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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1966

Page

2

Fayette's Lawyer Withdraws Delays Vermont Trial

UPI reports U.S. District Judge Ernest Gibson said attorney Louis G. Whitcomb withdrew due to illness, delaying the Fayette influence peddling trial. Fayette, indicted for accepting 3000 from Fred Flint to influence a St. Johnsbury postmaster appointment, pleads innocent. a new attorney will be appointed in days. A second item notes Carlton Monaghan failing Vermont bar exam after prior denials, though 19 others join the bar. court had allowed exam despite past misdemeanors, citing improved conduct since 1960.

Brattleboro St. Johnsbury Caledonia County Fred Flint Ned Handy Flint Fayette Monaghan

Hoosick Falls Win at Eastern States Exposition

Cattle from Hoosick Falls won multiple awards at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The grand champion Guernsey bull was shown by F W McCann of Bridgewater Connecticut, and the reserve grand champion bull by Stanley Morley of Cincinnatus. Local honors were captured by John E Calhoun Sons in several classes including junior and senior yearling heifers and calves, junior and senior champion female, and related cups and dam awards.

Hoosick Falls West Springfield Mass F.W. McCann Bridgewater Conn Stanley Morely Cincinnatus John E. Calhoun & Sons Western Massachusetts

Historic Camporee to mark Lake George shores October parade

More than 500 scouts and leaders will join a three day Historic Camporee on Lake George October 7 to 9. Adirondack District camping chairman Arthur Baker and Pioneer District head Kenneth Barnum, both of Glens Falls, lead the outdoor program ending October 8 with a Lake George village parade Fort William Henry parade and a Ticonderoga steamer cruise. Camp sites at Lake George Battlefield and Hearthstone Campsite. Hoosac School opens its 78th year with 67 students under new headmaster Conn D Wright, to be installed October 29. trimester dates extend to June 11 Prize Day.

Glens Falls Lake George Adirondack District Arthur Baker Pioneer District Kenneth Barnum Fort William Henry Ticonderoga Lake George Battle Field Hearthstone Hoosick — Hoosac Conn. D. Wright

Fall Foliage Parade to feature record musical units in Berkshire

Berkshire downbeat reports the Fall Foliage Festival parade in North Adams will boast the highest number of musical units in 19 years with 10 divisions and 140 units. Details include 11 drum and bugle corps, a combination corps, a fife and drum unit, and eight high school bands led by parade director Thomas B. King. Governor Volpe and Sen. Kennedy are expected among officials and candidates marching. In Stockbridge, Claudia Preuss was fined 1000 dollars in District Court for narcotics possession and related instruments. a companion case against Frederick Weber will be heard Monday. In Great Barrington residents report sightings of a mountain lion or “the Thing” near Monument Mountain with catamount-like tracks and a 22-foot leap observed.

North Adams Thomas B. King Edward M. Kennedy John A. Volpe Lee Claudia Preuss Stockbridge Frederick Weber Great Barrington Monument Mountain

Teen-Agers Set Derelicts Afire

Five youths aged 12 to 15 attacked a Bowery derelict, Leonard Benton, dousing him with flames and setting him ablaze. Benton, an alcoholic in a life of street hardship, survived but was gravely burned and barely alive after the assault in a warehouse district doorway.

New York UPI Leonard Benton Bowery Benton Frank Cassidy Cassidy Albert Dandridge Dandridge

UVM Chaplain Aids Apple Orchard Workers Tour

The Rev. Donald Boyer of the University of Vermont plans several weeks touring southern Vermont apple orchards to aid migrant workers. He cites economic social and political disenfranchisement as key issues for Canadian West Indian and Puerto Rican laborers and outlines a five point church goal to improve communication living standards and legal protections.

Middlebury UPI Donald Boyer Vermont Boyer University of Vermont Church

Attorneys General Call on States For Laws to Regulate Firearms Sales

Eastern states AGs urge each state to enact laws regulating gun sales limited to sportsmen collectors and public interest roles. They call denying guns to criminals minors without consent drug addicts and others. A second resolution seeks compensation for crime victims.

States STOWE UPS Eastern Regional Conference of Attorneys General National Rifle Association John Hayden New Jersey

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Board South Burlington Vermont Board of State Colleges Castleton State College Wright and Morrissey Burlington Lyndon State College Castleton Vermont Technical College Randolph Johnson State College Robert Babcock Robert Villenueve Villenueve Brightlock Hospital Mary Fletcher Hospital Calhoun Hoosac Down In Berkshire Transportation Department Washington UPD Johnson Department of Transportation Senate Government Operations Committee Henry M. Jackson D-Wash Maritime Come Mission Federal Aviation Agency FFA Civil Aeronautics Board CBA Bureau of Public Roads Children’s Court UVM Fred Joe Hayden Jon Doyle Maine Doyle Paulson North Bennington Elm St Main St No. Benn Merritt Hewitt Rth Bennington, Verm ELM Street Durtawek Furniture Incorporated Bennington Ast Wilson Ford, Inc Ford Motor Company Ford Iene Burlington Savings Bank Burlington, Vermont Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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