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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1974
Page
5
A discussion argues all parents are child educators and must assume a full time role guiding character. It stresses survival of humanity relies on traits like self assurance and cooperation, critiques modern trends, and outlines six steps for effective parental character education amid social upheaval.
John Spargo denounces the Child Labor Amendment as more than a mere labor measure, warning it would subjugate millions of children to a soulless bureaucracy. A Bennington code authority for local stores is formed with regional participation. Next week, the annual Bennington Southwest District spelling contest is announced by Supt. Irons.
On this day in history Pocahontas marries John Rolfe in Virginia in 1614. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are sentenced to death for atomic secrets in 1951. Gen Douglas MacArthur dies at 84 in 1964. Riots erupt in major U.S. cities in 1968 following Martin Luther King Jr assassination.
Two readers respond to the last Dialogues column. Mary Jo Collins praises gradual liberation and adds grace to women life while noting ongoing equality efforts. A Growing Woman shares fear of shifting roles, details personal steps toward education, work, and independence, and asks for understanding.
A Letter to the Editor questions Gov Salmon pressuring the Legislature. The writer agrees the governor errs on philosophy and tax reform but praises his restraint from using strongarm tactics. It argues a governor should execute the legislature's mandate, not coerce it.
A Vermont editorial laments governors using a program to push through the legislature and a lack of strong legislative leaders. The piece criticizes governors who pressure from the front office, creating rubber stamp lawmakers and confusion in the House. It ends with a cautious note on growing pains and change. The commentary names Sen. Herbert Ogden of Windsor County, Montpelier.
Poem-like verse describes spring thaw as Vermont’s release from icy imprisonment. The speaker imagines spring as a jailer releasing cold, with a warm heart beneath the ice. Green shoots and blooming flowers follow, inviting birds to sing in a bright springtime scene. Address at 97 S Compo Rd in Westport, Connecticut.
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