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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1970

Page

6

Rising college costs push Vermont and nationwide rates

Vermont families face high tuition and living costs as University of Vermont and Middlebury bills exceed regional and national medians. UVM basic charges for 1970-71 are 1717 dollars, with Middlebury at 3750 dollars. The Life Insurance Agency Management Association reports private and public costs by region, noting state residents may save at public schools but overall expenses rise 7 to 12 percent year over year. The article lists total basic charges for Vermont colleges and describes a forestry pest council meeting in Montpelier, including field trips and environmental center visits.

Hartford Conn Vermont University of Vermont At Burlington Middlebury Life Insurance Agency Management Association of Hartford United States LIAMA Northeast South Northeastern Bennington College Castleton State College Goddard College Johnson State College Lyndon State College Marlboro College Norwich University St. Joseph the Provider, College of St. Michael’s College Trinity College Windham College Montpelier Warren Underhill Proctor University of Vermont Hyde Park Groton State Forest Sugarbush Valley Lincoln Peak Moosalamoo Ripton Northeastern Forest Experiment Station Manchester Southern Vermont Artists, Inc Louise Ryals Arkell Southern Vermont Art Center Carleton Howe

Misterogers Neighborhood Joins Sesame Street On ETV

Burlington Vermont Educational Television adds Misterogers Neighborhood to weekday afternoon lineup joining Sesame Street and Hodgepodge Lodge for two hours of color children's programming from 4 to 6 p.m. weekdays. Sesame Street also expands to twice daily with 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. broadcasts. Misterogers Neighborhood airs at 5 and 12 noon, featuring Fred Rogers guiding children through fears and everyday caring. Hodgepodge Lodge provides nature and ecology themed adventures for ages six to ten.

Burlington Vermont Educational Television Misterogers Fred Rogers

Book display at Manchester Elementary next week

A collection of about 600 recently published children's books from kindergarten to junior high will be shown in the Manchester Elementary School library September 14 to 18. Open 2:30 to 5:00 PM with categories covering family life, fantasy, science, social studies, and more. Annotated catalogs by Books on Exhibit will aid visiting school personnel and librarians.

Manchester America

Diabetes glaucoma screening for area seniors

A free diabetes and glaucoma screening is set for Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center 120 North St. Sponsored by Vermont Health Dept Chronic Illness Control Division, it serves residents of Bennington, North Bennington, Arlington, Shaftsbury, Pownal and Woodford. Laura Haney and Dr M Madison Slusher will supervise with a Bennington doctor also present.

Senior Citizens Center North St Vermont State Department of Health Bennington North Bennington Arlington Shaftsbury Pownal Woodford Health Department Laura Haney R.N M. Madison Slusher

Youth found guilty of driving charge in Vermont

David Edward Bardin, 17, of Dorset, was found guilty by a Bennington District Court of driving in a careless and negligent manner after an accident on Route 11-30 east of Manchester on June 29. He was fined 50 dollars, released on 25-dollar bail, and defended by William C. Sennett while State's Attorney Neil S. Moss led the case. In Kentucky, University of Kentucky President Otis Singletary praised college students as worthy of respect, as student demonstrations at Lexington led to cancellation of commencement two weeks later.

David Edward Bardin Dorset Bennington Manchester Bardin Gladys Cook William C. Sennett Neil S. Moss Lexington, Ky UPI Otis Singletary University of Kentucky Louisville Lexington

Stockade Flea Market at St George's Church Schenectady

The Stockade Flea Market at St George's Episcopal Church 30 North Ferry St Schenectady will run Saturday Sept 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dealers from New York and New England return yearly for stalls in the Stockade area with furniture bric a brac glass books prints silver and more. Food will be served with free parking nearby.

Schenectady N.Y St. George’s Episcopal Church North Ferry St New York New England

Vermont Auto Accidents 1969 A State DMV Summary

The Vermont DMV reports 1969 saw a record 21,690 reportable auto accidents, a 10.3 percent rise from 1968, with 0.6 percent fatal and 7.1 percent injury accidents. Most crashes occurred in clear weather on dry roads in daylight, with about half within five miles of the driver’s residence. Grand Isle had the fewest, Chittenden the most, and Bennington ranked sixth among counties. The decade 1960–1969 logged roughly 3.5 times more crashes than 1940–1949. causes centered on speeding, inattention, and following too closely.

Montpelier Vermont State Department of Motor Vehicles Motor Vehicle Bennington County Chittenden Grand Isle

Connecticut River Study Finds Minimal Environmental Harm

Dr Daniel Merriman reports five years of data from the Haddam Neck nuclear plant study showing warming water has minimal ecological disruption. The before and after study compares pre 1967 data with post operation data to assess thermal pollution and concludes cumulative river warming is no longer discernible by Long Island Sound.

Hartford Conn Connecticut United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Daniel Merriman Yale University Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company Haddam Merriman Bingham Oceanographic Laboratory Yale Connecticut Water Resources Commission Connecticut River Haddam Neck Connecticut Yankee Atomic Vermont Long Island Sound Connecticut Yankee

Atheism Museums Open in Moldavian Villages

In the Moldavian Soviet Republic villages Shofrinkani and Lopatnik have opened museums of atheism inside former village churches. The Soviet Moldavia newspaper reported this on Wednesday.

Moscow UPI Shofrinkani Lopatnik Moldavian Soviet Republic Soviet Moldavia

Mt Snow to host winter sports conference

The 1970 Winter Sports Conference will be held in Dover Mt Snow on Oct 15 and 16, sponsored by the New England Council. Marketing experts from publishing, airline, and media firms will run two Thursday panels on winter sports marketing and new markets for New England vacations, plus a Friday session on environmental protection. A banquet, slide presentation, turf skiing demo, John Jay film, golf, and other activities will accompany the meetings, with notable speakers from The Atlantic Monthly, CBS, United Airlines, and local tourism and media groups.

Dover Mt. Snow New England Council Eastman Kodak Photoscenic New Garth Hite the Atlantic Monthly Boston Jack O’connor CBS Television Network New York Ted Standish Better Homes and Gardens Magazine Philip Cabot Camp Waitsfield New England June Alberino United Airlines Kim Chaffee Student Ski Assn Rutland Randy Wolfgang Skiorama Tours Hempstead L.I Philip E. Nutting Media Rep. Center, Inc C. Francis Belcher Appalachian Mountain Club Charles H. W. Foster The New England Natural Resources Center John Hansen Montpelier Ellen Ruth Reiss Dover-Wilmington John M. Christie Mount Snow Development Corporation Walter R. Schoenknecht Mount Snow Development Corporation

Norshaft Lions Auction Item Pickup Contacts Named

Community notice lists three organizers Bernard Leamy Joseph Crossman and Charles Cole with phone numbers for item donations and pickup arrangements ahead of the Sept 20 auction.

Norshaft Lions Bernard Leamy Joseph Crossman Charles Cole

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UVM Dept ETV Sesame Street Mr. Hooper Susan Bob Bald MT. 4-H News Bald Mountain 4-H Horse Club Susan Scribner Sutton Panasonic Main St Greater PINE Haynes Kane, Inc Atheism Museums Armstrong Ona Werny Greenberg Jee Arr Cortes Williamstown Mass Fellowship Hall First Congregational Church Will Earl E. Turner Jr Lenox Williams College Whitney S. Stoddard Adams Memorial Theatre Williams Stoddard Harvard University France Sheilah Miller Bennington, VT Mt. Equinox
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