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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1969

Page

5

Aid of Arts Council Sought To Save Bundy Gallery

MONTPELIER Vermont officials clash over saving the Bundy Art Gallery in Warren Citizens urge the Vermont Council on the Arts to lead fundraising Former Gov Hoff transferred ownership to the gallery last year and suggested a $400 000 endowment Gov Davis now questions legislative funds and a 50 percent operating-cost match while an Sept 8 meeting with Arthur Williams and Frank Hensel looms hints at possible council driven rescue plan

Aid of Arts Council Bundy Ip H. Hoff Harlowe Carpenter Collins Ernor Deane C. Davis Davis Williams Frank Hensel Stowe Hensel

Vermont Board Hears Split View on Air Route Transfer

Vermont Aeronautics Board weighs Northeast Airlines plan to move Montpelier and Burlington runs to Mohawk Northern and Executive Airlines. Proponents say package deal boosts finances and service. critics warn of fewer seats and job losses. Public officials urge careful consideration before Sept. 9 Civil Aeronautics Board deadline.

Montpelier Vermont Aeronautics Board Northeast Airlines Vermont Northeast Civil Aeronautics Board Mohawk Airlines Northern Airways Executive Airlines Burlington New York Boston Robert Griffin Russell Stevenson Mohawk William Shea Airport Commission Orestes Valsangiacomo D-Barre John Stanton Burlington-Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce Richard Snelling Shelburne Harold Roop Capital City W. L. Polhemus Richard Norton Rutland Rutland-area

New England School Strikes Close Several Cities

Teacher strikes shut or delay openings in seven New England communities. In Manchester and East Haven many teachers stayed home. New London and New Bedford schools closed. Groton and Woodstock facing threats. New Britain postponed classes to Monday. a Dayton- area strike risk noted alongside union disputes over pay and benefits.

New England Manchester N.H East Haven Conn New London Groton Woodstock New Britain Providence R.I Manchester City J. Francis Roche Manchester Education Association New Bedford City New Bedford Teachers Association Anthony Perelli

Guard unit from Vermont may return Sept 8 from Vietnam

Vermont adjutant general Reginald Cram said no exact date for the 179 members of the 131st Engineers Company to return home, but Sept 8 remains the working target for their return to Fort Devens Massachusetts. The unit will be mustered out at Devens before travel to Vermont. The company has been in Vietnam since last September as part of 24,000 National Guardsmen activated in April 1968.

Colchester UPI Vermont 131St Engineers Company Vermont National Guard Vietnam Reginald Cram Fort Devens Mass National Guardsmen

Vermont Governor Davis to tour two eastern land developments

Gov. Deane C. Davis plans a morning flight to the Quebec land development in Quebec and a midday dedication for the Sky Hawk development at Mt. Ascutney in West Windsor. Special assistant Elbert Moulton said the tour assesses whether these are quality developments. Officials and newsmen will depart from Barre-Montpelier airport at 7:30 a.m. and return by mid afternoon.

Infirmary at Brandon Training Center May Close

The Vermont Mental Health Board will decide today whether to close the Brandon Training Center infirmary and transfer patients to Rutland Hospital. Superintendent Raymond Mulcahy cites severe staff shortages with only three nurses on duty around the clock and says the infirmary cannot continue under current conditions.

Montpelier UPI Mental Health Board Brandon Rutland Hospital Raymond Mulcahy Mulcahy

Vermont seeks $3 million boost for mental health budget

MONTPELIER (UPI) The Mental Health Department seeks a 1971 budget increase to 10.1 million from 7.1 million. Commissioner Jonathan Leopold asked for 4.4 million for the Waterbury Waterbury hospital and 1.1 million more for the Brandon Training School, plus funds for 11 community health centers.

Vermont Legal Aid heads seek new leader after King resignation

Six applicants vie for the $15 000 a year Vermont Legal Aid chief post as Keith King resigns. J Frederick Stone serves as interim acting director while the Personnel Committee reviews applicants before naming a successor. Lt. Gov Thomas Hayes rests comfortably after a lung biopsy at Vermont Medical Center. results expected late today or Friday.

Burlington UPI Vermont Legal Aid Louis Lisman Keith King J. Frederick Stone Thomas Hayes Sinclair Allen Hayes Bishop de Goesbriand Vermont Medical Center Middlebury

Albany judges hear welfare statute appeals in five-judge panel

Federal judges in Albany reserved decisions on three identical petitions to block enforcement of a New York welfare law preventing aid to those who moved into the state for benefits. A preliminary injunction was granted to one plaintiff and several interveners with emergency financial needs. Attorneys from Legal Aid challenge Section 130A as amended in 1969. The cases from several districts were consolidated for a single hearing before five jurists led by Judge Sterry R. Waterman of the Second Circuit.

Albany New York State Legal Aid U.S. Court Sterry R. Waterman U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit

Metropolitan Police Study Urges County Integration

An 82 page regional plan on Chittenden County law enforcement recommends studying possible integration of town and city police and coordination of communications for Burlington and adjacent towns. The report, released Wednesday, was prepared by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission and supported by Patrick Leahy’s drive for a metropolitan police structure.

Richmond UPI Chittenden County Atty Patrick Leahy Burlington South Burlington Winooski Sex Junction Colchester Shelburne Milton Leahy

Break and theft at Hart's drugstore leads to two arrests

Berkshire report says Lawrence McKinnon 28 and Pamela Jean Gohven 19, both Holyoke residents, arrested in Hart's drugstore burglary with drug theft. McKinnon to be arraigned in District Court today. Gohven charged as accessory and case set to Sept. 16. Chief Zoito noted branded drug packaging. In Pittsfield, councilman-at-large John H. Rice seeks fourth term and pledges housing, zoning, and library support. Rice, 50, A H Rice Inc president, Williams College and Harvard MBA, WWII veteran.

Williamstown Lawrence McKinnon Pamela Jean Gohven Holyoke Hart McKinnon Joseph Zoito Jr Gohuen Pittsfield John H. Rice Rice A. H. Rice, Inc Williams College Harvard Business School

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