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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1968
Page
5
The Vermont Educational Buildings Financing Corp. decision upholding use of public funds for private and religious schools gains rapid demand for Holden's majority opinion from Rhode Island and New York Law Journal, with requests from multiple states and a New Jersey lawyer.
Firefighters and police voted to avoid a labor fight with the city by merging unions and rejected a 10 percent raise offered by City Manager Sidney Smith. Demonstrations or a strike were not yet planned as talks continue. Rensselaer County Judge Casey reserved decision on Faith Evans appeal and bail, noting possible grounds for reasonable doubt in the Sept 24 conviction.
Edmund T. Crown, 45, of Lanesboro, labeled local head of a stolen car ring, was sentenced to two and a half years in Berkshire House of Correction by Superior Court Judge Francis J. Quirico. Crown pleaded guilty to 62 indictment counts though tried on 35. Everett Thompson of Lynn awaits sentencing Monday.
Second Lt. Dennis Morrisseau of Burlington Vermont has been discharged honorably as Army authorities drop court martial proceedings. A Fort Meade review concluded the six month episode, with charges of willfully disobeying a lawful order dropped. Morrisseau had protested the Vietnam War at the White House and faced transfer to Vietnam. He is now studying law in the Washington DC area.
Walter Peterson called for a new consumer protection division in the New Hampshire attorney general office to shield residents from fraud and scams. He argued it could save millions annually by tracking fraud and guiding legal action. The proposal aims to curb predatory practices and boost public protection.
Rep. Robert Price accuses Sen. Edmund Muskie and the Johnson Administration of backing a plan to let Occidental Petroleum import 300000 barrels daily of Libyan oil into Machiasport Maine. He says the scheme would yield at least 40 million dollars yearly for the company and lower New England fuel prices, while funding a conservation fund with 20 cents per barrel.
New York Times report recalls Abe Fortas speaking at New York University Law School on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the 14th Amendment. He pledged to persevere amid a rising political fight over the Supreme Court. Fortas withdrew his nomination for chief justice after Senate filibuster pressure, remaining an associate justice as the Court opened its new term. The White House denied circulating a fresh list of nominations including Hart or Goldberg.
Maine Natural Resources Council calls for a reasonable balance between economic and conservation interests in the Machiasport free trade zone and oil refining complex. Executive Secretary Marshall Burk warns the project could threaten air and water quality and the coastline as a 26 member committee, including three water-pollution panel members, reviews the plan for Governor Curtis.
James Kanavaros, 21, of Montpelier, indicted by a Washington County Grand Jury for the second degree murder of Daniel Maxwell and Richard Gallagher, both 19 and 20 from Wellesley Massachusetts. He pleaded innocent to the rifle slayings and was remanded to jail on $5,000 cash bail per count.
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