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Q.A. How many condemned men? Houi many men (or women) await the death penalty at the Vermont Prison in Windsor? QA: None! QA asked Warden Robert G. Smith when a man was last executed In Vermont. It was in February of 1954. Since that time, Warden Smith said, only one man has been sentenced to die, and his sentence was commuted to life Imprisonment.

Vermont's death penalty is now limited only to those who are convicted of the murder of a policeman or a prison employe: and, Smith points 'Even that is subject to review this spring by the Supreme Court." Meanwhile, however, Vermont's electric chair has been gathering dust for 18 years. I understand tuork is to begin this summer on the new Route? section in Bennington. If so, will work be in the area of the town swimming pool, necessitating a shut-down of the pool? QA: The town pool will open on schedule and will remain open for its full season. According to Larry BJiss, right-of-way agent for the state Highway Department, no contracts have been awarded yet for the construction. Work is expected to begin in the Bennington area sometime this during the summer.

That, summer, but planners have, stipulation will be Included in the already arranged their schedule, state's general contract for the so as to not interfere with the pool construction. Dust-catcher: Vermont's electric chair has been unused for many years and chances are it may never be used again. It was my understanding that the amended tax Uw patted by the U.S. Congress last fall increased the personal exemption for the federal income tax. With this in mind, I would expect that the tax withheld from my pay check would be a little smaller than last year.

find that more is being taken out for federal and state taxes than last year. Why? QA: According to the Internal Revenue Service In Burlington, withholding tables have, in the past, been geared to the amount of the standard deduction. This meant that those In lower income levels would normally be refunded excess tax payments, those in middle income brackets would generally break even, and those in higher brackets had to mail a check with their returns. Under the amended law, however, the withholding tables are revised and geared to the amount of income rather than the standard deduction (which therefore has no bearing on withholding). This has the effect of increasing withholding rates from most wageearners' paychecks, despite the increase in the standard deducation.

Gear? That's what IRS asked QA after that explanation. in Banner, Tuesday, January 25. 1972--3 17 Mt. Anthony girls enroll in new Health Services program iiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiniiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini iiNiiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimniiiiHiiMffliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii The Liberty Union: 'A remarkable year' "A remarkable year" was the description offered by an officer of Liberty Union, Vermont's third political party, to a group of party members and other interested citizens at a meeting Saturday afternoon in the Bennington Free Library. It was the first meeting of Liberty Union since the special election In Vermont and was attended by people from Brattleboro, Chittenden, Underbill, Castleton, Chester, Andover, Jericho, Burlington and Sandgate, as wen as Bennington and Shaflsbury.

The assessment of Liberty Union's success was offered Richard Clark, the-treasurer, who with', the secretary, Martha Abbot chaired the meeting in the absence of the chairman, Steve Kaplan. In describing it as "remarkable" Clark cited the year's activities, including the winning court.action that gave trie party a place on the ballot and in the election itself, he noted, "the two LU candidates, despite the stranglehold the two other political parties have in the state on the electoral system, did remarkably well." He reported that Doris Lake, the candidate for the House, gathered 5 per cent of the total vote; while Bernard Sanders, in the race for the Senate, had a total of 2,2 per cent of the vote tally. OUR FEBRUARY SALE STARTS THIS WEEK WATCH FOR OUR Announcement Clark described the good reception liberty Union candidates have received around the state and the notable reactions from young people and those in the high schools. "The most noticeable impact of Liberty Union was in forcing other candidates to say something about issues, which is the prime purpose of Liberty Union," he added. Sanders was on hand for Saturday's session to receive Blanks for his "efforts, sacrifice and commitment in running," in Clark's words.

Sanders' presence sparked a Also adopted was a proposal to initiate in the spring a petition campaign against the poll tax. The session included a discussion of a "platform" of Liberty Union, but it was decided that such a platform, by the very nature of the union, should be "not rigid in its feeling, but changing, (should include) an attempt to have a feeling of where most people concerned with Liberty Union are at on most important issues." Future plans included five basic areas of consideration: 1. Fund-raising. It was noted that Liberty Union is in desperate discussion of Liberty's Union's need of money, since it has so far position that candidates run not run on and primarily as individuals to win' ojedication," and has never had office for themselves, but on the any dues structure nor organized basis of what the group stands fundraising. 2.

More effective organization for. It was noted that what each does Is in the name of Liberty Union and is based on issues, not primarily on personality and winning an election. In looking ahead, the group Saturday named the electric power issue and repeal of the poll tax as "gut" issues that Liberty Union should consider carefully in the months ahead. A study and research group, whose function will be to inform the public on the electric power issue, was formed; immediate plans call for a fund-raising film to be shown at the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro. HOME Furniture Co.

