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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1972
Page
7
Manchester village trustees weigh responses to district court and state attorney advisement that the Police Court may be abolished. The change shifts non parking citations to district court, affecting driving records and past fines while trustees debate legality of retaining the local court under the village charter.
Regional planners defend a proposed Route 7 highway amid NEPA driven public input. Local business owners urge road to ease truck pressure and preserve Bennington's growth and rail service. Miss Adelaide Fine says draft environmental impact statement will frame discussion with Oct. 10 comment deadline.
A Shaftesbury gathering devolved into sharp exchanges as Miss Fine, the meeting chair, asserted control over who spoke while handling a contentious highway proposal. Col. Fairfax Ayres challenged motives, prompting witty exchanges and a reminder of leadership dynamics amid debate on Wasco property and clean water standards.
Cadiz says he sought a unanimous opinion on Dana's fate before a secret session with selectmen, but the commission remained divided. Meanwhile the pool project lacks an operations plan, with the pool likely to become town property, and tensions rise as selectmen cut $10,000 from the recreation budget. The commission reportedly weighs disbanding if not given more authority.
At a Mt. Anthony Country Club dinner in Vermont, Ducks Unlimited raised twelve hundred dollars from ticket sales raffles and auctions to support international waterfowl habitat work. The event featured films, art auctions, and prizes including a Harley trail bike won by Jack Leslie.
United Press International reports three candidates Robert Withety Alan Wells and William Keough are among five under review for the Vermont education commissioner post. Marian Taylor Bennington board chair declines to confirm names and says interviews for finalists are being scheduled while keeping candidate confidentiality.
Seven men were arrested in connection with February and March thefts of 30 motorcycles from Londonderry Rhode Island. Indicted by a federal grand jury on interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles are Robert Hall Dennis Brown and Allen Carlson all of Lynn Robert St Clair and Paul Sullivan of Melrose Paul Watson of Saugus and James Keen of Nahant Jeffrey Witham of Lynn is also indicted and in Salem jail. Saugus and Nahant police aided the probe.
In Montpelier UPI reports a dispute between Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp and state officials over which agency regulates fogging at the Vernon plant. Attorney John Carbine urged the Water Resources Board to claim jurisdiction, while Assistant Attorney General John Pensetto argued that fogging is an air contaminant under the Environmental Conservation Agency Pollution Control Division.
Vermont Governor Deane C. Davis announced a program shift for the four year old commission to become an overall planning group for state law enforcement. Major concerns include drug abuse regionalization rural police protection and marijuana crop disposal amid criticism that the panel is ineffectual and a rubber stamp for staff grants.
The Shaftesbury Fire Department hosts its monthly meeting at the firehouse at 7 tonight. Mt Anthony Youth Athletic Association to present a wrestling exhibition at Molly Stark School at 7 30 tonight for boys aged 7 to 13. Charity fund tickets due tomorrow to Edwin Maroney or Gerald Morrissey. Friday night snacks at Bennington Club hosted by Dr and Mrs Mitsoyic with a roast sirloin dinner and dancing to follow. Women of St Peters rummage sale Friday 6 Oct 2 7 and Women of the Moose autumn sale Saturday 7 Oct 10 2. ADV Dave Morris Sample Sale at Fairdale Farms Route 9. Salmon to host a 2 1 2hour toll free phoneathon Sunday 1 800 422 4149 to answer Vermont voters questions with direct response from Thomas P Salmon.
Early today a car hit a pole on Putnam Square triggering a fire alarm. Warner C. Hoffman uninjured. A 10 Wednesday collision on Putnam Square left Elizabeth Ryan and Donald Baker safe with damage to both cars. In County Street a Callihan and Ewell crash caused vehicle damage with no injuries. Robberies on Main Street yielded about 1500 in goods from Shultz and Atkins Gould stores. no leads. Arlington junction crash at Route 7 State Aid Road 6 caused moderate damage with no injuries. Drivers Joseph Gall and Santher Mahler reported.
On Wednesday October 4 1972 admissions include Catherine Callahan Patricia Stoessel Kimberley Higgins Henry Bennington Robert Booth Shaftsbury Edward Knight Sandgate Elizabeth Bass Master Kevin Hyde Hoosick Discharges include Sheila Rice Hoosick Falls Mrs Beverly McKeighan Arlington Birthe Mr and Mrs Carl Boomhower Petersburg NY announce the birth of a daughter on October 4.
A Northeast Vermont taxpayers group asked the state Education Board for permission to review candidates for education commissioner. Henry Ramsdell said taxpayers fund the salaries of education officials and should be able to examine dossiers of those considered for the post. The board is interviewing a successor to Joseph Oakey, who resigned in April amid a dispute over department administration. Leon Herbert Haskins, 89, longtime North Adams resident, died in Keene New Hampshire after a period of illness. He was a former deacon and Sunday School supervisor, worked 36 years at H W Clark Wholesale and later at Wheeler and Taylor Dairy. He leaves a daughter, three granddaughters, seven great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral set for Keene First Baptist Church Saturday.
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