Ross blasts U S agencies over pollution controls at Vermont talk
FPC Commissioner Charles R. Ross, retiring to Vermont, faulted federal agencies for prioritizing special interests over public environmental health. He urged accountability in air, water and soil use and warned against unrestricted exploitation by industry and government. The Vermont Bar Association meeting in Mt. Snow featured his remarks along with crime statute revisions, a lower drinking age debate, and Fortas for Chief Justice support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Ross
Commission
Vermont
Ross
Vermont Bar Association
Mt. Snow
Criminal Law Committee of the Bar
Peter F. Langrock
Middlebury
Bar Association
U.S. Senate
Abe Fortas
U.S. Supreme Court
Fortas
Atty
J. Malcolm Williams
Poultney
John D. Carbine
Rutland
James L. Oakes
Guilford
James S. Holden
Bennington
State Labor Council Endorses Daley in Vermont
The Vermont Labor Council endorsed Lt. Gov. John J. Daley for the Democratic ticket, naming him for president, with Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie as running mates. Daley urged a $1.60 minimum wage for intra state business, backed collective bargaining for state workers, and opposed right to work. The council praised Gov. Hoff for his probe of the Rev. Johnson case in Irasburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
UPI
John J. Daley
Vermont Labor Council
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
David Johnson
Irasburg
Four Die on Vermont Roads During Weekend
Four persons died in Vermont highway accidents over the weekend. Arthur Morris 34 of East Fairfield died in Burlington hospital from injuries from a Sept 9 truck collision in Fairfield. Judith Hayden 24 of Essex Junction died when her husband’s car left Route 117 and plunged into the Winooski River. Her body was found in the river. husband Gordon 28 was found dazed beside the road. Robert Bosquin 31 of Eaton NH killed when car slammed into a tree after leaving Shelburne Falls Road in Shelburne. driver Robert S. Mason 32 of Eaton NH was seriously injured. Michael H. Coleman 11 of Rutland crushed to death when his bicycle rode into the side of a truck operated by Robert I. Burrows 38 of Shoreham VT and Charlestown NH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Morris
East Fairfield
Burlington Hospital
Fairfield
Judith Hayden
Essex Junction
Vermont
Winooski
Gordon
Robert Bosquin
Eaton
N.H
Shelburne Falls
Shelburne
Robert S. Mason
Michael H. Coleman
Rutland
Robert I. Burrows
Shoreham
Charlestown
Arraignment Tonight Over Interstate Theft Crash
Richard Hustler, 20, of Benn ington and Hoosick Falls, will be arraigned in Hoosick Falls Village Court tonight on charges of operating without a license and leaving the scene of an accident. The charge stems from an interstate incident and crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Richard Hustler
Bennington and
Hoosick Falls Village Court
Police Probe Minor Mishaps in Vermont Weekend Drive Report
Vermont State Police logged three weekend mishaps with no injuries. A 1949 Chevrolet sedan driven by Edwin W. Rice III left the road on River Road North Bennington, damaging the car. A 1962 Ford driven by Joseph Pello Jr. hit a power pole on Squaw Hill Road, Bennington, causing moderate damage. A 1966 Ford Mustang driven by Richard Thiem and a 1968 Plymouth wagon driven by Marjorie Pritchard collided at US 7 and VT 67A. both vehicles northbound. A minor collision occurred at South and Bryant streets in Bennington involving Thomas C. Molly and Richard H. Caswell. one car damaged. An abandoned wrecked car found on Hoosick Street was registered to Ray Stratton. theft reported to Hoosick Falls police. Stratton later altered story to Hoosick Falls authorities. Hustler were arrested and due in Hoosick Falls court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Edwin W. Rice III
Bennington
North Bennington
Stone Church
Squaw Hill
Joseph Pello Jr
Chapel Road
U.S. 7
Hoosick Falls
Stratton
Hustler
Bennington Community Clubs Plan Meetings This Week
The Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Post 1332 will meet jointly with the post at 7 p.m. Tuesday, with a regular auxiliary meeting to follow. A district meeting is set for Sept. 29. The Altar Rosary Society of St. Francis de Sales School will hold its fall meeting Tuesday night at the former Bennington Catholic High School with a 6:30 supper and a white elephant sale. Bennington Lodge of Elks meets at 8 p.m. Tuesday followed by social time. Duplicate bridge starts Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the YMCA, open to all. H Jurgen Combs of Bennington made the North Adams State College dean’s list for spring semester with high honors. Bennington Lanes opens 9 a.m. Saturdays with a student rate. Ads note 1969 Admiral color TV specials and tax club signups at County National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Senior Citizens Center
North Street
VFW
Altar Rosary Society of
St. Francis de Sales Church
Bennington Catholic High School
Bennington Lodge of Elks
Silver Towers
H. Jurgen Combs
Bennington
North Adams State College
