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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1973
Page
14
The article details criticism of a proposed tax plan by Salmon, with House Speaker Walter Kennedy noting it benefits higher acreage owners and arguing against a $3 million price tag. Kennedy doubts lawmakers were consulted and supports a 1 percent sales tax cut and phasing out certain taxes.
Burlington Electric Light Department will ask the City Council to approve a rate hike. City attorney Joseph McNeil said the case will go to the Public Service Board at the Monday council session following a judge's ruling that the fuel adjustment clause violated state statutes.
State police Captain Harold Dean in Montpelier said future clashes with ambulance crews are unlikely after a Monday truck crash near Middlebury. He dismissed claims of police interference as exaggerated while Beulah Magoon of the Middlebury ambulance crew noted reported mistreatment of students assisting at accidents.
The in school Neighborhood Youth Corps program funds 12 jobs for students 16 and in school in the Arlington to Pownal area. Pay is 1.65 dollars per hour for up to 10 hours weekly. Jobs may be in non profit groups such as libraries museums and recreation areas. Apply by calling John McShane at Mt Anthony Park Street building 447 7511.
A local grocer says filthy cans and bottles returned for deposit under Vermont's new bottle law pose health hazards in food stores. Mrs Harriet Gauthier of Ed's Market on Gage Street told The Banner that several customers had lied about container cleanliness.
Burlington Champlain College welcomed 690 new students including Kathy Bushee Craig Cherbonneau Edward Riley Wilfield Hall and Sidra Humphrey. Vermonters make up about 70 percent of this year’s intake as Verne McDonald notes stable enrollment despite broader declines in private college enrollments.
The Town Manager Edward R. Lamb's office will open 9 a.m. to noon next week due to secretary Frances H. Bender's vacation. Calls for the manager in the afternoon should go to 447-7274. Mrs. Gauthier described uninspected cans and dark bottles with beer and human phlegm found, and said Health Department officials were unconcerned while governor's line promised to investigate. She urged removing the law to prevent a potential health hazard.
North Adams police chief refuted radio rumors that Mrs Susan Ciolkowski sought protection days before an afternoon axe attack. He noted prior domestic complaints, no violence, and police had previously removed Ciolkowski’s husband from the apartment when asked. Mrs Ciolkowski remains hospitalized in serious but improving condition.
The 203rd Field Artillery Battalion World War II veterans held their first reunion in 28 years at Andirows Motel Mt Snow. Twenty four veterans attended from Maine New Hampshire Pennsylvania Iowa New York New Jersey and Vermont. Burton W Potter of Bennington led arrangements and Mrs Potter with ten wives toured sites in Bennington Friday. The group plans another reunion in two years and hopes to contact more buddies.
Mary Briggs returns home from hospital and invites friends. AAUW meets Sept 17 at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Malcolm Finlayson’s. speaker will discuss Women and the Law. Senior Citizens card party winners announced. Fall Tennis Tournament entries due by 10 a.m. Saturday at Willow Park courts. Bennington Elks host state deputy visit and initiation Sunday at 2 p.m. Dinner dance planned for Saturday with steak or lobster. reservations via steward. Labor Council meets Sept 17 at 8 p.m. Autumn hours for Fairdale Farms Dairy Bar. Elks dinner and dance Sept 15. steak or lobster with prices. Napolitano’s Pizza ad with contact 442-3949. Bennington Lanes winter hours listed.
Leopold Chouinard a 20 year old Vermont native and sole survivor of the Delta jetliner crash at Logan International Airport seven weeks ago stays in critical but stable condition at Massachusetts General Hospital. A Air Force sergeant has had skin grafting operations since hospitalization after the crash which killed 88 people.
Enrollment at Vermont parochial schools declines by 360 students from last year per the Burlington Roman Catholic diocese. High schools in Burlington Rutland and Newport total 1517 pupils, down from 1563. elementary enrollment falls from 3648 to 3334. Diocese operates 18 Catholic schools.
Shaftsbury Zoning Board grants two permits to William H. Morse Construction Co. to move roughly 300000 yards of fill by rail from the Dailey pit area to the Bennington bypass. A spur off Vermont Railway will cross Trumbull Hill Road to an 800 foot track, with conditions including a $10000 bond, insurance certificates, warning signs, and final clearance by 1974.
The Public Service Board is expected to take major steps to help Green Mountain Power Corp. avoid bankruptcy. If denied borrowing, GM P would run out of payroll within six weeks. the company seeks 1.5 million in short term notes, adding to 21 million existing debt. Gov. Salmon pledges a strong initiative. legislators cap borrowing at 20 percent of assets, GM P could reach 35 percent with approval.
A 13 week Vermont ETV series Man and Environment Which Way Vermont starts Sept 17 at 7 pm with nationwide environmental topics and Vermont focused responses. It offers college credit or a certificate, with an eco feedback segment for viewer input and local discussions across the state.
United Press International reports this week's winning lottery numbers by state Massachusetts Weekly 719495 Massachusetts Million 49295 Connecticut 77174 New York 787696 New Hampshire 85513.
Anthony Peterson, a 1973 graduate of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Peterson of 916 County Street, has enlisted in the Navy’s delayed enlistment program. He is at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes Illinois for training and will attend an administrative school afterward.
ALA Auto and Travel Club surveyed New England stations after Phase IV controls. Forty three percent reported one to two cent decreases, five percent raised prices by a small margin as supplies improve after peak travel season, with regional averages around 38.8 to 41.3 cents per gallon.
Bridget C Costello of 140 Convent Ave Bennington died Monday evening at the Bennington Convalescent Center. Her funeral was held Thursday at St Francis de Sales Church with Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial. Rev Msgr Flanagan led the service. committal prayers were offered at Park Lawn Cemetery. Bearers were Michael and William McGarvin Irving Daigneault and Frank Cummings. Honorary bearers from the Altar Rosary Society included Mrs Anna Voss Miss Hazel Hogan Mrs Rita Frappier and Mrs Agnes Krawczyk. Wake service was conducted Wednesday evening at Mahar and Son Funeral Home.
A 26-year-old Manchester man, Robert Solari, was released on 2500 bail after arrest on a charge of aiding in the sale of LSD. He is to be arraigned Monday in Bennington District Court. The May 25 sale allegedly occurred in Manchester. Police said he directed a New York State undercover agent to his Manchester residence where the drug was being sold.
John H. Larin 78 of Northville N Y and formerly of Bennington died this morning at the Veterans Hospital Albany after an extended illness. Born in Montreal Jan 3 1895 he moved to Bennington in 1900 and was educated there then attended Bliss Business School North Adams and Bentley School of Accounting Boston A World War I veteran he served in France with Company D 39th Infantry and fought at Chateau Thierry and in the Argonne Forest. He belonged to Foresters VFW and the American Legion and was active in Bennington Democratic affairs. He worked at Watervliet Arsenal and Paradise Restaurant and was a member of St Francis de Sales Church Northville. Survived by his widow Marcia E Stark two daughters Marcia Margaret Frasier and Joan C Larin a brother Francis Alfred Larin three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Monday at 10 at St Francis de Sales Church burial in Park Lawn Cemetery wake Sunday 2 4 and 7 9 at Mahar and Son Funeral Home Memorials to American Cancer Society or Vermont Heart Fund.
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