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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1967
Page
5
The Vermont Aeronautics Board mails questionnaires to 1500 Vermont businessmen to document the need for a proposed east west air route to Syracuse Detroit and Chicago. Vermont New Hampshire join in a November 28 submission ahead of CAB hearings in Manchester New Hampshire.
Montpelier UPI The Interagency Committee on Natural Resources endorsed creating an overall department of natural resources. A subcommittee proposed merging Fish and Game Forests and Parks Water Resources Recreation and Historic Sites into a single super agency on a 3 to 2 vote. The panel also approved asking the Vermont planning council to allow final details of the new department to be worked out regarding all functions. Meanwhile tax receipts for August ran ahead of 1966 by 1.9 million with two months of fiscal 1968 up 1.6 million and personal income tax up 1.3 million to 5.6 million. other gains came from beverages liquor and wine rooms and meals and inheritance. In IRA UP I Donald C Bowers 20 of Springfield was killed when the car he rode in collided with three others near West Rutland. Driver Dwane Law 20 of Claremont New Hampshire and another passenger Craig Corliss were treated at Rutland Hospital.
Nancy Jean Regula aged 11 from Clarendon was struck by a car on Creek Road in Rutland Town and died. Police said Marvin W. Turner, 40 of Proctor, was the driver of the vehicle.
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff urged a concerted northeastern approach at the New York State Municipal Electric Utilities conference. He cited Pacific Northwest models, warned against single-sector control, questioned atomic power, and endorsed low-cost Labrador electricity as part of a broader solution. A Troy anecdote follows about a man finding money and heels.
In North Adams Berkshire the St. Francis Roman Catholic Church faces a $699000 debt from building the new St. Josephs Convent and the rectory. An emergency parish meeting will hear plans, as G F Lenzi of Washington Mich who offers services free of charge to distressed parishes attends. he has helped 318 parishes on his circuit.
Norman Rockwell, famed illustrator, returning from a Soviet Union painting assignment, says his brush will tackle more controversial subjects. He notes change in himself and in his work, diverging from the style that made him famous for over 360 Saturday Evening Post covers and his Four Freedoms paintings.
Hunter Outdoor Products bought the Hoosac Mill on Union Street for about 200000 dollars. The firm currently occupies space in the Pfister Aluminum plant on State Road and will continue operating there. Expansion of operations is planned at the new mill next week.
UPI reports Boston judge moves Plymouth mail robbery case to San Francisco to avoid prejudicial publicity. Trial set for Nov 6. three defendants kept on charges with Bailey and Biliro representing them. Separate trial for Patricia Diaferio denied. government to specify her alleged role. Evidence search at Richards and Kelley homes continues. six suspects involved in the Aug 14 1962 heist across Cape Cod banks.
A Legislative Council subcommittee in Montpelier recommended an annual review of involuntarily confined patients in a mental hospital. The plan would have the mental health commissioner conduct reviews after notice to patient and attorney, with appeals to county court and jury trial rights. The panel heard about voluntary admission for those labeled as drug abusers, but no action was taken.
Vermont ACLU cites constitutional issues in a 1966 grant study linking three Swanton public high schools with a Catholic high school and a non-denominational religion center. The towns of Highgate, Swanton and Franklin vote on a $3 million bond for the public school, while observers warn of potential separation of church and state challenges. Dr. Glenn Archer of Americans United pledges to oppose the venture if pursued.
Vermont Hotel Motel Association members study Rep Theo Riehle draft billboard legislation. President Elmer Premo notes safeguards for private investment and plans to report findings in October. VHMA represents over 4000 guest rooms and may invite Riehle to speak at the Nov 3-5 meeting in St Johnsbury.
The Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission pledged strict enforcement of the Class B status for the Connecticut River, requiring effective treatment of all discharges including thermal effluents. The move aligns with federal support for rigid thermal controls and follows calls for a closed cooling system for the Vernon Vermont reactor project.
Public Service Board heard testimony from Vermont Yankee President Albert A Cree on a $10 million common stock issue to back the Vernon atomic plant. Opponents and proponents clashed as AFL CIO official Leo Goodman warned of potential chain reactions if safety devices failed, while GE engineer James Smith argued such an explosion could not occur. Goodman urged testing large nuclear facilities at an atomic testing ground before any project proceeds.
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