Antiques Show Planned by Church Fellowship
The 10th Antiques Show and Sale runs October 10 to 12, sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship of the Second Congregational Church on Hillside Street. It will feature glass, jewelry, furniture, bottles, china, lamps, and other items for collectors with participants including Mrs. Harold Hindle, High Meadow Farm Antiques, Bennington. Jeanne Eisenberg, Little Horse Antique Shop. Verna Elliott, and Clarence Mathers among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Fellowship
Second Congregational Church
Hillside Street
Harold L. Hindle
Harwichport
Mass
High Meadow Farm
Bennington
Jeanne Eisenberg
Troy
N.Y
Little Horse Antique Shop
Saco
Maine
Verna H. Elliott
Saugerties
Clarence Mathers
Hoosick Falls
Private Enterprise Must Be Partner Hoff
Governor Hoff of Vermont urged private enterprise to partner with government for social and economic progress in America. Speaking at the New England Water Works Association convention he argued government and business are interdependent and should share responsibility as the nation moves toward the 21st century. The remarks mention collaboration for a free peaceful nation and list various antique show participants and dates October 10 to 12 with extended hours and snacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Placid
N.Y
UPI
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
America
Hoff
Hospital Notes September 1968 Admissions and Births
Hospital notes list admissions on September 20 and 21 1968 including Aaron Young Irene Harrington Anna Keefe Margaret Grover James Hamilton David Ryan John Andrews Patricia Colegrove William Jordan Gladys Sumner Caroline Harrington Kevin Cross Gerald Wheeler Lyle Livingston William Cass Brett Miner Raleigh Tatro Judy Sherman Henry Hewson Karen Banks Irene Tudor Births recorded Norman Lampman Horace Smith a daughter born September 20 in Cambridge and Alta Mobile Park Pownal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Young
Cambridge, N.Y
Irene Harrington
Anna Keefe
Bennington
Margaret Grover
East Arlington
Caroline Harrington
Kevin Cross
Arlington
Gerald Wheeler
Whitingham
Lyle Livingston
North Bennington
William Cass
Peru
Brett Miner
North Hoosick
Raleigh Tatro
Hoosick Falls
Judy Sherman
Henry Hewson
Karen Banks
Irene Tudor
Sandgate
Norman Lampman
Horace Smith
Alta Mobile Park
Pownal
Rotary Auction To Be Nov 30
The annual Bennington Rotary Auction will be held at the State Armory on Saturday Nov 30. Auction chairman James Williams announced this week as the pickup and storage committee works. Contact William Haynes or John Kennedy at given numbers before 5 p.m. to arrange item pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
State Armory
James Williams
William Haynes
John Kennedy
Quebec Youth Held Here On Trooper Assault Charge
Rene Jos Larocque 20 of Maria Quebec is held on $1000 bail in Jennington District Court on two counts of obscene language toward state police and one count of assaulting Trooper Robert J. Collins with a hunting knife. Plea entered not guilty. attorney appointed. Alliance with other youths includes two NH teens ordered for evaluation after pleading guilty to petty larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Jennington
Rene Joeseph Jos Larocque
Maria
John P. Morrissey
Atty
Stephen S. Gilman
Jos Larocque
Robert J. Collins
Peru
Collins
Thomas J. Marcotte
Joseph LaBranche Jr
Henry O. Chase
Manchester
N.H
Commissioner of Corrections
New Hampshire
Neil Moss
LaBranche
Chase
Sheldon
Rupert
Morrissey
Harvey Carter
Marshall Witten
Gene D. Richard
North Adams
Mass
Massachusetts
Vermont
Richard
Pownal
U.S. 7
Santa Barbara, Calif
YMCA resumes women's exercise and volleyball program
The YMCA reopens the women’s exercise and volleyball group for a new season with sessions each Wednesday at 10. Mrs. Virginia Buck returns for her second year to lead the class after directing similar sessions in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Babysitting is available for preschool and kindergarten children. All women may attend the first session as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Virginia Buck
Bridgeport
Dorset burglary yields antique silver worth up to two thousand
State police report no new leads in a Dorset burglary where George Wallace's home saw silver dinnerware including trays and candelabra valued between 1000 and 2000 dollars, some items over a century old. Entry was a window breach as investigators pursue suspects while multiple charges follow separate incidents tied to fleeing justice and driving violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorset
George Wallace
Supervisors Course Offered in Bennington Area
The Bennington Area Industrial Management Club and Bennington South Supervisory Union offer a 12 week course Principles of Supervision for current and aspiring first line supervisors. Sessions run Tuesdays at Mt. Anthony Union High School starting Oct 1 at 7 PM, instructor William Denault of GE Pittsfield. Register in advance by calling the YMCA at 447-7316. open to all with limited spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
