Dr. Larry Gay of Marlboro requests a local public document room for Yankee Atomic in Rowe Massachusetts. The plant's 185 megawatt reactor, third in the US and first in New England, began operation in 1961. The measure would provide license, technical specs, licensing actions, and health and safety documents locally.
The Bennington Banner lists contact numbers for classified ads and circulation. It notes publication schedule, service by banner, and subscription rates within Vermont and nationwide, including period prices and delivery methods.
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