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4. Generate new and vital ideas and ways of campaigning, how to involve the young etc. 5. Investigation and in-depth research on issues that are important to the people in Vermont. Also touched on during the four-and-a-half-hour meeting Saturday were public relations with the news media; Involving more people in Liberty Union and keeping it essentially at the grassroots level; Liberty Union a political arm of other groups; becoming more involved with churches, trade unions, the NAACP, statewide peace groups etc.

Other discussions centered on whether Liberty Union should endorse a candidate running as a member of one of the other political parties, if that candidate seemed to have some of Liberty Union's attitudes; and on the fact that LU could become a political power balance. Also stre ssed was the Important of running local candidates. Plans were made for a monthly newsletter for LU members, with Mrs. Joyce Adler of Shaftsbury (Post Office address North Bennington) in charge. Items of public interest should be sent to her for coordination into the newsletter.

An organization plan for future sti ucture of Liberty Union will be prepared by the executive committee, which includes Kaplan of Plainfield, Ms. Abbot of Underbill, Clark of Chittenden, Sanders, Burlington and Ms. Lake, Brattleboro. Monthly meetings will be held in different areas of the state. Also announced was a meeting Tuesday at 7:30 pjn.

at the Webster home on Trumbull HU1 in Shaftsbury, for people interested in protesting government action by withholding income tax, telephone tax etc. On Feb. 16 a meeting has been scheduled in Rutland on war tax resistance. IRVING ADLER Nature's math topic of talk on Wednesday A science lecture and discussion on the architecture of plant forms will be led by Dr. Irving Adler under the title "Plan Spirals and Rabbit Numbers," a meeting sponsored by the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences on Wednesday, Jan.

26, 8 p.m. in Gov. McCullough Mansion, North Bennington. i The lecture describes a contemporary inquiry by Dr. Adler into an ancient subject, the geometric and mathematical regularities of nature, which may be traced back through the Greeksandwas notably extended in the 19th century by the German botanist, Ernst Haeckel, who found geometrical forms in minerals, plants and animals.

Dr. Adler, trained at Columbia University, is a mathematician residing in Shaftsbury, who has some first-hand acquaintance with plants from growing a garden but has devoted his main time to writing books on such varied topics as the nature of light, weather, geology and evolution. Though many of his books are written for adults, he has received awards for outstanding contributions to children's literature and a fellowship with the National Science Foundation. Laymen as well as botanists have long observed the regularities of ferns, the harmonious overlapping of scaly leaves on pine cones. The title "Plan Spirals and Rabbit Numbers" refers to a mathematical formulation of the position of plant leaves in relation to each other.

Plant spirals describe a pattern of leaf sprouting that ascends around a plant stem like the steps of a spiral staircase. "Rabbit numbers" is Dr. Adler's term for one of many possible number series, for made by adding 4 to the preceding number or 1, 10,19,28, made by adding 9 to the preceding number. The particular number series called rabbit numbers indicates the leaf positions on a spiral that represents a stem whether the steps on the spiral staircase are close or far apart. Mt.

Anthony Union High School, in its attempt to meet the needs and interests of the students it serves, has arranged for the offering of a Health Services program this year. There are 17 girls enrolled in the program, all of whom are in their junior or senior year. The program was made possible through a cooperative arrangement between the MAUHS Area Vocational Center and Putnam Memorial Hospital. Individuals directly involved include Mrs. Patricia Hernandez, director of nursing; Miss Hazel Morrissey, director of in-service education and Kenneth Tupacz, co-op coordinator, MAUHS.

The first half of the school year the students received classroom instruction from Miss Morrissey, and they will be assigned to various areas within the hospital to receive on-the-job training experience for the remainder of the school year. Two students have requested and been assigned to United Counseling Service. The purpose of the program is to afford interested students an opportunity to realistically explore their particular areas of interest in the field of health occupations. Participating students will receive two school credits for satisfactory completion of the program. HEALTH SERVICES STUDENTS Front from left, Roxanna Whitaker, Collette McCann, Leslie Breithaupl, I'aryse Restino; second row Barbara Buck, Linda Ackernian, Jackie Wright, Lorraine Lauzon, Nora Toomey, Patricia Corcoran, Miss Hazel Morrisaey R.N., third row Laura Turner, Linda Lazarus, Linda O'Brien, Joanne Long, Diane Carbonoro and Kulhy Harrington.

