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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1970

Page

2

Davis pushes 50 million sewage bond for clean waters

Gov. Deane C. Davis proposed a 10 year 50 million bonding program to fund sewage treatment plants to reach the 1980 clean water goal. At a Vermont League of Cities and Towns meeting he argued the legislature would back the accelerated debt plan despite rising indebtedness and debt service concerns.

Davis Vermont Washington O’brien Montpelier Community Affairs Local Affairs Development Department

New Vermont law firm runs from prison beds

Liberty Freedom Law Inc formed by three Windsor State Prison inmates who print business cards and draft petitions for fellow convicts. Corrections provides law books paper and equipment. The unusual venture spotlights penology and captive clientele in a rare, print shop backed operation.

Windsor UPI Vermont Liberty Freedom Law, Inc Vermont Bar Association Woody Gordy Foxy Windsor State Prison

Thibodeau Exhibit and Film at McCullough Mansion Tonight

Kevin Thibodeau presents art and film at the McCullough Mansion in North Bennington tonight and Sunday night from 7 30 to 10 30 p m. An LPN District 6 meeting is set for 8 p m Monday at 230 Beech Street with officer elections all members urged to attend. Linda Ryan of Burlington visits her parents at Jefferson Heights and has resigned from Vermont Medical Center to work as a nurse at Sheraton House extended care unit.

Kevin Thibodeau McCullough North Bennington The Care Cnet Meee LPN Beech St Linda Ryan Burlington Bernard F. Ryan Jefferson Heights Vermont Medical Center Sheraton House

First Head Start Meeting of Year Set for Sept 21

The full year Head Start program opens with a meeting on Monday September 21 at 7 30 p m in the First Baptist Church on Main Street. Parents will meet teachers and assistants and learn pickup locations and times. Attendance is important for all parents.

First Baptist Main Street

Winners listed for antique classic automobile show

The Mt. Anthony union High School grounds event on Sept 12 drew 130 cars with about 200 at the Saturday banquet. Hiram G. Savage credits 60 local volunteers and names many contributors from the Bennington area, plus race and contest winners like Joseph Joseph in slow race and R Potts in the egg saving contest.

Mt. Anthony Union High School Hiram G. Savage Greater Bennington Willard Goyette Clifford French Joseph Joseph R. Potts Dick Griffith A. Feil John Hassett

School Lunch Menus and Car Show Winners Listed

The issue lists weekly lunch menus for Manchester and North Bennington schools with daily offerings and a milk serving note. It also covers a local car show in Montpelier, Vermont, detailing a long list of prize winners across many classes and models.

Obituaries and notices from Shaftsbury to Arlington

Redford P King Sr longtime railroad engineer dies after a long illness at Puntam Memorial Hospital born September 15 1897 in North Shaftsbury survived by wife Rose Loranger four children two daughters two sons and many grandchildren funeral in West Springfield Mass with service and burial details Myra E Barker 97 dies at Equinox Nursing Home Manchester Center born July 18 1873 Montpelier member of Seventh Day Adventist Church funeral in Arlington Shaftsbury Village Cemetery no survivors Practical Nurse Association Vermont Student Vermont joint convention planned in Burlington October 7-9 with seminars luncheon banquet fashion show and elections by Burlington Elks Club.

Redford P. King Sr North Shaftsbury Puntam Memorial Hospital Peter Catherine Mullin King Shaftsbury Boston and Albany Railroad Rose Loranger Ludlow Mass Melvin Derby, Conn Kenneth East Arlington Arlington Myra E. Barker Equinox Nursing Home Manchester Center Sunderland Montpelier Seventh Day Adventist Church Bennington Ternoon Hanson- Walbridge Shaftsbury Village Practical Nurse Association of Vermont Student Practical Nurse Association of Vermont Burlington

King Services Tomorrow for Vermont Auditor Robert King

Vermont Auditor of Accounts Robert T. King, 53, died of a heart attack at his Jericho home Friday while preparing to start his bid for a second term. He appeared at a Stowe candidates forum hours earlier. A GOP primary winner, he faced a Democratic challenger in November. The party will select a replacement for the ballot with Attorney General James Jeffords to handle the procedure. A mourning ceremony led by Governor Davis will be held at Underhill Congregational Church. Deputy Auditor Maurice Keefe will complete the remaining four months of King’s term.

Underhill UPI Vermont Russell Merriman GOP State Committee James Jeffords King Republican Party Bellows Falls Rutland Deane C. Davis Underhill Congregational Church Maurice Keefe

Army Specialist Fairley commended for Vietnam service

Spec 5 James T. Fairley, son of Mr and Mrs Paul J Fairley of Pine Road, earned the Army Commendation Medal and a citation for exceptionally meritorious service in Vietnam from January 20 to May 10. The citation praises his diligence, initiative, and loyalty under adverse conditions. A separate letter from Col. Proctor commends his outstanding radar repair work at the Qui Nhon GCA site, noting preventive maintenance, parts requisitioning, and problem solving under challenging conditions.

Vietnam James T. Fairley Paul J. Fairley Pine Road Secretary of the Army Fairley United States Army D. Proctor Offic Infantry 343Rd Aviation Detachment Div 343Rd Aviation Qui Nhon Gca Spec

Funeral services for Paul Bellemare held in Bennington

Funeral services for Paul T. Bellemare of 118 Cutler Street longtime upholsterer and president of Bellemare & Sons were held Friday morning at Sacred Heart Church in Bennington. A Mass concelebrated by Rev. Charles Wallen and Rev. John Foley followed a prayer service at Mahar & Son Funeral Home. Burial was in Park Lawn Cemetery. Bellemare died Tuesday noon at Putnam Memorial Hospital.

Paul T. Bellemare Cutler St Bellemare & Sons, Inc Mahar & Son Funeral Home Sacred Heart Church Charles Wallen C.S.C John Foley Holy Cross Novitiate Greater Bennington Putnam Square Henry White Bellemare Putnam Hose Co Bennington Bennington Lodge of Elks Emblem Club Charles Sawyer Park Lawn Cemetery Father Wallen Father Foley Putnam Memorial Hospital Eva Maynard) Antonio Union Street Joseph Antonio St. Francis de Sales Richard Thompson Richard Robert Llewellyn Jordan Carleton P. Couch Sr Carleton P. Couch Jr Leonard LaFlamme John Hamilton Father Thompson Pittsfield Mass Saratoga North Bennington Antonio

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