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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1972
Page
10
Miss Vermont Kathleen Hebert challenges norms with premarital sex and antiwar stances as Miss America 1975 contestants parade along the Atlantic City boardwalk. Judges begin scoring amid mixed reactions from peers and hosts.
Luther Hackett, Republican candidate for governor, says he will seek community support and consult Windsor officials before locating a new regional maximum security facility in Windsor. He vows to ensure resident security from escapes and to obtain local backing for any tri state prison site. Windsor selectmen have criticized state security and communication. Prison officials plan decisions on court ordered hearings for 19 inmates previously classified as close custody after the eight man escape.
The NFPA reports 1971 fire deaths totalled 11,850, down from 12,200 in 1970, the lowest since 1963, with dwelling fire fatalities steady at 6,600 in both years. Total fires rose 7 percent to 2,728,200, while property losses reached 2.7 billion dollars.
Sargent Shriver on a New England swing accused President Nixon of neglecting the elderly and favoring the oil industry. He pledged that a Democratic ticket would secure a dignified income for seniors as medical costs rose. After his Springfield talk he met with area labor leaders.
Coiled Press International reports Nevada congressman Walter S. Baring seeks a record 11th term but trails in early returns. In North Dakota, Rep. Mark Andrews and foe Richard Ista win nominations as Lt. Gov. Richard Larsen and Rep. Arthur Link secure governor bids. James Bilray leads Las Vegas with 34,318 votes over Baring. Oscar Brooks gains third with 1,380.
More than 100000 Vermont children start a new school year with no major controversies. Pending contract talks affect 40 teachers in Rutland Windsor union and Larille Union High School. A three judge federal panel will hear a residency voting challenge in Norwich. An Orleans Grand Jury will review a Memorial Day weekend murder in Newport. Rutland city clerk Henry Battles dies at 77. Accidents claim teens in Newport Center and a girl in Berlin.
A three alarm blaze in downtown Albany killed Richard Chesley and left 15 families homeless. The fire began in the basement of 121 Grand Street and was found by firefighters in a third floor apartment where Chesley was visiting. Cause remains under investigation.
In Adams the Army Corps of Engineers gains a $10,000 funding boost to study controlling Hoosac River overflow between Adams and North Adams. Proposes earthen dikes with river charcteristics preserved and trails atop. North Adams planners hail the Hoosac as a key local resource.
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