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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1976

Page

5

What is Authority and How Do We Trust It in Society

A compact analysis explains how people derive authority from religious clergy, scientists, lawyers, leaders, and even force. It notes multiple conflicting expert opinions in psychiatry, economics, and politics, and offers criteria to judge authorities, emphasizing motives and sources over slogans. It ends that civilized life depends on heed to authority but should be questioningly sourced.

Power balance in a damaged world power contest

The piece contrasts imagined US decline with real geopolitical shifts. It argues Washington should stop inflating imperial visions while acknowledging Soviet limits in Egypt and Angola. It notes Western inflation and British weakness hinder foreign policy, concluding no side leads yet and success hinges on solving internal ailments.

Ronald Reagan Henry M. Jackson United States Ford Egypt Europe Aswan Moscow Mediterranean Alexandria Angola Soviet Union

Forty Years Ago Highlights From April 12 1936

Debates at the Girls Club on The Fascist Theory of the State led by Gael Kennedy of Bennington College under Bennington Socialist local auspices. Vermont gasoline sales surge January February, boosting tax receipts by 57866.30. WPA payment checks reportedly in circulation as flood project workers await overdue funds.

Gael Kennedy Bennington College Bennington Vermont Louis B. Tims Motor Vehicle Department WPA Central Vermont Public Service Corp Manchester Hoosick Falls Rutland Casa Blanca Woodford Woodford Place Virginio Perrotta Lodge of Elks Newton Owens Bennington Graded

The Fence Viewers and Neighbors of Old Maine

A reflective piece on historic fence viewers in rural New England, their role in fair boundary decisions, and the evolution of neighborly relations. It recounts anecdotes of fence disputes, legal notions of a strong fence, and terms carried ashore from sailing days, including the Virginia fence.

New England Maine Alady Virginia Indian Ocean

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