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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1965
Page
1
Terrified Filipinos recount losses as Mt Taal devastates villages and lake shores. Rescue work hampered by deep mud. officials list 300 dead with fears figures could rise to thousands. Survivors recall boats overturning and families drowning as lava and muck flowed from the crater.
At a special village meeting held at the Armory on Tuesday evening, residents approved water connections for five North Bennington Road and Hicks Avenue properties by a large margin 116 to 24. The vote lets Clarence and Florence Wyman Merrill and Coletta Landon Raymond and Jennie Watson William and Agnes Barber and James and Eleanor Moore connect to the village water system at their own expense, amid earlier controversy over gasoline contamination in wells. Wyman reacted with pleasure and appreciation for the outcome.
President Johnson signs a law creating a national foundation on the arts and humanities. The measure could provide up to 21 million dollars annually for federal support of creative and performing arts, aligning Great Society priorities with culture and scholarship.
Geneva dispatch reports the North Vietnamese told the International Red Cross that captured U.S. pilots would be tried as war criminals. The statement implied possible execution if found guilty.
United Nations truce commander flies to Kashmir front as 100 observer team from 14 nations monitors the line. India reports 27 Pakistani Rangers killed and 26 captured in clashes near Rajasthan while about 3,000 infiltrators remain in Kashmir. Pakistan warns of retaliation if UN cannot stop Indian advances.
Governor Hoff endorsed a Lake Champlain Basin compact linking Vermont and New York. The proposal creates a two state agency to coordinate agencies manage resources and advise projects. Funding would come from both legislatures weighted 50 30 and 20 percent by equal share population and land area.
Hoff Administration may submit a 25 million accelerated highway bill to the 1966 Legislature. The plan calls for major Route 7 work from South Burlington to the Massachusetts border and Route 4 improvements from Rutland to the New York line. Gov Hoff signaled no major tax hikes but did not rule out highway tax increases. Additional potential projects include Route 9 from Bennington to Brattleboro and Route 2 from Montpelier to St Johnsbury, plus a Rutland to Bethel spur. Route 4 is slated as a limited access link to New York arterial traffic.
On the Inside First edition of the Arlington Eagle page 15 Sage of Swampacres laments the season’s last game While page 14 notes The Greater Bennington Association accepting entries for the fall foliage queen contest On page 5.
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff urged President Johnson to back and reinstate the Dickey Lincoln School Project in the omnibus public works bill. Hoff wrote along with senators Aiken Kennedy and Rep. Stafford urging conference support. Opponent Albert Cree of Vermont Public Service Corp argues private industry can do the job cheaper.
New York leaders led by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and HEW Secretary John Gardner described the Hudson River pollution as a torrent of filth and a septic tank. They urged swift action with Gardner estimating near 400 million dollars to clean the Hudson Valley and Rockefeller offering more than a billion dollars with voter approval.
Governor Philip Hoff asked the Public Service Board to examine contamination complaints about Arlington Water System after a letter signed by about 50 customers was delivered to him. Norton Barber of Arlington Water Co said he had not been contacted by PSB Chair Ernest Gibson and would release a recent Vermont Health Department report on water condition.
Former Calais Rep. William Blachly says his apology to Windsor State Prison Warden Robert Smith stands but he remains against the Institutions Board policy. Newfane attorney A Luke Crispe calls for a full investigation of prison conditions and Smiths removal while criticizing Gov Hoff for alleged persecution of whistleblowers. Crispe heads Friends of Rehabilitation, who oppose the proposed medium security plan. Grady, long linked to Hoff, labels the meeting a whitewash and Hoff dismisses his charge as idiotic. Blachly says his aim is to improve Windsor State Prison conditions.
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