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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves Bennington and surrounding areas with local news, notices, and community updates.
The piece criticizes a two tier morality in post Watergate politics. It contrasts the swift removal of Ford ally Bo Callaway with the inaction on Florida Rep. Sikes amid allegations of using office for personal gain. It notes House and Senate ethics panels' slowness and calls for stronger leadership to end selective enforcement.
Civil rights leader Hosea Williams labels Jimmy Carter racist after remarks about ethnic purity. A bank visitor jokes about rationing money as banks chase the newly issued two dollar bill featuring Thomas Jefferson. Vermont hosts an Our Little Miss Ideal Miss Pageant for ages three to six, drawing criticism over child beauty contests.
N Petersburg New York resident argues on nutrition and farming practice. He cites a four year study showing zinc declines in corn and low oats zinc, questions a TV segment about budget meals, and notes a Pennsylvania Dutch farmer's fertilizer approach boosting corn protein by 25 percent. He warns against mass settlement and intensive labor with limited land.
A Washington report notes public opinion shifts toward President Ford as the economy improves since the new year. Democrats question the pace, citing unemployment and inflation, while most Americans credit Ford for the upturn and praise slower inflation and rising stock optimism.
Gladys L. Taylor recounts former Vermont legislator Fred Westphal, noting early opposition to a new maximum security prison, his stance as welfare reform, and a 1960s charity effort. She recalls Westphal supporting the COPA project with a donated sound system, his Civil War views, and ends with best wishes to the Bennnington Lions for their upcoming auction and year.
Curator Eugene R. Kosche recounts how settlers depended on axes saws and chisels to clear land build homes and fashion daily necessities. He notes iron tools and muskets aided survival while households crafted many items from wood. The museum's new exhibit highlights these early implements and the skills that shaped Vermont.
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