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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Governor Snelling appoints Rosalyn Oakes to the Vermont Public Service Board. Oakes, chair of the Governor’s Commission on Food, is praised as a consumer advocate who will push for public interests and accountability in utility rate setting.
A UCLA physician cites a UCLA study claiming heavy marijuana use harms lung function. The 28 healthy young men averaged five joints daily for two months, sparking ridicule about moderation and urging classical oversight at FDA.
Vermont Senator Robert Stafford and his wife travel as part of a U S delegation to the Inter parliamentary Union annual meeting in Australia. The two week trip includes Honolulu Guam Tahiti and American Samoa with agenda items on Cuba’s IPU admission and human rights.
A note from North Petersburg New York to The Banner Editor about rushed clocking at work, a minister friend, and a daughter-in-law who must run. The writer reflects on hurried departure and a mystery about where she goes, musing if to kitchen, garden or elsewhere.
The Banner reports a new local committee formed by the Safe and Sound Route 7 group. The group will publish a series of articles on road construction needs in the Bennington area and has asked the Highway Department and local representatives for information on various aspects of the proposed Super project.
The communiqué questions the need for a remote limited access highway and questions the release of information. It notes two main questions to address: the type of road and related concerns about public statements versus reported data.
The MAYAA wrestling program thanks Madkour's Market McDonalds Salem's Market Fairbanks Express Tomasi's Sports Center and Mt Anthony students parents and community volunteers for the 5th Annual MAYAA Tournament. Bennington area readers urged to address highway traffic volumes and construction planning with the Highway Department. North Bennington.
A Bennington resident commends Officers Ryan and Lanoue for patience and effective handling of repeated thefts by youths. The letter notes a parent’s frustration and a woman’s insistence the money was mislaid, later recovered by the officers. The writer thanks the officers for their fine work.
A Searsburg reader shares nature notes on bird sightings from Skylark to Merton and Marjorie Rice, plus a raccoon encounter at the feeding board. The column then shifts to commentary on inflation, comparing U S prices to Germany’s 1923 hyperinflation with vivid recalls of exorbitant costs and penniless money.
The Vermont State Nurses Association urges the North Country Hospital board to reinstate Theresa Duran as director of nursing services. They argue the elimination of the position, announced Feb 10 by the hospital administrator Mr Dowd, would hurt patient care and harm nursing leadership in Newport and Vermont.
A reader recalls early 1900s Bennington street life with hurdy-gurdy men and dancing monkeys, noting the vanished Westport barrel organ scene and a sleighing memory of a red gypsy wagon on Route 9, wondering if modern hurdy-gurdy players still roam Vermont roads. The letter is signed O. Philip Schuyler, Westport, Conn.
In Washington experts split into liberal and conservative camps over why Russia rejected Carter’s arms proposal. Liberals fault timing and definitions on cruise missiles and MIRV limits, while conservatives say Moscow never negotiates and only shifts after U S action signals a tougher stance. Both sides see potential danger if misread.
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