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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1976
Page
18
Three candidates compete for two seats in District 43 as interviews with Elizabeth Dwyer reveal differing platforms. The race centers on local issues, with voters awaiting candidate plans and public appearances.
In Bennington District 4-3 Democrat David Shaffe, first elected four years ago, camps to return as he faces a three candidate fight for two Vermont House seats. He backs Route 7 and Route 9 improvements, calls Act 250 good but overregulated, opposes new taxes, favors state aid reform and a statewide reappraisal, and aims for Ways and Means or Natural Resources panels. Fellow candidate Tom Foster, an environmentalist in District 4-3, has opposed the lottery and supports limited state taxation to avoid fiscal crisis.
Bennington native Foster criticizes lotteries as a burden on the poor and recalls voting for Route 7 land needs. He supports Highway Betterment to fix hazardous roads and backs reforms to the Miller education formula. He urges industry growth compatible with Vermont's environment and notes long service in local planning with wife Catharine Osgood Foster on Monument Avenue Extension.
Bennington Regional Transit Inc begins a county wide bus service on Wednesday with county and town route maps in the Banner. Coordinating official Carol Ineson says work trips were not planned for yet and riders on 7 am to 3:30 pm shifts may call 375-120 for arrangements. Police report first snowstorm of year in Searsburg caused headaches but no accidents as Route 9 traffic stalled.
John A. Burgess, Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress, will swing through Bennington Saturday arriving at 4 p.m. by helicopter at the Harte Agency lot to meet voters. Burgess is a Bennington native now living in Montpelier.
Philip J. Conroy of Sarasota died at 77 after a long Vermont links. He and wife Sara Durborow moved to Sarasota in 1957, once ran a motel and later Conroy's Dairy Bar. Funeral plans show at St. Margaret Mary's Arlington and St. Columban's Cemetery. Also noted: Adjutor J. Boutin of Bennington died at 64. Frank D. Eggleston, 73, ex-postmaster of East Dorset. Memorials requested to local charities or Rescue Squads.
Virginio Max Perrotta, a longtime Bennington Democrat, seeks a Vermont House seat in District 43. He opposes the lottery, supports Route 7 completion, restoring state aid, and balancing industry with the environment, aiming to boost jobs and productivity while stressing citizen participation.
Stafford claims Salmon's shift is purely political vote grabbing and cites liberal ratings from Americans for Democratic Action and the Council for National Priorities. He reiterates his moderation on spending and abortion, opposes the Hyde amendment, and notes a rural-urban funding split tied to a Public Works Bill with Muskie. He recalls past close races and expects a stronger margin next Tuesday.
Bennington police report a 1968 International school bus driven by Avis C. Bruce-Hurley 36 of Woodford belonging to Sullivan Bus Lines sustained minor damage after a collision with a 1968 Chevrolet driven by Florence M. Wentworth 82 of Bennington at 6 42 this morning. Bruce-Hurley said the bus brakes failed.
The Recreation Department hosts a horror film festival this Thursday with Devil's Batch at 6 30 for youths and Premature Burial at 8 15 for adults. A 6 pm costume parade for under 14 includes prizes. The Six Wives of Henry VIII plays at the Bennington Free Library Wednesday 7 30 and Thursday 10 30. FOE Aerie 1861 meeting canceled due to Adjutor Boutin’s death. members to gather at 7 15 and proceed to Mahar Son Funeral Home at 7 30.
On Monday October 25 1976 admissions include Kathy Pierce William Blodgett Lance Kozlowski Sharon Porter Scott Hurley Sylvia Sayre and others from Bennington North Bennington Arlington Wilmington Pownal and adjacent areas. Birth reported for Robin Thurber Bennington a son. Discharges include Brett Parize Linda Stanhope Tracy Bennett Richard King Christopher Crafts and others.
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