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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1966
Page
2
Dr. Thomas Seals of the National Commission of Safety Education urged Vermont to expand driver education to 90 hours of classroom study and 12 hours behind the wheel. He said the current 30 and six hour program is outdated, noting the 1966 legislature mandated state funded school courses. Seals emphasized high quality education to conserve resources and curb high accident rates among drivers under 25.
Blood donations in Vermont and New Hampshire dropped to 469 pints in eight drawings last week, 718 pints below the prior week’s 1,187 pints. The Mansfield Avenue Red Cross Center in Burlington distributed 772 pints, with 747 pints to 62 area hospitals and 25 pints sent to centers outside the region. Officials say the week’s smaller total followed a near record drawing the week before and appeal for O positive, O negative, and B negative donors is underway.
Rep Robert Stafford told 140 nursing home administrators in Burlington that Vermont standards exceed Medicare requirements a notable achievement for the state Health Department and operators. The same Burlington event outlined Vermont University of Vermont 175th anniversary and Lyman Rowell’s installation as 19th president during April 29 to May 1 State Day weekend.
The Troy School Board has submitted plans to the City Planning Commission for a new 24 classroom elementary school to replace School 2, costing about 1.5 million dollars and serving 650 students from kindergarten through sixth grade.
Pittsfield district announces the first step toward relocating postal operations to 212 Feen Street with a start at Friday noon. Acting Postmaster Robert B. Dillon made the disclosure to residents and officials. The move signals a broader plan to consolidate services at the new Berkshire location.
Manufacturing resumed at the GE plant after striking AFTE draftsmen pulled pickets from six of twenty gates in Pittsfield Massachusetts. AFTE Local 140 agreed to partial withdrawal following mediators talks. IUE locals 254 and 255 urged members to return to work using unpicketed gates while avoiding draftsmen tasks.
Vermont Development Commissioner Elbert Moulton unveils a $2.5 million proposed development budget for the next biennium, seeking $1.9 million in state funds. The plan adds $100,000 yearly for advertising, funds five new welcome centers, and allocates $26,000 for Vermont offices in Cleveland and Montreal plus a $10,250 foreign trade mission to Europe.
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