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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
In a year of upsets the April 27 Pennsylvania primary looms crucial as the Democratic race tests coalitions. Jackson and Udall falter in New York Wisconsin, Carter edges Udall in Wisconsin but loses New York, Ford defeats Reagan. Pennsylvania could reshape momentum and coalition prospects for Carter Jackson Udall Humphrey.
A Boston incident shows white students assaulting a black lawyer during an anti busing demonstration. They used a flag and its steel shaft as a weapon while attempting to stab him, captured on camera. The piece questions national portrayal of America during the bicentennial and warns against using the flag to justify racism, urging sober reflection on liberty and justice.
An open letter questions Mt Anthony Board for ignoring taxpayer input, cuts to the music department to save 25000, and offsite programs with 70000 in the budget. It asks how many students are affected, if private school attendees are funded, and whether teacher raises are included.
A reader questions why the Bennington Program uses redemption center wages to preserve staff cut from the teachers program. The letter criticizes Mt Anthony’s open meeting stance and asks why taxpayers cannot speak without risking jobs or facing insult. The author urges open, respectful, inclusive public meetings.
A Bennington reader argues for gun rights, praising the NRA and criticizing an April 2 1976 Banner editorial. He links disarming citizens to historical oppression, questions civil liberties concerns, and urges continued NRA support while urging tax and education cost discussions.
The message marks Food Day on April 8 and urges action by individuals and groups to address world food supply imbalance. It highlights waste reduction, local production improvements, and nutri tion, urging meals that reflect scarcity and supporting aid groups like CARE with technology, seeds, tools, and fertilizer.
The article explains two meanings of botanical: plant life and vegetable drugs, listing substances like solanine tannin hyoscyamine and allyl sulfide from garlic for pest control. It warns about skin-irritant plants, offers simple nettle sprays and garlic onion decoctions, and notes store bought botanicals such as ryania rotenone pyrethrum and quassia chips.
In a WSJ take on the Woodward Bernstein book and Schlesinger, the reviewer questions the lack of footnotes and named authorities, noting the authors rely on anonymous sources for pivotal Nixon moments. The piece contrasts readable narrative with rigorous sourcing and condemns Nixon’s actions while praising the book’s storytelling.
On a clear day a reader reports seeing a wild turkey kicking up acorns beneath an oak near Bald Mountain, with a deer feeding on the same acorns nearby. The sighting occurred near the Blue Bean Diner in North Petersburg, New York.
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