William Denault
General Electric Co
Pittsfield
Mass
College of William and Mary
North Adams State College
YMCA
IMC
State Dentists' Society Urges Prepaid Plans
The Vermont Dental Service and Vermont State Dental Society met in Woodstock to discuss prepaid dentistry. Dr. Robert Perrin argued that expanding prepaid programs could cut Vermont's high dental disease rates and remove financial barriers to care. New trustees include Burnham, Barradale, Heaton, Silloway, and Caccaro. re-elected are Schein and Sayers. Existing board members include Griffin Provost Montgomery and Perrin, who was re-elected president and Montgomery secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Vermont Dental Service
Vermont State Dental Society
Vermont
Robert Perrin
Burlington
William Burnham
Bennington
Eric Barradale
Brattleboro
Ronald Heaton
Rutland
Frederick Silloway
St. Johnsbury
Ralph Caccaro
Barre
Alvin Schein
Alvin Sayers
Fair Haven
Ray Griffin
Bellows Falls
Ralph Provost
Dale Montgomery
Perrin
Montgomery
Negro Priest Named Rector at St. Peter's
The Rev. Edward B. Geyer Jr. was elected rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Parish replacing the Rev. Frederick B. Wolf who will be consecrated bishop of the diocese of Maine on Oct. 4. Geyer, a Black priest, has led St. Luke's Parish in New Haven for eight years and has been active as jail chaplain and in community coalitions. The appointment marks a rare instance of a Negro priest leading a predominantly white parish in New England and in the Vermont diocese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Geyer Jr
St. Peter’s Episcopal
Frederick B. Wolf
Diocese of
Maine
Theodore Shatagin
Father Geyer
St. Luke’s
Whalley Avenue
New Haven
Conn
New England
Vermont
Bennington
New York City
New York University
Philadelphia Divinity School
St. Peter’s Parish
Chelsea
New York
Obituary notices from North Bennington and Hartford
Thelma A Gaul 68 of North Bennington dies after months illness on Bank Street. She was born June 27 1900, daughter of Ralph A Gaul and Lucy Warner Gaul, a 1919 North Bennington High School graduate and supporter of the alumni association. She attended Troy Conservatory of Music and Baypath Institute. Michael Francis Kirwan 76 of Hartford dies at St Francis Hospital. He was born Feb 27 1892 in Hoosick Falls NY, a retired telegrapher for New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, member of the Telegraphers Union. He is survived by wife Cecelia Sausville Kirwan, a son John Kirwan, a daughter Jane Kirwan, and sister Mrs Philip Trombley. Burial and funeral details provided along with Rosary and Requiem High Mass information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bennington
Thelma A. Gaul
Bank Street
Ralph A. Gaul
Lucy (Warner) Gaul
North Bennington High School
Troy Conservatory of Music
Baypath Institute
Springfield
Mass
Hartford
Corr
Michael Francis Kirwan
Newton St
Cecelia Sausville
Bennington
St. Francis Hospital
Mr. Kirwan
Hoosick Falls
N.Y
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Telegraphers’ Union
John Kirwan
Andover
Jane Kirwan
Philip Trombley
West Hartford
Mahar & Son Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Church
Park Lawn Cemetery
Funeral Notices from North Hoosick West Hoosick and Schenectady
Funeral services were held for Joseph Parkhill in North Hoosick and for Maude Abbott in West Hoosick Baptist Church. Alonzo Winslow Paige of Schenectady and Nokomis Florida died at Ellis Hospital after a brief illness. services were conducted at St George's Episcopal Church with interment in Yale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Hoosick
N.Y
Maude Abbott
Robert Abbott
West Hoosick Baptist Church
Raimund L. Tumberston
West Hoosick Cemetery
Edward E. Baker
Harold C. Hill
Charles W. Filkins
Lester Pine
Roger N. Moseley
Richard Whalen
Schenectady
Alonzo Winslow Paige
Front St
Nokomis
Fla
Bennington
Ellis Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
FPC
U.S
Dover
Federal Power Commission
State Labor Council
Daley
Labor
Abso
Montpelier
Bennington Briefs
Admiral
Electronic Service Center
School Street
County National Bank
George R. Jenkins
Robert J. LaPorte
Jeanne Adams van Hoesen
Delmar
Brewster Antiques
Manchester Center
Oliver. Hotaling Ganesvoort
J. R. Dyer
Doylestown
Deerfield
Catherine LaPorte
Dwaine Wilwol
Floyd Lewis
James Bartlett
Caroline Graham and Son
Betty Hughes
Gail Harrington
Donna Stearns
Buskirk
N. Y
James Hamilton
David Ryan
Shaftsbury
John Andrews
Alma Champine
Patricia Colegrove
William Jordan
Franta Schramm
Gladys Sumner
Kodak Film
Kodak
Cameras Records Music Tape Recorders
Main St
Rotary
St. Peter’s
Michael F. Kirwan
Joseph Parkhill
Hoosek Falls
Morgan Parkhill
Oswald A. Muller
North Hoosick Methodist Church
Parkhill
Frank Brady
Frank Kostenblatt
Walter Allen
Hugh Morrison
Tom Mix
Rudolph Valentino
Thelma Gaul
Bank Hall
Miss Gaul
Tucker Chapter No
CBS
Colonial Credit Union
Cushman
Congregational Church of
Eliot Marie Underhill
Alan Couch
Hanson - Walbridge Funeral Home
Alonzo W. Paige
North ST. Bennington
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