Cost of Grand List Delay Examined at Meeting
Bennington officials from the town villages and school districts met at Bennington High School to discuss the cost of delays in finishing the 1966 Grand List. They estimated possible borrowing over four months could exceed 1.1 million dollars with higher interest than current tax anticipation notes. The group explored prepayment of taxes as a remedy while awaiting legal guidance. officials aimed to mail tax bills by December 1 with a December 31 payment deadline, depending on listers and counsel Norton Barber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Best
Bennington High School
North Bennington Graded School
Mt. Anthony Union
Michael J. Hogan Jr
Bennington Village
Mt. Anthony
Banner
Hogan
Norton Barber
Richard A. Sleeman
Sleeman
Marian Cummings
Arthur E. Wickenden
Kenneth R. Clayton
The
County National Bank
Clayton
Mike
Ky Backs Presidential Run If Drafted In Vietnam
Saigon reports Premier Nguyen Cao Ky, celebrating his 36th birthday, says he would run for president if drafted. Meanwhile Viet Cong terror attacks injure about a dozen, including four blasts in Saigon as the government promotes election turnout and dragon dancers march in the streets. A U S warehouse fire damages $750000 in supplies, blamed on a short circuit. Ky plans to step down after a constituent assembly drafts a new constitution to restore civilian rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
Cholon
U.S
South
Viet Nam
Constituent Assembly
National Assembly
Assembly
Tan Son Nhut
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Mini suit debuts in London amid political crunch
UPI reports designer Hardy Amies pitches a knee-length mini suit with conventional jacket shirt and tie as Britain weighs for Australia style buffs. In Saigon Ky hints at presidency while Thieu rejects candidacy amid terror and Viet Cong threats clouding election talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Hardy Amies
Australia
Peking Denies Peace Talk on Vietnam War
Tokyo based Japanese correspondents report Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi ruled out U S China talks on the Vietnam war and kept a hard line toward the United States and the Soviet Union. The Japanese Liberal Democratic mission in Peking said its supplement to Chen’s statement deleted references to possible talks, stressing that the problem must be solved by the Vietnamese government and people. U S officials doubt a policy split and note translation issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Peking
Chen Yi
U.S
United States
Russia
Japan
Japan Broadcasting Corp
NHK
Liberal-Democratic Party
Chen
China
Viet Nam
Washington
Warsaw
Wang Kuo-chang
Mainichi Shimbun
Yomiuri
Soviet Union
Yoshimi Furui
Furui
Zoning Action Sought On Bothersome Bunnies
Trustees of Bennington Village moved to issue a warrant over rabbits kept on 1016 County St in an R 2 district. George Foucher and village attorney John H. Williams described the case as a health and eyesore issue with neighbors allegedly selling rabbits not for domestic use. A trial could test the ordinance and penalties may reach 20 dollars per day from warrant issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington Village
Upper County Street
George Foucher
County St
R- 2
Foucher
John H. Williams
Williams
Louis Woodard
Joseph Pello
Pello
Enrollment Up 11 Percent in Bennington District Schools
Enrollment in the Bennington School District’s elementary system rose 11.2 percent from the previous year, aided by extended kindergarten classes. The board approved reshuffling fourth graders to balance Molly Stark and Bennington Elementary classes, and added three elementary teachers plus one PE and one music teacher as enrollment grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Raymond C. Roy
Molly Stark
Roy
Phillip Viereck
Inside column and local notices from the Banner
Hazel Wills argues too many entrust tasks to George in her Inside column. Manchester shopping center plans a Polynesian restaurant on page six. The Banner’s Winhall Listening Post shares raccoon tales on page seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Wills
George
Manchester Shopping Center
Banner
Winhall
Vermont official weighs protest to Ludlow Ludlow merger
Vermont Banking and Insurance Commissioner James Hunt said he is seriously considering protesting the Ludlow Savings Bank and Trust Co in a planned merger with Vermont National Bank of Brattleboro. He worries competition would suffer in Chester Jamaica Proctorsville Springfield Windsor and Woodstock areas and notes final OCC decision rests with James Saxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Vermont National
Chester
Jamaica
Proctorsville
Springfield
Windsor
Woodstock
Comptroller of
James Saxton
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Bob Hagerman
Senate
Mike Mansfield
GOP
Everett Dirksen
Philip A. Hart
Michigan
State Department
Chines
Wang
Correc Chen Ye
Walter Wirmusky
Hoosick
N.Y
Rensselaer County
Deborah
Debbie) Markiewicz
Town of Hoosick
Susan Ganser
Margaret Bromirski
Mary Lou Jenuskevice
Lynn Jenuskevice
Beaumont
Hanseatic
New York
Europe
Coast Guard
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!