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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1968
Page
5
In Montpelier UPI reports both Vermont candidates praise youths in politics. Atty Gen James L. Oakes says over 250 young workers help in his primary effort while Deane C. Davis notes 55 youngsters assisted his campaign this summer and sent them a letter titled The Deane's List. Davis counters critics of youth involvement as misinformed about their seriousness and responsibility.
Vermont delegates to the National Democratic Convention backed Chicago security measures. William Ryan of Montpelier, Francis Cain of Burlington, and Samuel Fishman of Vergennes said antiwar demonstrators aimed to disrupt the event and noted the North Vietnamese flag raised during clashes. All three supported Humphrey.
In Montpelier the Vermont Republican Party begins forming its platform for the general election with public hearings planned next Thursday. Over 250 Vermonters are invited to serve on 14 subcommittees covering education economic development highways transport gun control and agriculture. Committee chairs meet Sept 17 to draft a platform to be presented Sept 21 in Rutland.
A propane gas tank explosion at Fuelane Corp in Colonie left Raymond Jerome 29 Crescent with burns over 35 percent of his body and Kenneth Benson 26 Burnt Hills with burns over 50 percent. Maurice Neale, manager, sustained leg burns but was not hospitalized. Police say gas leaked from a bulk truck, seeped into the warehouse and was ignited by a furnace pilot light.
Albany State University's School of Criminal Justice opens on September 17 with a first class of 16 to 25 students, an eight member faculty, and an innovative curriculum. Dean Dr. Richard A. Myren leads, joined by experts in psychology sociology public administration law and political science to teach the inaugural cohort. The four seminars cover crime nature and deviance social control theories the justice system and major field problems.
Berkshire reports that only routine maintenance is planned for Mt Greylock reservation this year under state DNR or Saddle Ball ski area plans. Major projects from a $1.2 million recreation bond remain in planning. Two DNR ski centers will get new permits. veterans memorial tower may be partially torn down this fall.
Denise McCluggage leads New Party efforts in Vermont to collect 1366 signatures to place the McCarthy Lindsay ticket on the November 5 ballot. Several electors named include Frances Callahan Thomas Spinner Jr. and David Sellers with 50 notarized signatures in a day. Gibson rebukes critics of Vermont courts at New England Crime Conference as Gov Hoff and prosecutors critique lenient probation and law enforcement challenges.
Sidney Layzell, 90, from Cheshunt England, has given up driving after 70 years of a perfect road record. Insurance companies refuse coverage due to his age, despite decades of safe driving. He remains unable to secure motor insurance and contemplates alternatives.
Vermont Budget and Management reports only 11 of 23 agencies submitted their 1970 71 biennium requests by the September 1 deadline. Corrections seeks over 5 million for 1970 and 5.26 million for 1971 to fund the Youthful Offenders center in St Albans and four new regional facilities, while Motor Vehicles asks 1.2 million for 1970 and 1.394 million for 1971. Several departments including Education Public Safety Tax Development Highways and the University of Vermont plus four state colleges have not yet submitted.
Montpelier Vermont Attorney General James L. Oakes urged the Highway Department to explain why Sun Oil Co still has two high rise signs on the interstate system after agreeing to remove all five signs last month. He called for immediate compliance and removal across the state following a pilot program.
Royalton College seeks a permanent injunction in Washington Chancery Court to halt a Vermont Education Board order suspending its degree granting rights. Judge Robert Larrow set 1:30 p.m. for today's session after a temporary injunction was issued two weeks earlier. The college alleges the board abused its discretion and acted arbitrarily while citing procedural flaws and misleading findings in the May 29 vote.
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