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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1970
Page
5
FBI and Rochester police found 200 pounds of dynamite and nitrate fertilizer in a basement near downtown after linking to seven bombings this month. Residents were evacuated as authorities removed the items to an explosives vault. no arrests reported.
Police in Santiago arrest Carlos Silva Donoso 38, named as slayer in the Gen. Rene Schneider murder. Authorities also seek two other suspects while President-elect Allende cites attempted assassinations. Retired Gen Robeto Viaux and son-in-law Col Raul Igualt questioned. authorities hint at possible army involvement. Schneider’s killing is described as an aborted kidnapping by rightist extremists aimed to block Allende’s Presidential ascent.
The Water Resources Board will wait for jurisdiction clarification before deciding whether to reopen the 1968 order governing Vermont Yankee Corp nuclear plant at Vernon. Lawyers for conservationists pressed to reopen deliberations citing new evidence on pollution, while state officials seek AG guidance on agency powers.
Omaha Mayor Eugene Leahy, a nonpartisan Democrat, joined construction workers pouring cement at Eppley Airfield while Nixon spoke at Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum. He said he was not invited to greet the President, calling it a slap at Omaha’s people even as he waited and later helped with a sidewalk project.
A 16-year-old Brooklyn youth was held on $100,000 bail after sending a phony ransom note to Leah Sarachik's parents. Leah, 5, was found dead in Dorset Vermont last week after being kidnapped from her NYC home. Federal officials say the youth had no connection to the kidnapping.
A joint legislative committee accepted 10 recommendations on state employee retirement including a 65 year age for mandatory retirement and a voluntary 62 after 30 years option. It also proposed bringing judges, state’s attorneys and county clerks into the state retirement system as it updates hazrd job benefits. The group meets next week to discuss special benefits. Vermont asks Supreme Court to back Health Department air pollution rules contending police powers include public health and aesthetics, despite Waterbury challenge over open burning at a dump with possible 2000 dollar daily fines.
Vermont will not seek an immediate stay of a court order overturning the one year residency requirement for voting. The ruling applies only to Richard and Brenda Kohn of Peacham, with 60 days to appeal. Deputy Attorney General Fred Parker noted the state may still appeal to the U S Supreme Court, but no decision is expected for about two weeks.
Springfield UPI The first Vermont Labor Emergency Board could be named today to resolve the Jones and Lamson Co strike now in its 20th week. Gov Davis met with Jones and Local 218 leaders to review nominees and ground rules as the walkout ends the jobs of 700 workers since June 9. The board may publish findings but cannot impose a contract.
In Charlton Saratoga County New York a bulk milk truck failed to stop as horses crowded the road early. Police speculate escaped animals through a broken fence led to the deaths.
Pittsfield developer Jay J. Raddock vows to contest a court review of the Williams Street garden apartment zoning after City Solicitor Samuel Landa deemed the ordinance invalid for procedural flaws. A loss would block the 100 unit public housing project and any similar rentals. In North Adams Drury High School debates dress codes as women teachers and female students clash over pant suits and dungarees with possible future changes. In Lenox officials plan a meeting with DPW district highway engineer to discuss reducing Routes 7 and 20 from four to two lanes, date pending.
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