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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1965
Page
2
Dr. Ralph H. Seeley Jr. of Rutland received four months in prison and a $5,000 fine after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to federal income tax evasion. Judge Gibson also ordered $50,000 back taxes and interest. Prosecution charges cover evasion dating to 1961.
Vermont school superintendents have filed tentative applications for 191 special education projects with the state education department. If approved, the projects will be funded by 1.7 million dollars in federal aid under the Federal Education Act. Deputy Education Commissioner Barrows said 30 of 56 districts have submitted proposals and blanks will be sent to all this week. Many proposals focus on remedial reading and reading-library efforts to aid academically and economically disadvantaged students.
The Vermont Supreme Court weighs whether its ruling barring defense attorneys from also serving as guardians ad litem for underage defendants should be retroactive. The decision freed one youth from Wind Sor State Prison and prompted habeas corpus petitions. Deputy Atty. Gen. Chester Ketcham asked the court to consider retroactivity. the panel took the request under advisement without setting a date.
Vermont will gain an additional 1 million dollars this fiscal year from income taxes, due to newly enacted joint filing rules for married couples. The estimate rose from 750,000 to 1 million, affecting about 18,000 couples with incomes from 7500 to 20000 dollars, who face about 59 dollars more in annual taxes.
An 86 year old woman, Mrs. Amelia Ladue, was found dead as a kitchen fire swept a St. Albans apartment. Her companion, 69 year old Mrs. Sarah Fenton, was hospitalized in critical condition with smoke inhalation. Officials speculated a kitchen oil stove explosion started the fire.
In Rochester Jeffrey Hoag, 13, watched a space adventure program when a robot on screen threatened to short circuit if not given more juice. The Hong television set exploded, igniting a fire that damaged the wall and ceiling of the living room.
Chase Manhattan Bank, second largest in the nation, seeks state approval to acquire Liberty National Bank and Trust Co., Buffalo’s third largest. The plan would trade 1.2 Chase shares for each Liberty National share, with Liberty National to remain autonomous under its own board and management.
EAST NASSAU Rensselaer County American Legion denounces a phony Soviet education expert slated for a PTA program. The group previously opposed Communist propaganda at schools and condemned the announced speaker Dr. Ivan Petrokov who revealed himself only at the talk’s end. PTA president Mrs. Raymond T. Blass defended the session as an effective teaching device.
Walter Wood of North Adams has been named drill instructor of the Pom Poms all girl drum and bugle corps in Pittsfield Berkshire. In Williamstown, jockey Robert H. Brower of Holyoke is in good condition at North Adams Hospital after a Wednesday night crash on Cold Spring Road that knocked out power in South Williamstown for about two hours.
North Adams officials announce the moving operation to the new East School on October 29. Nearly 600 pupils from kindergarten through sixth grade at Houghton and Freeman Schools will transfer, and seventh and eighth graders from Houghton and Johnson will move to Freeman Junior High School.
Representatives from Clarksburg Monroe Stamford and Readsboro joined North Adams officials to explore a regional high school. No votes were taken yet but Supt. Dr. Robert N. Taylor was asked to arrange a meeting with the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Commission to outline steps for a potential regional school estimated at 2.5 million dollars.
Srinagar report says both India and Pakistan violated the UN truce since last September. Independent observers patrol 450 miles of rugged Kashmiri border as diplomats note entrenched positions. Governor Singh emphasizes Kashmir as a vital supply route to defend against China.
Nine American state governors visited Tokyo and met Emperor Hirohito at the Imperial Palace. The audience extended from 30 minutes to about 45 minutes as governors discussed state industries and tourism. The delegation also met Japanese prefectural leaders and heard Prime Minister Eisaku Sato’s remarks.
President Johnson acts to aid Mayor Richard J. Daley amid Chicago school integration tensions. The piece notes Daley as Democratic boss, Powell’s attacks, and Keppel freezing then thawing $30 million for Chicago schools as federal funds leverage. It highlights Harlem Congressman Powell, Dawson, and Chicago’s South Side political ties shaping the crisis.
A panel of rehabilitation recreation and remotivation experts will open the Vermont Nursing Home Association’s first annual meeting at the Toll House Inn in Stowe. The event, held Sunday through Tuesday, seeks to address needs of Vermont’s aged residents amid the Medicare bill’s passage. A nursing home administrators and recreation directors panel will discuss volunteer programs under way in many homes.
Washington reports a double celebration planned for November 17 as President and Mrs. Johnson honor Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon at a White House dinner dance on their 31st wedding anniversary. Plans are tentative with a black tie, glamorous gowns, and the President likely hosting despite gall bladder surgery.
London plans show Prime Minister Wilson to stay in Rhodesia for most of the week with Arthur Bottomley and officials, signaling determination to block a unilateral declaration of independence. Rhodesia’s Ian Smith demands concessions as talks falter.
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