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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Guest editorial argues artificial limits on trucking growth raise U.S. transport costs. Regulators favor incumbents, creating de facto monopolies via ICC licenses. Millicent Fenwick’s study cites licenses sold for up to 300,000 while actual rights cost far less. Critics warn deregulation could hurt rail rates, suggesting subsidies to railroads or trucks, rather than hidden trucking subsidies, to protect service and curb costs.
In a letter to The Banner Ms. Taylor notes the so called Communist Rules for Revolution, captured by Allied forces in Dusseldorf. The piece is non authentic yet resurfaces to aid John Birch Society supporters. The author warns readers to screen the Red Rules and apply them to any monolithic ideology, noting missing words freedom and justice and implications for democracy. The piece contrasts with the Maine Indians claim and cites related editorials from the Boston Globe and Burlington Free Press.
The Banner prints a reader’s note recalling a 1919 Allied copy of the Communist Rules for Revolution. Doris Taylor endorses the idea and urges unified action against perceived disruptions, criticizing modern unrest and labeling the Reds as still following the rules. The referenced document discusses corrupting youth and eroding religious foundations.
A letter to The Banner rebukes propaganda tactics and urges separating agitators from patriots while reflecting on communism myths. A reader from Houghton Lane recounts witnessing two youths discard ice cream and a photo of sunset, expressing frustration at societal misdirection and loss of point.
A colonial column recalls a recurring campus type the amiable hangers on who linger on university grounds long after graduation. The writer remembers a single woman seen in the library corridors carrying two large briefcases full of plans for theatrical events, always in motion between spaces without completing projects.
A narrator recalls Columbia University eccentrics including a perpetual student who earned no degree, an elderly seminar participant who spoke in garbled terms, and a ragged 60s figure in the library. The piece blends affection with humor about campus life and aging scholars.
A Vermont Middlebury meeting on school finances grows heated over teen drinking and teacher pay. Observers critique modern teacher cynicism, discuss class sizes at Otter Valley Union High School, and note voters rejected the budget twice since February.
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