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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1968

Page

5

Hoff Outlines Values Gap In Gubernatorial Race

Gov. Philip H. Hoff told the University of Vermont Student Association the race hinges on values with Deane Davis embodying material priorities and John Daley stressing personal rights. Hoff also plans to campaign for Hubert Humphrey in eight days before the election.

Burlington UPI Philip H. Hoff Hoff University of Vermont Deane C. Davis John J. Daley Hubert H. Humphrey California Humphrey Sen Robert F. Kennedy New York Kennedy Los Angeles

Judge cites prison brutality case with calls for reform

Federal Judge James T. Foley says some alleged brutalities at Clinton State Prison occurred and reforms have begun but more may be needed. He reserves judgment on injunctive relief and damages while warning against writing new laws for state prisons. In Albany, a junior high pupil named Barry Hicks, 15, was discharged after jaw injuries from a teacher’s punch. his father, John Hicks, contests the care and cites alleged blows by gym teacher Louis Zinnanti and aide principal William Murphy.

Albany James T. Foley New York State Clinton State Prison Foley Dannemora Philip Livingston Memorial Hospital John Hicks Barry Hicks Barry Louis Zinnanti Murphy William Murphy

Brattle Brook Farm plans spark Berkshire dissent

Berkshire residents clash with park planner F Ellwood Allen over athletic areas near homes as Brattle Brook Farm development sketches released. Allen vows final plans by year end after Spring side House meeting, while Pittsfield city holds option on 148 of 168 acres for park use. North Adams reports Sprague Electric parts aid Apollo 7 systems and urban renewal demolition starts at the old freight house, site for the Transcript’s new building.

Pittsfield Bennington Park F. Ellwood Allen Allen Brattlebrook Farm Springside House North Adams Sprague Electric Co Earth New England Boston and Albany Railroad Round House North Adams Transcript

Medicare Crisis Warns Congress Next Year

UPI reports Senator George D. Aiken of Vermont says the federal Medicare program is in a full scale crisis and urgent congressional action is required next year. He spoke to the Ver-

Medicare Aiken Mont Conference On Social Welfare 91St Congress Frees Congress

Hoff Explains Youth Project For TV Program

MONTPELIER Gov Philip Hoff explained a Vermont New York summer youth project on a TV shoot with a five member Public Broadcast Laboratory crew. The documentary covers equal numbers of ghetto and Vermont youths and will air on NET in December. Footage from Ripton Center UVM Work Study and NY sessions backs the program.

Ripton Center University of Vermont New York

Muskie Visit to Maine Faces Protests and Security

Sen Edmund Muskie’s Maine visit loops through Winooski Vermont gain Burlington Vermont, and New Hampshire before his home state. Police prepare for possible SDS demonstrations near colleges in Waterville, with a secret service briefing pending.

Augusta Maine Waterville Muskie Burlington Manchester N.H Kennebunk Beach Col Parker F. Hennessey Maine State Police Students For A Democratic Society SDS Hennessey State Police Criminal Intelligence Unit John D. MacIntyre Secret Service Orono University of Maine Bangor Daily News

Authorities Seek Source Of Students Marijuana

Brattleboro authorities seek information on who supplies drugs used by Brattleboro Union High School students. Superintendent Pulsifer estimates 10 to 15 percent may be involved. Five youths were arrested last week for marijuana possession. The DAs offer immunity to inform on suppliers while discussing marijuana harm studies in Vermont.

Rutland UPI Castleton State College Rutland High School Bardwell George C. Wallace Stewart Jenne Brattleboro UPS Windham County Charles Gibson Brattleboro Union High School Bruce Pulsifer Chittenden County Atty Patrick Leahy Springfield Leahy University of Vermont

Reardon Report Defended By Bay State Chief Justice

Chief Justice G. Joseph Tauro of Massachusetts defends the Reardon Report on prejudicial pre trial publicity saying it expands press freedom in the state while noting the US Supreme Court remains the final arbiter. Tauro addressed Sigma Delta Chi and cautioned that only the high court can rule on constitutional questions.

Waltham, Mass UPI G. Joseph Tauro Massachusetts Superior Court Reardon Massachusetts Tauro New England Sigma Delta Chi U.S. Supreme Court State Supreme Court Paul Reardon Massachusetts Supreme Court American Bar Association Supreme Judicial Court United States Supreme Court

Agency Heads Vote 3-2 Against Proposed Merger

Vermont five human service agency leaders vote 3-2 against merging into a single department of human resources at the Vermont Conference on Social Welfare. Mental Health head Leopold opposed. Scribner and Philbrook supported. Wackerman recuperating from a heart attack. Governor Hoff had backed merger in 1968 legislature.

Stratton APS Commissioners of Vermont Department of Human Resources Vermont Conference On Social Welfare Jonathan Leopold Charles Adams Robert Aiken Leopold Harvey Scribner Paul Philbrook John Wackerman Philip H. Hoff House Health and Welfare Committee Wackerman Scribner

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