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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Florida Senate rejected ratification by a 21 to 19 vote, slowing progress toward adding the ERA to the Constitution. Only three more states were needed, but prospects grew dim. The piece notes opponents use scare tactics and critiques fear of women’s citizenship duties, and argues the ERA would simply place women and men on equal footing in law and employment. Vermont ratified earlier, resisting rescission amid pressure from conservative forces.
Burlington Free Press notes a crowded hearing on an anti obscenity bill aimed at banning adult bookstores. Opposing voices argued censorship while supporters framed it as moral instruction. critics warned about constitutional issues and the fickle relation between public outrage and demand. The piece contrasts public zeal with actual consumer behavior and cites related anecdotes from the Boston Globe and local reaction.
Tim Powers argues against upgrading Route 7 citing loss of historic farms trees and walls. He writes that opponents hide behind secrecy and misjudge engineering, claiming a safer, cheaper complex road benefits traffic and scenery while dismissing environmental worries.
A Vermont garden club leader urges action against inaction in conserving energy and natural resources. The piece condemns excessive packaging, eye appeal over quality, and risky energy choices, urging practical steps like slower driving, turning off lights, car pooling, walking, and reducing appliance use to protect future generations.
A March 31 1977 note from A Marshall McBean M D expresses public gratitude to Vermont volunteers who staffed last fall's flu clinics. The effort immunized over 50 percent of Vermonters aged 60 and over and 43 percent of all eligible residents, surpassing the national average.
In a reflective piece, a veteran recounts the Home Guard’s victory gardens and the scorn he once felt. He notes the guards were mostly older men, many WWI veterans, who performed their duty amid prejudice and jokes. He shifts from disdain to acceptance as he tends his own garden and recalls family banter.
Press Secretary Powell faced a query about solicitations for public reaction to the Presidents fireside chat. He quipped that a week earlier six pounds of dimes were sent to Miss Lillian, reflecting the unusual feedback channels cited by Sanford J. Ungar in Washington Reports & Comment.
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