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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1974
Page
3
In Montpelier, the state Board of Education unanimously voted to table a proposed regulation that would require teachers and districts to report all corporal punishment incidents to the state board. The move quashes a plan critics said would be hard to implement and self incriminating, though it had backing from the ACLU.
Job placements at Vermont Job Service increased 23 percent from September to October, office manager Marjorie I. Galvin said. October saw 81 applicants found jobs, up from 74 in September, with 15 veterans in September including 10 Vietnam-era veterans. Six of those helped were disadvantaged and two were handicapped. Counseling interviews numbered 12, as staff assisted in vocational choices. During September, one...
Funeral services for Edith M. Lanfear 76 died Friday at Crescent Manor Nursing Home Bennington were conducted Monday at Brewster Funeral Home Manchester with Rev Theodore Brennan officiating. Bearers were Dennis and Richard Callahan Ray Jones John Kimball Charles Foster and Golan Lurgery. Burial in Factory Point Cemetery followed committal prayers.
In Bennington and Windham districts judges accepted guilty pleas from several youths and adults on charges ranging from breaking and entering and possession of malt beverages to disorderly conduct and disturbing driving. Fines and sentences varied including jail time, probation, and suspensions, with several waivers and amended charges noted.
Senior Citizens Club will hold a business meeting Monday Oct 28 at 7 30 p m at the center A social will follow Winners of the Oct 18 card party at the community house BenMont Avenue were Ladies Ann Doran Men Sol Macarrie and door prize Yvonne Lampron The next card party is this Friday Oct 25 at the center Refreshments will be served and prizes awarded Social time on Sunday Oct 27 at 1 30 p m
Vermont Attorney General candidate Kimberly Cheney calls for sweeping changes to scrap old statutes and inconsistent penalties. In Rutland she labels the justice system archaic and impractical, urging a judge panel to determine felonious sentences and favor alternatives to long prison terms while praising probation and parole efforts.
A UPI report says a 12-member jury was chosen in Burlington federal court to hear the civil rights violation case against Ernest Harvey Jr. of Barre. Harvey denies the six count indictment tied to the death of Bryan Nutbrown III, 15, also from Barre, amid alleged New Hampshire and Vermont burglaries. Nutbrown's body was found in a shallow grave at Williamstown last June after he reportedly agreed to testify.
The Bennington Thrift Shop offers a sale on all dresses and infant clothes plus jars while the North Bennington Shop lists clock radios radios toys plants and loads of clothes. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at both shops.
Democratic candidate Francis Cain outlines a six point plan to ease energy costs and build a national power strategy. The proposals include a congressional commission to study Canadian power imports, a national power plan, a federal agency to underwrite utility capital, a utility tax rebate for lower income families, incentives for alternative energy, and standardized utility billing. Cain blames Vermont Yankee and the 1966 rejection of Canadian power for current problems and supports a public takeover of private utilities as feasible now.
Vermont Education Department plans a biennial increase of 10.3 million for 1976 and 1977, with nine million from the general fund. The two year total would reach 128 million, while state aid to local districts would rise by 6.1 million.
State budget Director Ronald Crisman cited redundancy in data collection and backed a committee report urging an information board with public, agency, legislative, and local officials. The board would draft policy, approve agency rules, hear disputes, and ensure confidentiality and data release controls. The panel also recommended legislation granting individuals access to all data files maintained on them.
Scott J. Butler of Bennington is among 35 Siena College students named to Who's Who among American Universities and Colleges. VFW Post 1332 and Ladies Auxiliary plan a 7 p.m. gathering to pay respects to Walter Janssen, who died after a brief illness. Recreation volleyball sessions run Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. at Mt. Anthony gym until basketball practice begins. Trophy Night at Mt. Anthony Country Club is set for 6:30 p.m. dinner and dance on Oct. 26. reservations required. Worthington office hours note closures on Oct. 24-25 and 28-29. open Saturday morning Oct. 26.
An admissions counselor from Hartford College for Women told Mt Anthony girls that chances for a productive college education improve at all women colleges. She cited research showing fear of success rises with proximity to achievement and noted more open course selection and real authority at women’s colleges.
The preliminary scholastic aptitude test National Merit Scholarship qualifying test will be administered to college bound juniors Saturday Oct. 26 at 8:30 a.m. in the Mt. Anthony Union High School gym. The test fee is $2.75. The test, a shortened version of the College Board SAT, measures verbal and mathematical abilities related to college success. Each section is 50 minutes. Students should sign up in the guidance office.
Youngsters and up are invited to a fee free veterinary science session at Dr George Glanzburg’s office on Town Line Road Shaftsbury Thursday at 4 pm. He will demonstrate first aid techniques for dogs and cats with each month featuring a new veterinary topic. All are welcome.
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