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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
A long air of newsroom and public debate follows a Supreme Court ruling on widower Social Security benefits. Readers’ letters sparked the case linking editorials to policy change, while Vermont lawmakers in Montpelier edge toward last‑minute lawmaking and unexpected adjournment, leaving the week full of trades, stalled bills, and possible new laws tonight.
Editors note invites area residents to the free Open House at Bennington Recreation Center offering swimming, exercise, and a tour. Railroad buffs recall the Freedom Train’s Hoosick Falls run from Albany to Burlington, noting past passenger service along the west side of Vermont was far longer than direct routes today.
A reader in Bennington voices discontent with the town manager system under Harold Saunders. The letter accuses Ed Lamb of creating costly, impractical jobs and criticizes the selectmen for deferring to Lamb. The writer urges independent oversight and questions Saunders reliance on a college-educated public works administrator.
AARP Bennington members from Southern Vermont Chapter 269 demand restoration of 137 street lights including Gage Street after dark worries for seniors. They plan to attend the selectmen meeting at 7 15 p m to press for safety lighting and oppose high salary demands for a new administrator position while urging local qualified candidates.
A retro review notes Chesterton’s The Man Who Was Thursday newly issued by Sheed and Ward at 7.95. The piece discusses the anarchist plot, Chesterton’s paradoxes and flaws, his poetry, Autobiography claims, and the book’s enduring themes as a parable of political conflict and universal questions. It highlights Lepanto, anti semitism notes, and the author’s view of collectivism while offering a broad, period voice on Chesterton’s literary persona.
Washington notes a dusty CIA file on Sam Adams with two reports claiming different assessments. A top secret plan, Operation Rolling Thunder, orders Maj. Pitcairn to seal Boston and capture Adams and Hancock dead or alive, with Revere watched as the march to Lexington and Concord proceeds.
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