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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1966

Page

2

Four Prisoners Escape Addison County Jail in Middlebury

Four inmates escaped from Addison County Jail between midnight and 6 30 a m as police hunted Francis Schoomaker 20 Burlington Kenneth Robinson 17 Barre Lamothe 16 Derby and Wesley Bacon 16 Montpelier. Authorities said the group fled in at least two stolen cars and one inmate may have slipped from the dining hall to join the breakout. Lamothe and Bacon had been jailed after a prior escape from Weeks School in Vergennes and were recaptured in Massachusetts.

Middlebury UPI Addison County Francis Schoomaker Burlington Kenneth Robinson Barre Lamothe Derby Wesley Bacon Montpelier Allen J. Chandler Orleans Chandler Lamothe and Bacon Weeks Vergennes Massachusetts

Vermont Nursing Homes Meet For Medicare Seminar

More than 75 Vermont nursing and convalescent home representatives gather at the Tavern Motor Inn for a Travelers Insurance Medicare seminar. Topics include cost reimbursement, audits, admission and billing procedures, transfer agreements and safety, ahead of January 1 program launch.

Montpelier Vermont Tavern Motor Inn Travelers Insurance Companies John J. Budds Travelers Vermont Nursing Home Association Budds

Hoosick Falls Lions auction seeks donations Oct 8

In Hoosick Falls donations for the Lions Club annual auction are invited. President Robert Hall Paul LaPorte and Richard Fairbanks request contributions for the event on October 8 at Owl Garage Church Street. Proceeds support community projects including the town swimming pool fund. Albany protest rally aids Miss Lola Johnson

Hoosick Falls Town of

Mature women career help program at HVCC

An October 3 open meeting at Hudson Valley Community College Hudson Hall 1 p.m. kicks off HVCCs MRS program for mature returning students. Roy Brunner Albany Medical Center and Mildred Meskil NYS Department of Commerce will speak. Free program for all women in the capital district with guidance on vocational training degree options and courses.

Troy Hudson Valley Community College Hudson Hall Roy Brunner Albany Medical Center Mildred Meskil Women’s Bureau New York State Department of Commerce HVCC Capital District

Harvest festival kicks off in Stockbridge Saturday

Berkshire Stockbridge hosts the 32nd annual harvest festival sponsored by Berkshire Garden Center Interlaken Stockbridge. The event begins Saturday with activities at 10 and runs into the late afternoon ending around 5. Local vendors, crafts and garden displays are planned.

Stockbridge Berkshire Garden Center Interlaken

Williams High School team retires undefeated in quiz win

STOCKBRIDGE Williams High School defeated Maple Hill School of Castleton New York 160 to 120 on the Little Red School House TV quiz program WRBG Schenectady. It marked the third straight victory for the Williams team. PITTSFIELD Boston talks among Mayor Remo Del Gallo School building chief Roger Wellington and Superintendent James Reynolds with the state Emergency Finance Board on a proposed 6.5 million borrowing to fund a new 1250 pupil comprehensive school.

Stockbridge Williams High School Maple Hill School Castleton N.Y Little Red School WRBG Schenectady Pittsfield Remo del Gallo High School Building Commission Roger Wellington James Reynolds Boston State Emergency Finance Board

Monument on Jarvie Property May Date to Indian Days

Hinsdale E Merrill of the New England Antiquities Association inspected a seven-foot monument off Middlefield Road in Washington on property of Mr and Mrs Alexander G Jarvie. Merrill will return later and notes the rock monument topped with white quartz may pre date Indian days.

Hinsdale — E. Merrill The New England Antiquities Association Middlefield Road Washington Alexander G. Jarvie Merrill

Vermont Tax Free Pensions Confirmed at 1.73 Million

Vermont Tax Commissioner confirms 1,200 retired teachers and state employees received tax free pensions totaling 1.73 million for the year. The exemption covers pensions for retired state workers, teachers, police, and Vermont residents receiving benefits from out-of-state systems. State data show 725 teachers earned 1.1 million from Vermont Teachers Retirement, 468 retirees received 601 thousand from the State Employees Retirement, and 37 police retirees drew 31.7 thousand from the State Police Retirement Fund.

Vermont State Teachers Retirement System of

Primary Expense Accounts Show Amounts from 15 Cents to 7247

The last of the primary expense account reports arrived Monday with filing closed at midnight Friday. Rich degrees of names: Richard Snelling spent 6781 of his own money while Thomas Hayes used 7247 in contributions. Hoff listed 1183. Daley 4.25. Merrill 276. Cooley 78.50. Hathorn 1842. Hincks .15. John Perry 1878. Gordon none. Anderson 160. Connarn none. Oakes 3323 with 2913 from contributions. Stafford 561. Ryan none. Trudeau 41.80. Rudolph Smith 167. Bedford 2445.

Perry Merrill Harry Cooley Byron Hath Robert Stafford William Ryan Gerard Trudeau Middlebury Rudolph Smith H. Ward Bedford

Vermont Yankee seeks ten million stock issue for Vernon plant

Nuclear Power Corp plans to issue 10 million dollars in common stock to fund the $88 million Vernon nuclear plant. Public Service Board hearing set for October 6 to decide on stock authorization as part of the project, with CVPS and Green Mountain Power Co. already licensed to proceed. The facility aims for 540000 kilowatts and completion around 1970 pending AEC license.

Montpelier UPI Vermont-Yankee Nuclear Power Corp Public Service Board Ernest Gibson Vernon Central Vermont Public Service Corp CVPS Rutland Green Mountain Power Corp Burlington Vermont-Yankee Corp Atomic Energy Commission Albert Cree

State Police Vacancies Explained

Commissioner Erwin Alexander declined to confirm reports of widespread discontent over vacancies. He said unfilled posts are four or five not fifteen, with two in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation. New officers joined after September 1 training. promotions lack a set policy, with changes coming soon. Governor Hoff expressed confidence the vacancies will be filled promptly.

Grand Isle UPI New England Telephone Co North Hero South Hero Burlington Vermont Windsor Lunenburg Alexander Alexanders Bureau of Criminal Investigation Police Training Academy

Lewiston bills Johnson for power used in visit

Lewiston Maine officials seek $748.77 from President Johnson for power used during a nonpolitical trip. The Lewiston Finance Board met to pursue payment, citing lighting and radio TV coverage expenses. Mayor Couturier says if the trip was political, the Democrats would pay, and the bill should go to the White House staffer Harold Pachios.

Lewiston Maine UPD Johnson Lewiston Finance Board Robert L. Couturier Couturier White House Harold Pachios Cape Elizabeth

Computer helps verify balanced diets in meals

Automatic Retailers of America, Inc. says its institutional food service program can load nutritional values into a computer and compare them with what groups of people actually eat to ensure meals are balanced.

Philadelphia UPI Institutional Food Service Company Automatic Retailers of America, Inc

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Medicare West Rutland Richard Sullivan Charles A. Dikeman Dikeman James E. Hazen Putney Joseph P. Cararra and Sons Construction Co New York Hoosick Lions Plan Auction Albany Federation of Community Organizations Lola M. Johnson Philip Schuyler Albany School Board State Commission On Human Rights Division of Inter-Cultural Relations State Education Department Federation Down In Berkshire Orn Peter Hincks John Perry Jay Gordon David Anderson John Connarn James Oakes Nuclear Power Corp Philip Hoff Drysdale’s Armory RMA Badne Vermont Bank and Trust Company Wiehem Uion Atic Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Bellows Falls Bennington Brattleboro Chester Manchester Center
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