Vermont Governor Holds Talk With Vesters on Sales Tax
Vermonters for Educational Sales Taxes called the meeting in Montpelier gratifying as they pressed for a sales tax to fund education. Governor Hoff did not change his stance favoring using new aid to upgrade education rather than reduce local property tax base. Vesters President Robert J. Gilroy and members reported Hoff appreciates Vermont's school funding problems and urged steps to run schools more efficiently. Also present were Tax Commissioner Gerald Witherspoon and a Department of Education representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Vermonters
Montpelier
B«nnington
Robert J. Gilroy
James D. Williams
Peter Donavan Jr
Gilroy
Hoff
Vesters
Addi
Banner Today
Vermont More Efficiently. At the Meeting Yesterday, In Addition To Gov. Hoff
Gerald Witherspoon
Vermont Department of Education
Group May Not Challenge Swanton School Project
SWANTON says the project director of the Union High School District 7 believes Americans United for Separation of Church and State have apparently shelved the challenge to the school project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swanton
UPD
Union High School District 7
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
Man arraigned on larceny charges and street light plan
John A. Weldon, employed at Equinox House, was arraigned in Bennington District Court on two counts of grand larceny and one of breaking and entering. He pleaded not guilty and was sent to Waterbury State Hospital for observation. Steven A. Moon faced open lewdness charges with a $5,000 bail set. he was remanded to Bennington County Jail. Bennington selectmen voted to install a street light at the Dewey Street Extension and Monument Avenue Extension intersection to improve nighttime visibility amid rising traffic and bicycle use. The bond issue for a private ecumenical center near a public school drew ongoing debate with local officials and the ACLU weighing in on church-state concerns. Vesters group discussed a 4% sales tax proposal for education, aiming to fuel state aid and reduce local taxes, with plans to present a tax package to the 1969 Vermont legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Weldon
Equinox House
Bennington District Court
Waterbury State Hospital
Weldon
Id F. Buckley
Bellowsalls
Waterbury
George M.lenberg
Manchester Village
Orvis Company
U.S
Manchester
Steven A. Moon
Bennington
George Fienberg
Moon
Bennington County
Dewey Street
Monument Avenue
Donald Hackel
Rutland
Vermont Chapeter
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Archer
Tf Archer
Witherspoon
Vestors Group
Tax Commissioner
Gilroy
Vestors
Vesters
Hoff
Vermont
Sales Tax For Education Group
Forest Festival Essay Contest Open to Junior High Students
The 1967 Forest Festival Week marks the 20th anniversary of Vermont's event inviting Grade 7 and 8 students to write 500 to 800 word essays on What Vermont Forests Mean to Vermonters. Over 32,000 essays have been judged in 18 years, with district and state prizes and certificates signed by the Governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Bennington South Supervisory District
Mary Shea
St. Francis de Sales
Fredericka Hoth
Sacred Heart
Nancy Crowell
Mount Anthony Union High
Jo-Ann Keene
Arlington Memorial High School
Bennington Southwest
Bennington - Rutland
Dori Riker
Joan Ellis
Joan Thompson
Manchester
Montpelier
Ver
Forests
Labor and Employer Panel at Bennington Fellowship
Bennington Unitarian Fellowship hosts a Sunday panel on Labor and Employer with an open discussion titled Co operators or Competitors. Moderator Robert Mihuta of Union Carbide leads as Kenneth E. Clayton from the Bennington County Labor Council represents labor, while William Kantrowitz of Dodge Industries speaks for management. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Bennington Free Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Unitarian Fellowship
Robert Mihuta
Union Carbide
Kenneth E. Clayton
Bennington County Labor Council
William Kantrowitz
Dodge Industries
Hoosick Falls
Bennington Free Library
Mary Shanahan Obituary Prominent Bennington Resident
Mrs Mary Shanahan wife of Edward C Shanahan died at her home 124 Adams St Bennington after long residence there since 1921 She was born in Bennington Aug 16 1887 and died after a cerebral hemorrhage Labor Day weekend Survived by husband three children Madalyn Harrington Utica N Y Francelia Shanahan Utica N Y John E Shanahan East Orange N J two grandsons Beverly White Marilyn Harrington Barbara Shanahan and four great grandchildren Funeral details not listed
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Mary (DesLaurier)Shanahan
Edward C. Shanahan
Adams St
Shanahan
Vermont
New York State
Bennington
Alexander
Emma (Sausville) DesLaurier
Emma LaFranchise
Winsted
Conn
George
Frank
William
Eva Lane
Sacred Heart Church
Four Chimneys
Old Bennington
St. Francis de Sales Church
A. J. Barron
Madalyn) Harrington
Pittsfield
Mass
Remo del Gallo
Francelia B. Shanahan
Faxton Hospital
Utica
N.Y
John E. Shanahan
East Orange
N.J
Hertz Corp
New York City
Beverly (Harrington) White
Marilyn Harrington
Barbara Shanahan
Mary Shanahan
Mount Tabor
Natale V. Galotti
Venice
Italy
Vermont Marble Co
Holy Trinity Church
Danby
Agusta Pagotto
Andrew Gaiotti
Joseph P. Connolly
St. Jerome’s
East Dorset
Polls Favor Rocky Reagan Ticket in National Vote
UPI reports a Gallup poll showing a Rockefeller Reagan presidential slate leading Johnson Humphrey 55 to 41 with 4 percent undecided. Romney Reagan trails by 2 points, while Johnson's job rating hits a new low. Also notes Vietnam comments affecting Romney appeal and ongoing Vietnam War coverage.
