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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1970
Page
2
Dr. Edward C. Andrews Jr., president of the University of Vermont, will speak Monday, November 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Second Congregational Church social hall. A UVM student and a state colleges representative will attend to answer questions. The public is invited.
Mrs J Russell Carpenter Jr of Bennington joins 47 other vocational and technical education teachers and administrators from 18 Vermont districts in fall in-service courses funded by the University of Vermont and the state Education Department. The VOTEX program at UVM’s College of Agriculture and Home Economics provides tuition assistance under a joint cost-sharing plan. Participants include recent graduates, teachers returning after a break, and others in related non teaching roles within vocational and extension education.
Col William J Burke Vermont director of Selective Service says men may apply to drop deferments and be reclassified into I-A by Dec 31 1970. Local boards may accept requests via date or postmark. policy aims for equal cutoff as boards end year.
Emma Harwood of Bennington ILGWU joined three days of Keene New Hampshire meetings with Office of Economic Opportunity officials and New England Community Action leaders. Sessions examined durability of the anti poverty movement and union roles. Speakers included Bill Kemsley Robert Fulton and Leo Redfern.
The Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs claims partial credit for former Gov. Philip Hoff's loss to Sen. Winston Prouty. Its November newsletter lists Hoff among six failed senatorial candidates deemed “in dis favor with sportsmen.” Editor Ann Montague notes some elected officials are sportsmen with environmental records. Hoff faced backlash over a 1968 gun control comment after RFK's assassination.
Francis J. Hogan, chairman of the Bennington Board of Sisters, announced that area legislators are invited to a public meeting December 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Bennington County Court house to hear proposals on assessment policy changes. The Sisters seek end of personal property tax on snowmobiles and campers, legalization of the 50 percent method, annual inventory, January 1 listing date, and taxation of income producing college houses.
Obituary notices report Mrs Elizabeth Curtis widow of Clarence D Curtis die Friday night at Fairview Nursing Home after a long illness. Survivors include her son and two grandsons. Funeral services tentatively set for Monday at 2 pm from Mahar and Sons with burial at Park Lawn Cemetery.
Vermont Supreme Court will hear arguments from the Vermont Civil Liberties Union and Vermont Legal Aid challenging the state’s body writ law. The statute allows jailing a defendant in a civil suit without a hearing to ensure court appearance, though rarely used.
Vermont Water Resources Board set a public hearing for December 30 to consider a proposed fee schedule for the state pay as you pollute law. The board aims to preliminarily approve the system amid a national first in 1970 legislation.
A newborn son to Mr and Mrs Michael Russo of Pawlet was born Thursday at Putnam Memorial Hospital. Also noted are fashion show and diner openings, a Dr Durand office closure, a dam permit issue in Waitsfield, and several minor traffic accidents on Route 9 and VT 67A with few injuries.
The Junior Fortnightly 4-H Club's first meeting drew about 15 members. Bernie McDonald is president with Scott McKenna as vp Bonnie McDonald treasurer Kimberly McKenna secretary Maria Lally news reporter Gretchen Strohmaier game leader Rosie Burnham music leader. Projects planned include advanced cooking and crafts. Meetings are at Mrs Everett Littlie’s home on South Stream Road. Open to area children ages 8 to 18 and community instructors. Call 447-7111. Assistant leader is Virginia McKenna.
The statement of purposes emphasizes a project that dovetails into a cleaner future by preserving 150 acres as permanent open space with living plants that absorb carbon dioxide and renew oxygen. The only downside noted by Ar macost was the fact that a
The senator urges leaders to place foreign policy above party politics, calling self-government and self determination at home essential. He warns that politicizing diplomacy risks disaster and favors executive action with Congressional support. The piece also notes Hewitt and Armacost in local golf project discussions and course specs for Harvest Hills.
Vermont will send key officials to a Albany meeting on Champlain pollution from the International Paper mill at Ticonderoga New York. William Albert director of water supply and pollution control will represent Vermont. New York must submit a plan by December 15 to abate sludge pollution and may seek another year to study. Vermont plans to sue next week in federal court to force immediate sludge removal and seek damages.
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