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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1977
Page
7
A 20 year old Lowell native, writing from a Richmond jail, claims to have over 200 thefts and provides simple guard tips. He urges never leaving keys in the car and to replace lock buttons with a slip lock stem to prevent tampering.
The Hoosick Women's Republican Club schedules a rummage sale at Sigalos Store on Church Street for Friday October 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A donation totaling 50 dollars was given to Hoosick Rescue Squad and St Mary's Academy for memorials while Republicans meet in Hoosick Falls to discuss November races. A separate civic update discusses car theft prevention tips and a parolee interview involving a Virginia inmate, with remarks from a Massachusetts teacher.
Donald F. Fletcher of Woodstock presents a $7500 check to Larry Simino of Vergennes as Vermont Lions District receives the first disbursement from profits from the Vermont New Hampshire Lions Twin State Soccer Match. Fletcher expects Vermont’s total from last July’s game to exceed $10000 for free glaucoma hypertension and hearing screenings via the Lions van.
Williamstown Massachusetts Williams College hosts Princeton psychology professor Julian Jaynes for a public lecture on the nature and origin of consciousness. Jaynes, Harvard graduate, recent author of The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind, has drawn widespread interest and controversy.
Burr and Burton guidance director David Martin announced the PSAT NMSQT will be held at the seminary on Tuesday October 18 at 8 30 am. Juniors may sign up in the guidance office by Friday October 14 for a 2 75 fee. The test helps plan college and may lead to National Merit scholarships and college matching services.
Vermont group PACT says Lt Gov T Garry Buckley backed a landlord’s right to deny tenants by race or religion during a landlords organization talk. Buckley, a realtor, allegedly urged such denials and PACT calls the remarks shameful and demands an apology along with anti racism stands from public officials.
Margaret Bailey, 75, of Barnet, died when her car left U S 5, hit an embankment and guardrails, and plunged into the Passumpsic River. Passersby could not reach her in time. Through the year, Vermont traffic deaths stood at 82, down from 86 in 1976 at this point.
State police report 11 sticks of dynamite stolen last year from White Pigment Corp. during a July Fourth burglary have been recovered. The f indings place the dynamite in a ditch along an access road near the plant, tying the material to the earlier theft.
MONTPELIER UPI General Fund revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 1978 rose 12 percent from the prior year. Administration Secretary Ralph Peters said receipts totaled nearly 46.5 million with personal income tax up 15 percent, rooms and meals tax up 21 percent, and corporate income tax up 22 percent.
The Vermont Health Board will hold a public hearing on state regulation of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. Health Board Chairman Dr. Lester Wallman said the public, not experts, should influence policy. The session follows a report by radiologist David Scott urging the state to challenge exclusive federal authority over atomic power plant construction and operation.
The state Organized Crime Task Force notified at least four Albany detectives a convicted madam and seven others that their names or voices were captured on a court ordered electronic bug planted June 16 in an Albany brothel. The blanket subpoenas cover 17+ people, including eight or more Albany police officers, with some suspects potentially targeted and others exposed through routine duties. The development follows a broader interstate prostitution probe that uncovers possible police corruption.
Daniel A. Murray, 17, held in connection with his grandfather's 1976 murder, was arrested by Lee police after authorities learned of an escape from Taunton State Hospital. Officials say hospital did not notify police, though it is standard procedure to call when patients escape.
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