8 Channel 8, taking on a new role this year, has Randy Clayton and Allen Brown technical engineers LONDON (UPI)--The Royal and program managers. College of Veterinary Surgeons This week's schedule includes charged a 35-year-old vet with an explanation tonight at 5:30 of "disgraceful professional con- television adjustment, setting up, duct" for leaving the body of a etc. dead cat on the doorstep of the Wednesday, 5:30 Mt. An- owner. Vet Paul Ashburner said thony School Board meeting, he did it because he had not Thursday, 5:30 MADA soap been paid the $2,60 fee for opera directed by student Jean disposing of the cat.

Peterson. Friday, 5:30 Replay of Mt. Anthony-Rutland basketball game. All programs are repeated at 11 a.m. the following day.

Any organization, club or business which would like to put on a program in the future should phone or send a letter to Channel 8, c-o Randy Clayton or Allen Brown, Mt. Anthony Union High School, Park Street, Bennington, 05201. Legislator's Report I am sorry not to have sent you a report on the events in the House during the opening days of our session. On Jan. 5 the governor delivered his message, and the following day we adjourned so legislators might go home to vote.

The second week proved to be a busy one for me, offering no leisure for writing a report. From now on, I'll try to be more regular. Thus far we have passed only a handful of bills. Three imperative matters will come up for decision before we adjourn March 31: the budget, the remaining proposals for would be proper to have some legislative action to clarify this situation. Otherwise, the courts will have to adjudicate the question as I understand it, the judgment would be based on common law.

Our present statute does not cover the issue. The judiciary committee last week held three afternoon hearings on H218 from 1:15 to 5 p.m., and listened to more than 50 people. Most witnesses seemed to be extremists utterly opoosed to any relaxation, or in favor of giving the woman and her doctor complete freedom District Court Paradise Restaurant WettMainSt Bcnnington, Vt. Serving Fine Pood Since 192? INTRODUCING DAILY WEEKEND SPECIALS January 26 David Hasin, 23, of Shaftsbury, pleaded guilty to public intoxication in Shaftsbury Jan. 23.

A sentence of one day in jail was considered Harold Hatch, 28, of Pownal, pleaded guilty to driving without having his car inspected in Arlington Jan. 4. He was fined $25 and given an alternate 10-day Jail sentence if the fine is not paid by Wednesday. The following persons pleaded guilty to charges against them by waiver: Barry I. Postal, 29, of Stamford, making a false statement on a license application Oct.

8, fined $50; Ronald R. Baker, of Stamford, making a false statement on a license application, fined $50; Michael S. Doucette, 24, of Brattleboro, violating the law of the road in Winhall Jan. 12, fined $25; Anne' B. Wuerslin, 41, of Arlington, vehicle not inspected, $25; Charles E.

Kinney, 19, of 257 Union Bennington, exceeding the speed limit on Willow Road WOTM Notes Jan. 9, $15; Jeffery R. Rattff, 20, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., exceeding the speed limit on Northside Drive Jan. 19, $15; Susan Read, 18, of Mill Neck, N.Y., exceeding the speed limit on South Street in Bennington Jan. 22, $15; Joseph H.

Thompson, 61, of North Pownal, vehicle not inspected, $25; Raylene H. Claiborne, 33, of Bondville, exceeding the speed limit on Route 7 in Arlington Jan. 20, $25; Gary A. Romaniak, 19, of Adams, exceeding the speed limit in Shaftsbury Jan. 18, $20; Edward S.

Clement, 26, of Manchester, vehicle not inspected Jan. 20 in Arlington, $25. Brief Larry Babcock of Bennington and Robert Dorman of Pownal, Recreation Schedule Monday: 7 p.m. Chess Club at Stark Street Playground; 3 Men's Basketball at MAUHS; 8 ArlingtonvsTutties; 9:30 Stanley Tools vs Blue Benn. Tuesday: 9 a.m.

B-ROC Cooking Class; 1 Arts Crafts; 6:30 Yga. Wednesday: 9 a.m. B-ROC Sewing Class; 10 Women's Volleyball Class at Armory; 1 pjn. Puppet Group; 1 Food Stamp Distribution; 2:30 Senior citizens woodowrking class at Jr. High; 8 Judo demonstration at MAUHS gym.

Thursday: 7 Judo at MAUHS; 7 Rug hooking class; 7:30 Drawing Art Class at Stark Street Playground; 8 Men's Basketball at MAUHS; 8 Steak House vs Benn Pa str 9:30 Kelly's vs Blue Benn. Friday: 3 Sr. Citizens bowling at Bennington Lanes; 8 Public card party. Saturday: 9 Rifle Club at Armory. amending our constitution, and of decision.

