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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1965
Page
2
Vermont lawmakers plan a special session to push billboards back from highways. Highway Commissioner Russell Holden says the curbs will require 750 feet from major roads and complement existing interstate billboard restrictions.
Nearly 400 Vermont adults will return to classes next month under coordinator Mrs. Alice Aldrich of Derby Line. Programs run in six communities plus Windsor State Prison where 50 inmates will attend. Burlington hosts 12 classes, St. Albans four, and Enosburg Falls Montpelier Northfield and Richmond one each.
The 114th Vermont Education Association convention opens in Burlington with a two day program featuring a general session, departmental meetings, exhibits, and a Representative Assembly. Educational exhibits in Memorial Auditorium basement run 7 to 9 p.m. tonight and Thursday and Friday nights. The opening general session Thursday at 10 a.m. includes remarks by President Arthur H. Cheney and new Education Commissioner Dr. Richard A. Gibboney.
Ten Vermonters join 23 parents on the University of Vermont Family Associates executive board. Burlington figures include Burton A Paquin and Alan Maynard, along with Barre Bristol Colchester Rutland and Tunbridge couples. The group aims to engage parents of UVM students in university life.
Vermont's college population grows while more residents stay home to study. This year 13,869 students attend colleges in state, up over 1,100 from last year. University of Vermont hosts about half the in state scholars, with nearly 2,500 Vermonters enrolled there versus 1,800 non residents. Middlebury 118, Norwich 112, Bennington 13, and about 1,000 more attend Castleton Johnson and Lyndon state colleges.
Donald R. Cunningham, 40, arrested near Eagle Bridge Jan 30, pleaded guilty to felony counts of illegal firearm possession and burglar's instruments as a jury trial neared on Rensselaer County charges. He received 5 to 10 years at Dannemora and faces transfer to Washington County on a separate warrant for third degree burglary and first degree grand larceny tied to a Hedges Lake burglary.
The Cambridge based Washington County Women’s Republican Club will hold its annual fall luncheon Saturday at Town House. Guests include Congressman Carlton J. King of Saratoga Springs and state Senator Nathan Proller of Glens Falls. Mrs. Albert Berkowitz of Granville acts as toastmistress and Mrs. Emerson Mc Lenahan of Cambridge presents a musical program.
George E. Holliday, 66, former state Department of Education vocational education director, died at home Monday. He led the Veterans Vocational School in Troy, which evolved into Hudson Valley Community College, and he focused on boys' work including supervising the remodeling and reopening of Camp Barker, the Troy Boys' Club camp.
In Pittsfield Conservation Commission Chair Fred D. Retallick said the Wild Acres property off South Mountain Road will be offered to the city at the November 9 council meeting. Directors have agreed to the gift and transfer formalities are resolved. In Williamstown Superintendent Allen J. Hansen is to hire two elementary principals, with qualified candidates needing at least three years’ elementary experience and some admin background. Salary range approved is 8700 to 10700 in six steps with merit advancement.
NORTH ADAMS former managing editor Philip A. Lee who retired after 48 years in The Transcript editorial department was feted at a testimonial dinner in Williamstown Monday night. About 100 attendees including former staffers witnessed the presentation of a silver bowl and other tributes.
The largest in a series of walkouts by General Electric production and maintenance workers in Pittsfield is expected to occur Friday at 2 p.m. Members of IVE Local 255 participate in the industrial action as part of ongoing labor actions at the plant.
UPI reports 22 year old David J Miller of New York became the first person charged under the federal draft card destruction law after being arrested in Hooksett New Hampshire. Miller posted a $500 bond and is to appear in Manhattan court. a movement linked to burning cards aims to overwhelm courts and repeal the law.
Edward J. McLaughlin, 48, an ex convict, is shot dead at a Boston bus stop near Spring Street and the VFW Parkway while en route to his brother George P McLaughlin's bank cleric killing trial. A gunman in a gold Pontiac Convertible fires multiple rounds as MBTA driver witnesses and bystanders report the scene. The shooting follows a wave of eastern Massachusetts gangland slayings over 19 months.
Relatives at Key West dock fear a halt to the refugee ferries from Camarioca as U S Coast Guard reports no boats nearby. Cuban authorities hint at a safety move to allow only large vessels to carry refugees across the treacherous Straits, while Cape Shoalwater had just picked up the last arrivals.
Chicago SDS leaders announced a beat-the-draft policy for its members and supporters. The group plans to urge conscientious objectors and enlist high school students, potentially triggering campus strikes. Richard Rothstein said the effort remains active despite federal investigations led by Katzenbach and others. The poll of about 10,000 members seeks four day results to decide if the policy becomes official.
The five day outlook for Boston and New England shows temperatures 2 to 6 degrees above normal Thursday through Monday. Cooler conditions are expected Friday and Saturday with little change Sunday and Monday. Normals include Boston 59 high 44 low, with precipitation averaging over .5 inch as showers Thursday night and Sunday.
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