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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1967
Page
5
Gov. Hoff endorsed Senate measure co authored by George Aiken and Robert Kennedy to allow government agencies and utilities to join in nuclear plant development. The bill amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to prevent monopolies and protect public health and natural resources and is pending before the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.
Burlington regional Red Cross reports 938 pints donated in the past week with 724 pints distributed. Navy Disciplinary Command in Portsmouth NH led with 229 pints, Brattleboro 176, Concord NH 107, Rutland 102 in regional drawings. Nine drawings held.
Licensed practical nurses from Vermont New Hampshire and Maine arrive in Montpelier for a two day psychiatric nursing seminar co sponsored by the Practical Nurse Association of Vermont and the National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service The program features two panel discussions on Modern Therapy for the Mentally Ill and Preventive Measures and Licensed Practical Nurses Approach to Patients with Specific Behavior Problems Frances Russell educational consultant for the national association will summarize and evaluate the seminar.
The Vermont Old Cemetery Association holds its fall meeting at the local Methodist Church in Proctorsville with sessions at 10:30, 1:15 and luncheon at 12:15. Mrs. Gordon Churchill leads arrangements, luncheon by church women under Mrs. Roger Drugg, reservations via Mrs. Churchill, and contest winners announced.
Gulf Oil Corp provided a $1000 unrestricted departmental grant to St. Michael's College Science Department. Presentation by Burlington district manager L W Crepeau to Very Rev. Gerald E Dupont, president of the college, marks part of 95 grants nationwide under the Aid to Education Program.
An early Saturday two car crash on Saratoga Street in Cohoes killed Walter Coventry 67 and Mrs. Anthony Standarski 46. Robert H. Elting 29 of Troy was arrested for criminal negligence DWI leaving the scene driving uninsured unregistered and unlicensed. The collision occurred at 10 42 p.m. near the city. In other news two Cohoes Catholic grade schools St Marie's and St Joseph's lose nun support as the Sisters of St Anne withdraw after this year leaving the parishes to seek other orders.
Charles E. McDonough Jr. of Greenvale Long Island was hurt in a single vehicle crash on Route 40. He was taken to Leonard Hospital in Troy in fairly good condition with a broken right arm and concussion after his car veered off the road and hit a pole.
In North Adams the Board of Assessors will not grant non-statutory abatements before the November 7 city election. Mayor Florini says the board fears the abatements could be seen as a political move to gain votes for the current administration. Over 800 applications have been filed.
North Adams State College president Andrew S. Flagg will be inaugurated on Sunday February 11 on campus. Williams College president John E. Sawyer will be the principal speaker at the ceremony.
Thomas Keller Adams, 24, was shot in the right leg Sunday during a turkey shoot sponsored by the Wound and Hunt Club. He was a patient at Plunkett Memorial Hospital with his condition reported as good late Sunday. Police say Keller stood near the firing line without holding a gun at the time of the shooting.
West Stockbridge residents woke to a Friday blaze that wiped out a 48 by 100 ft wooden cowbarn on the Antonio Sartori farm. The fire killed 40 milking cows and burned 100 tons of bulk grain along with a large amount of equipment as state Fire Marshal officials opened a full investigation in Pittsfield.
Swanton Democrat Floyd Handy, a former county party chair, blames the Republican led legislature for failing to pass a statewide regional airport plan. He says the measure will be reintroduced in the January special session and argues regional airports would speed intrastate travel and improve transport, calling for federal state and local funding. He compares the potential impact to the railroad’s historical significance.
Romney tours New England on a 10 day cross country swing to test 1968 presidential potential. He speaks at the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth and meets editors in Boston before returning to New Hampshire. He criticizes U.S. leadership and considers neutralizing South Vietnam through international effort.
At Expo 67 the Vermont pavilion registered 3,329,325 visitors in six months. Sculptor Ferdinand Weber of Barre VT completed a 12 foot Samuel De Champlain statue to be placed near Lake Champlain on the Vermont Quebec border. Former Vermont pavilion manager Charles Wiley noted the exhibit drew about 6 percent of Expo 67's total attendance.
Caledonia State's Atty Sten Lium calls for new instrument of public oversight of the Public Safety Department. He argues governors lack direct access to department policies and that press-driven queries are the only way to get answers. He cites alleged arrest quotas and administration as core issues.
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