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Princeton
UPI
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Ronald Reagan
Johnson
Michigan
George Romney
Reagan
Romney-Reagan
Johnson-Humphrey
Institute
Romney
Vietnam
Hospital Notes October 4 1967 Admissions and Births
In Bennington hospital notes for October 4 1967 admissions include Miss Rosella Hackett Mrs Zillah M Barnes and Mrs Anna J Schmiegel with falls. Discharges list Jesse L Olin and Donna L Rosenberg. Births record a son for Charles Hollis and a son for Steven Davis both on October 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosella Hackett
Zillah M. Barnes
Bennington
Anna J. Schmiegel
Hoosick Falls
Jesse L. Olin
Donna L. Rosenberg
Charles Hollis
Division St
Steven Davis
Hicks Ave
Stock Averages at Noon October 30 1967
Industrials at 923.77 up 2.48. Railroads 259.95 down 0.13. Utilities 1329.53 up 0.54. Composite 129.51 down 0.39. Volume 50,000. Dow-Jones-Bache & Co Albany sober 5.
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Dow-Jones—Bache & Co
Albany
Breaks Probe Expands Across Shaftsbury Area
State police report ongoing inquiry into a wave of breakins in Maple Hill section Shaftsbury. Preliminary findings show no vandalism at Topping Tavern on the Lady Gosford home site. only an antique gun is missing. Carl Painter residence rummaged. several items taken. Also targeted: old Potter Montgomery farm on Montgomery Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Hill
Shaftsbury
Topping Tavern
Lady Gosford
Carl Painter
Officials Express Concern Over School Traffic Hazards
Bennington officials fear rising danger as School Street discharges up to 10 buses amid jaywalking and speeding cars. incidents of cars not stopping for flashing buses cited near Molly Stark School and Harwood Hill. Principal Viereck and staff described chaotic Park Street parking and crosswalk neglect. board to seek police patrol presence on School Street during peak hours.
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Bennington
Benington
Harwood Hill
Philip Viereck
Molly Stark School
U.S. 7
Willow Road
George Mallory
School Street
Ruth Bodine
Michael Russo
William H. Fox
Bennington Elementary School
Bodine
BCHS
Mt. Anthony Annex
Pleasant Street
Molly Stark
Long Range BCHS Rental Rejected by Board
The Bennington School District board rejected a plan to pursue long term rental terms for BCHS building after weighing costs and feasibility. The panel also dropped a prefabricated option for Stark Street, amid concerns over fire risk and state conditions, and set a future committee meeting to review long term needs and a possible K 12 union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BCHS
Stark Street
Stewart Allen
Allen
State Department of Education
Shea
Mt. Anthony
Bennington Club Friday Night Snack Gathering
Bennington briefs note snacks served at the Bennington Club Friday night from 9. George Ray monds will oversee the event. Also, Vermont Social Welfare discontinues its phone-answering service and invites inquiries by mail to Rutland. Patty Ann DeGrenier celebrated her seventh birthday with a family supper on West Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Club
George Raymonds
Bennington
Vermont Department of Social Welfare
Merchants Row
Rutland
Patty Ann DeGrenier
Leo DeGrenier
West Main Street
Patty Ann
Mary Ellen
Senior Citizens Club
North Street
Catholic Daughters Of America Court St Andrew 259 Meets
The October meeting followed a roast beef supper prepared by Mrs Ann Cummings and committee. A home products demonstration by Mrs Florence Spicer entertained members before business. Reports covered nursing home visits, food and rummage sale, and a donation to Catholic Nearest Welfare Association. Committees were named for welfare, extension, civil defense, and more with plans for St Patrick Day. A November 7 supper event was scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court St. Andrew
Catholic Daughters of America
Ann Cummings
Florence Spicer
Catholic Neareast Welfare Association
Jean Stone
Blanche Shea
Olga Mahar
Aileen Culliton
Christine St. John
Relief For Peace
Eileen Flynn
Mary Sennett
Catherine Dermody
Catherine Dickinson
Art Exhibit Opens At College Tonight
A new exhibition of paintings and sculpture spans recent figurative art and opens at 8 p.m. at the New Gallery in Bennington College Carriage Barn. It runs through Oct 29 and features Jack Beal Alex Katz Gabriel Laderman Al Leslie Richard Miller Phil Pearlstein and Sidney Tillim. The show is free and open to the public which may attend daily and in the evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington College
New York City
Sidney Tillim
Bennington Art
Jack Beal
Alex Katz
Gabriel Laderman
al Leslie
Richard Miller
Philp Pearlstein
Tillim
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Washington, D.C
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Supreme Court
Labor - Management
Rocky
Ronnie
Societe’ Des Dames de Ste. Anne
Hanson-Walbridge
Park Lawn Cemetery
Natale V. Gaiotti
Dmz
Con Thien
Dien Bien Phu
U.S. Marine Frontier Fort
William C. Westmoreland
South Vietnam
da Nang
Hoi An
Nednesday
Safford and Gage Sts
North
Shaftsbury, VT
Carl W. Painter
John P. Hamilton
Bennington Catholic High School
Catholic Board
Bennington School District
Bchs Board
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Banks
James Shea
Anthony Pello
Union School Board
Bernard Bellemare
Anthony
Mallory
Seh Street
John A. Poljacik
Viereck
Billy Mattison
Mattison
Richard Sleeman
Marshall
Joseph Corcoran
King
Sleeman
Bennington Briefs
Paul Bushee
William Center
Putnam Hose Company
Raquel Kennedy
Danny Taylor
Mark Page
Gold Star
Remington Electric
Remington
Griffin Electric Co
Main St
Elks
Silver Towers
Stewart
W.S. Hall
VFW
George O’brien
Rhythmaires
ADV
College
RT. 67
Athaway’s
John
W.Y. World-Journal Tribend
Sweden
Harte Theatre
Columbia Pictures
Fred Zinnemanns
Robert Bolt
Technicolor
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