So the testimony was some decision on the state prison, not constructive. These three cannot be postponed. The bill lays down some precise This week we have several regulations for the docotr: only important items. On Wednesday, registered hospitals, and licensed Jan. 26, at 1:30, a hearing on the physicians, saving the mother's Bennington charter.

A joint life stands unchanged in the bill, assembly of the Senate and After the first 12 weeks of House is tentatively scheduled pregnancy, the signed certificate that same afternoon to elect a of three physicians would be Supreme Court justice to fill the obligatory, affirming that either vacancy caused by Justice the mother's mental or physical Holden's appointment to the health would be gravely impaired Federal Court (We attended the OR that the child would be born ceremony of his swearing in it)j grave and permanent physical or mental defect. Another section regulates Gary Bishop of Pownal, freshman, have been named to the honors list for the first semester. Honors are for average marks of 3.0 to 3.4. Wayne Buhr of Ben- Ington, a pre-tech student, Caroline Paligo, treasurer. The attendance prize was missed by MaryHodeck.

Men of the lodge will hold anniversary weekend on Jan. 29 and 30. Co-workers wishing to donate salads for Saturday, Jan. 29 buffet should call senior regent IsabeUe Gates at 442-4088. Recorder Ina Flynn has distributed paring knives to coworkers for a money-making project.

She also has Mooseheart walkt calendars to be given to coworkers. a semester average of 3.5 or higher. Joseph Cornell of Bennington, another pre-tech student, was on the honors list. Ancient medal BARCELONA, Spain (UPD- Archeologists excavating in Barcelona's old Roman city have found an Olympic gold medal won by a Spaniard in the second century, history museum director FedericoPaWo Verrle said Friday. Good market WASHINGTON (UPI)-The Soviet Union could provide "a goodmarketformillions of tons a year of corn and other feed grains" as well as livestock from the United States, according to Commerce Secretary Maurice H.

Stans. He told a congressional hearing Monday that there is a potential for a huge multiplication of trade between the two countries, although the question of lowering tariff barriers with Russia still is under consideration in the administration. U.S. imports from the Soviet Union he added, could include natural gas, oil, lumber, pulp, furs and other raw materials. Friday afternoon.) Two bills appeared for notice on our calendar Friday and will come up for action this week.

S63 on snowmobiles has been entirely rewritten, so if passed by the House, it must then go ack to the Senate. It covers insurance, i a i i operation, accidents, trespass, etc. You can get a copy on request. H218 is the abortion bill, called in its rewritten form, Termination of Pregnancy. A decision by the Vermont Supreme Court on Jan.

14 last has raised some tough questions about our present law, passed more than a century ago. This old statute prescribes long terms in the state prison for a person who advises or assists in abortion, but suites explicitly that no penalties are provided for the woman. This would appear to imply that her freedom is not restricted, but no one can help her unless her life Is in danger! It would seem that it Hospital Notes SUNDAY, JAN. 23,1972 Admissions Charles K. Sheffer, Mrs.

Marion PoUnes, Hoosick Falls; Mrs. Josephine Reynolds, Hugh E. Galvin, Miss Juanita Hohman, Bennington; Mrs. Jean R. Him, East Arlington; Harold M.

Hod gin, Arlington. Discharge! Mrs. Geraldine Morse and son, Mrs. Ruby Schlndler, John P. Lemleux, Mrs.

Marjorie Maroney, Bennington. Hrthi Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Carpenter Jr.

of Chapel Park Road, a daughter Jan. 23. Mr. and Mrs. Henry P.

Kaufmann of R.D. 1, Johnsonville, N.Y., a daughter Jan. 23. termination of pregnancy resulting from rape or incest. This bill may come for debate Wednesday.

The whole subject is highly emotional and difficult, with violent disagreement. But it seems pretty essential that we should have some precise rules defining the rights, responsibilities and obligations of the medical prefession, and of women. If the legislature can't or won't make the rules, the courts would eventually do It. But meantime we would wait and wait. end on a pleasanter note.

At the annual dinner of the governor's Committee on Children and Youth Jan. 19, our Bennington Group received a special citation for distinguished performance and were greeted with rousing applause. They visited the Statehouse the next morning, and made a fine impression. And on Wednesday evening, we had a fine performance by the band from Kurn Hattin Homes, withearnestnessand skill that we found admirable. GEORGE VAN SANTVOORD Representative I n-3 Montpelier.

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