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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1970

Page

14

Stafford announces 1970 U S service academy nominees

Congressman Robert T Stafford lists 65 Vermont nominees for the Air Force Naval and Military Academies plus two for the Merchant Marine Academy. Appointments are unranked. all applicants were nominated to their first choice. Noted names include Charles H. Mather and Richard D. Coe for Air Force and West Point respectively.

Washington Robert T. Stafford Service Academy Stafford Air Force Academy U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis U.S. Military Academy West Point U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Revenues Ahead of Last Year in Vermont Finance Report

Vermont state revenues for the first two months of fiscal year 1971 show 27.3 million collected, up from 23.5 million the prior year. Personal income tax leads with 10.1 million, sales tax at 4.6 million, totaling 27 percent of the 17 million sales tax forecast and 22 percent of the 46.3 million income tax projection.

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Rescue Squad to collect coin cards for annual drive

The Bennington Rescue Squad will start collecting coin cards for its annual fund drive. Beginning Oct 18 in rural Bennington, 1 p.m. with Boy Scouts of Troop 353 and Dan Carpenter, then Oct 20 in Bennington Village at 7 p.m. fire alarm reminder. Residents may drop cards at local banks, shops, and offices. North Bennington and Shaftsbury collection dates to be announced.

Bennington Boy Scouts Dan Carpenter Bobby Burgess Charles Sawyer Hook & Ladder North Bennington Shaftsbury Martin Percey John Wood Vermont Bank & Trust Co N.E Marra’s Crosier’s Barber Shop TriMont Texaco A&p Grand Union and Adams Drug Percey’s Catamount Bank Harrington’s

League schedules two environmental quality unit meetings

The Bennington League of Women Voters will hold two environmental quality study meetings this month. The northern unit gathers Oct 15 at 10 a.m. at Mrs. Marion Smith’s Shaftsbury home. the Bennington unit Oct 20 at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Nancy Lamb’s Monument Avenue home. Members are urged to attend one or both.

Bennington League of Women Voters Marion Smith Shaftsbury Bennington Nancy Lamb Monument Avenue Old First Church League

Explosive Found Near Rhode Island Attorney’s Home

An explosive device was found outside Essex County State's Attorney Russell Holmes’s cottage in Canaan. Authorities seek Providence man Anthony Frank Tanzi, 21, formerly of Providence, who was living near Norton commune and believed to be hitchhiking toward California. Tanzi had pleaded guilty October 8 to a breach of peace charge in Vermont.

Anthony Frank Tanzi Providence Norton Tanzi California Holmes Vermont

Youth wounded by accidental gunshot in Stamford

A 21 year old North Adams youth Gary R. James was shot in the hip while target practicing with a companion Theodore Tatro 18. James was taken to North Adams Hospital with a .22 slug lodged in his hip bone. Police say James appeared to shoot himself while twirling his pistol. State Police and Stamford constables investigated. A separate minor two vehicle collision south of North and County streets caused minor damage when a 1968 camper was rear ended by a cement mixer driven by Gerald W. Marsha 52. The camper was operated by Wayne S. John 39 of Missouri. No injuries reported.

North Adams Stamford Gary R. James Pattison Rd North Adams Hospital Theodore Tatro Vermont James Gerald W. Marsha Shaftsbury Marsha Wayne S. John Missouri

Juggling of school calendar eyed to ease Mt Anthony crowding

Mt Anthony Union High School faces space limits as principal Charles W. Keir warns the crowding will worsen next September. Projections show enrollment rising from 1,279 in 1970 to 1,446 by 1972, with 90 percent classroom use and no growth factors included. The board explores schedule restructuring and a longer school year to avoid major construction, while community attendance remains high.

Mt. Anthony Union High School Charles W. Keir Keir Mt. Anthony Bennington Arthur S. Faris David Adler

Mt. Anthony board defends reading rights amid controversy

Mt. Anthony teachers preserve autonomy while defending readers rights. Holland cites National Council of Teachers of English guidelines on the right to read as essential to democracy and education. The discussion centers on preserving student morale and avoiding imposition of directors views.

Harrington Holland Mt. Anthony National Council of Teachers of English William Smith

PSB urged to keep Vernon nuclear hearings open

The Vermont Public Service Board was asked by the Southern Vermont Conservation Society to acknowledge its findings are inconclusive and keep hearings on the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp plant at Vernon open. The group had sought a delay on long term financing for the $135 million project until environmental questions are resolved. The PSB previously approved $80 million in bonds for the plant and signaled belief that it would not harm health or environment.

Montpelier UPI Vermont Public Service Board Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp Vernon Southern Vermont Conservation Society PSB Vermont Yankee

Damages asked in air crash

A 950000 lawsuit filed in Burlington federal court seeks compensation from Northeast Airlines and three equipment makers for the Moose Mountain crash near Lebanon New Hampshire in October 1968 that killed 32 people. The suit cites improper operation and faulty equipment as causes and targets Fairchild Hiller Wilcox and Kooisman Instrument Corp. as defendants.

