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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, serving the local community with news and notices.
Editorial notes money for rail trackage repair and monitors state officials to keep steam train plans on schedule. With Bennington slated as southern terminus this summer the community must plan to maximize visitors during the two hour Burlington to Bennington round trip. Efforts hinge on promoting overnight stays and leveraging a baggage car for bicycles plus a signed historic bike route while walkers seek the monument and museum.
After the train stops local attractions and regular stops at Bennington and Manchester suggest a need for bus service. The steam train offers a chance for short trips and local exploration, inviting residents to view landscapes beyond the automobile. Coordinated planning by visitor-oriented businesses could maximize the benefit.
The Ford administration discreetly downplays Nixon's China report by returning the 60-page document to San Clemente via regular mail. Leaks to the Wall Street Journal suggest the report lacked substance, while White House officials deny significant content. Nixon's reaction remains unreported, and the move is framed as a budget tactic.
Letters To the Editor discuss why Americans pledge allegiance to the flag and republic, noting allegiance rests on the will and belief of the people, acknowledging country’s flaws but valuing the preservation of its ideals and democracy.
The speaker argues the pledge of liberty and justice for all should guide national faith amid recent failures. If children see the pledge as meaningless, teachers bear responsibility for teaching language and meaning, urging progress rather than cursing fate when life is lost.
Anti development voices and media have resisted large recreation projects while light industry struggles to attract capital. Vermont's terrain, snow, and scenery drew unwooed proposals, but many were rebuffed. Ski areas boomed this winter, highlighting what the economy might be without such development.
Readers address community care homes safety and reimbursement plans, urging more info via United Counseling Service. Other letters discuss development and employment in Vermont, education on the Pledge of Allegiance, and unity in schools and churches urging Americans to live by the pledge.
A lively note from Searsburg recounts rare spring birds including two snow geese tailing a lady and gentleman Reinhold in a pasture, plus bluebirds and tree swallows vying for nesting boxes. The writer reflects on rainy days inspiring closet cleans and garage sale ideas, then celebrates a double birthday with gratitude to readers.
Washington debates whether environmental protection can coexist with job creation. Dennis Bass of Environmental Action argues the two aims can align, while John Rhodes notes many incumbents are not anti environment but pro employment. Studies suggest conserving growth costs less than pollution and can spur employment, urging politicians to unite labor and environmentalists at the ballot box.
A humorous note from Burlington Free Press recalls a driver who avoided parking penalties by stripping the wiper from his vehicle. Also a Reader's Digest quip jokes about a vacation spent resting in the shade of a beautiful blonde.
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