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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1976
Page
1
Manchester officials consider a handgun ordinance after incidents at local venues. Town Manager Henry R. Lambert to review nationwide ordinances for the draft. Selectmen cite youths with concealed weapons and urge action, noting Rutland's concealed weapon rules as a reference.
General Electric will pay $3 million toward cleaning the Hudson River of PCBs and $1 million for research, with $3 million more set aside by the state to combat the contamination. The agreement, reached after months of negotiations with the Department of Environmental Conservation, marks a historic penalty on a major polluter though it stops short of exonerating GE. The terms were to be announced in Albany amid ongoing debate over river fish safety and prior leadership resignations connected to the case.
Twenty one people filed petitions to seek election to the Mt. Anthony Union School Board before the midnight Tuesday filing deadline. Seven of the board's 11 seats are being sought by more than one candidate. Incumbents except Antoinette Button of Woodford seek to complete terms. A four way Woodford race forms to fill Button's three year term.
Students arrive with no major problems on the first day of school under Supt. George Sleeman. Sullivan Bus Lines reported one minor complaint as some special education riders were placed on the wrong bus but reached school on time. Enrollment appears lower overall, with Mt. Anthony Union showing an exception and expecting about 100 more students in junior high and senior high. Freshmen start today. seniors report Monday. Principal Eugene P. Smith, new on a one year contract, aims for firm discipline and clear penalties. Meetings planned on four boys at the 204 Depot St treatment center and enrollment steps with Phoenix Inc. board. Manchester area enrollment also dipped from 1,194 to 1,157.
Rival black groups battled in Soweto and Ravensmead as flames and gunfire killed at least three, with police firing on rioters in Cape Town. The violence preceded Prime Minister Vorster's address to the National Party congress amid calls for a three week work stoppage.
Inside Local notes final week for Primary battle and a museum series column on Park Lawn Cemetery. Reports on MAU head candidate’s letter, St Mary’s Academy enrollment, Manchester NH teacher strike and new parking rules, plus broader school news across Pages 6 and 7.
John Ehrlichman former Nixon aide is ordered to surrender Friday next week to start a 20 months to five year prison term for conspiring to violate the civil rights of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist during the 1971 Ellsberg Pentagon Papers episode. Gesell revoked his bond citing appeals denied, with possible stay only by Supreme Court action. Ehrlichman currently in New Mexico.
Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter encounters antiabortion protesters outside a Philadelphia Lutheran church as he campaigns in the Northeast. He notes federal funding of abortions last year while reiterating his personal opposition but no ban. Ford counters with Kissinger staying in cabinet and high poll ratings.
The Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia will host the Ford Carter debate on September 23. The League of Women Voters chose the site after rejecting Independence Hall for size and fragility. The Grecian style theater, dating to 1808 and restored recently, suits the bicentennial year setting.
Former Vermont Senate chair T G Buckley seeks the lieutenant governor post as a citizen liaison between the people and the Legislature. He trails Rep Douglas Tudhope in a tight GOP primary and stresses southern Vermont roots as his edge. Buckley pledges open access and stronger constituent communication, criticizing early morning committee hearings and promising to stay available to Vermonters.
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