Burlington UPI Northeast Airlines Federal Moose Mountain Lebanon N.H

Bennington briefs outline meetings and events

Bennington Welfare Rights Organization plans a Thursday 10 a.m. meeting at the Bennington Community Center to wind up the clothing drive. BPW Club meets Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. at Mt Anthony Country Club. Altar Rosary sponsors a rummage sale Saturday Oct 17 at the K of C Hall starting 10 a.m. Obedience dog registration remains open Thursday at 7 p.m. at Mt Anthony Junior High gym. Social Security help Thursday 2 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center followed by a social and lunch. Elk Lodge meets tonight at 8 with initiation and snacks. Services for Bernard F Ryan at 7 30 p.m. at 309 Jefferson Heights. Bennington Minit Car Wash offers Wednesday special car wash for 1 and wax 50 cents extra. Dr Durand's office closes Friday evening for a meeting with hours as usual Friday afternoon.

Bennington Vermont Welfare Rights Organization Benmont Avenue Altar-Rosary Society St. Francis de Sales Ryan Jefferson Heights Barther Bernard F. Ryan

Hospital Notes October 12 1970 Admissions and Discharges

Admissions list includes Clarence Lewis Lois Leben Bennington Frances Hewes Manchester Depot Thomas Morrison North Bennington Discharges include Thomas Hess North Bennington Truman Powers Whitingham Constance Kuhn Bennington Florence Church Petersburg Sharon Pine Hoosick Falls Barbara Hitchcock and son East Dorset Births record a son to Nelson and Nelson Eddy Box 148 Hoosick Falls and a daughter to Robert and wife Dickinson Box 566 Manchester Center both on Oct 12.

Clarence Lewis Lois Leben Bennington Frances Hewes Manchester Depot Thomas L. Morrison North Bennington Thomas Hess Truman Powers Whitingham Constance Kuhn Florence Church Petersburg N.Y Sharon Pine Hoosick Falls Barbara Hitchcock East Dorset Nelson Eddy R.D Robert Dickinson Manchester Center

Obituaries of Koziol Jordan Malon mark Bennington notices

Obituary notices for Stanislaw J. Koziol former New Bedford resident 85 buried in St Mary Cemetery New Bedford funeral at Our Lady of Perpetual Church. Elizabeth Davis Jordan 82 widow of Thomas E. Jordan dies in Putnam Hospital born Searsburg daughter of Davis, surviving five daughters, two sons. services at Gibney Haynes Kane and St Francis de Sales Church. William J. Malon 75 known as Shorty dies at home. surviving wife Doris and son Earl with a note on son Ray who died in 1960s. Funeral home arrangements pending.

Francis X. Kane Mt. St. Joseph Academy Rutland St. John the Baptist Church North Bennington St. Peter's Church Father Kane Rutland Hospital Robert F. Joyce Burlington John O'Connell Raymond Lambert MSJ Thomas H. Connor St. Peter’s Church Edward J. Maloney Manchester N.H John F. McIintryre Montpelier Francis Morrissey Ottawa Que Father Maloney Christopher Wing David H. Davidson Rod M. Lemme Stephen M. Romano Michael A. Young Francis L. Frazier Bridie Cahill Pownal Road St. Francis de Sales Francis B. Flanagan Mahar & Son Funeral Home Flanagan Park Lawn Cemetery Msgr Frazier Putnam Memorial Hospital Grand Rapids, Mich Carteret N.J Keene, Troy Stanislaw J. Koziol New Bedord Mass Crescent Manor East Main Street Poland Koziol Aniela Widelski New Bedford North Front St John Koziol Bennington Our Lady of Perpetual Church St. Mary's P. Murach & Son Funeral Hanson- Walbridge Funeral Home Hanson-Walbridge Funeral Home Elizabeth (Davis) Jordan Thomas E. Jordan Clarksburg Murray and Harriet (Knapp) Davis Searsburg Massachusetts Anthony Rock Lester Mona) McDonald Lyons Anthony Edith) Rock Eugene Mary) Watson Maine Beatrice Morgan Marabee Morgan Lewis Edward Morgan California Gibney, Haynes & Kane Funeral Home St. Francis de Sales Church William J. Malon Shorty Malon Pleasant St Doris Earl A. Malon Prescott, Ariz Ray W. Malon Queens N.Y

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Gov. McCullough U.S Winston Prouty Teteronde Stair Landing Edward W. Brooke Brooke Prouty Little Leah Monkton Leah Sarachik New York City Beat Meier Manhattan Leah Meier Anna Frohlich Pottersville Victor K. Harwood Jr Ehrich Road Stephen Grover No. Bennington Road Greg B. Breithaupt Leonard St Map Court Tamsen van der Las National Welfare Rights Coordination Committee Vermont Legal Aid Social Welfare Department R.I. Man George A. Sleeman Sleeman Transportation Committee St. Cecilia School Wisconsin Special Education Club Mt. Saint Joseph Academy Board Edmund G. Rousse Barre Fairchild Hiller Corp Wilcox Instrument Corp Kooisman Instrument Corp Bennington Briefs Business and Professional Women's Club Mt. Anthony Country Club Mt. Anthony Junior High School Ronald Lambert Purling, N.Y Senior Citizens Center Bennington Lodge of Elks North Bennington Rd Dr. Durand ADV Indian River Aus Fairdale Farms SALEM
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