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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Residents express fear of uncontrolled growth as the Bennington Planning Commission weighs PUD concept. Chairman Bohne says no construction plans are set, while officials urge careful scrutiny against a backdrop of projected 49 percent regional population growth by 2000. Public sessions continue to seek input before selectmen decide.
President Ford told the American Society of Newspaper Editors that ongoing Vietnam war policy is immoral and failing. He criticized Congress for withholding $1 billion in military aid while condemning the clashes in South Vietnam and Cambodia as the nation’s leaders question the human cost of further arms, aid, and escalation.
Today Bennington marks Food Day with noon to 6 pm activities at St Peter's Episcopal Church on Pleasant Street. WIC reps, a food stamp outreach worker, and CAbol consumer information spokespeople join Extension Service officials to discuss local resources and services. Meanwhile, a Route 7 railroad overpass clearance sign change prompts drivers to adapt as trucks bypass the old underpass.
The Canada metric conversion started last Tuesday with Fahrenheit replaced by Celsius on thermometers. Weather data, packaging, and road signs will progressively shift to metric units over two to five years, while the United States conversely plans a national board to guide its own changeover.
A reader objects to a Gateway meeting report naming them and criticizing supervision. The letter praises reporter Rob Woolmington and requests comment and possible investigation, noting the writer was not present or familiar with the report and seeking an investigator appointment through Mr. Bolton’s office.
The text describes board disputes over where to operate the center, unresolved design preferences, and several hires including six employees not hired this year via Champlain Valley Work and Training, a part‑time secretary trainee and a bookkeeper. Four teachers were hired through OMS Montpelier on February 10, 1975, after a requested board meeting.
Judy Meneely of Bennington questions Raymond Murray's anti Communist crusade allegation based on a Banner document. She demands names and evidence, warns against right wing witch hunts, and notes concerns about center finances and contracts with Champlain Valley Work and Training.
A reader in Denver laments the disappearance of traditional heavy cream amid shelf life extended varieties claiming dustlike taste. The writer asks if ordinary heavy cream remains marketed and why shelf-stable options have surged, citing a Fairdale Farms product and personal dessert needs.
A poetic appeal to April unfolding spring magic in verse. The speaker praises April for awakening birds and bursting barren boughs into leaves and asks how to share that whimsy.
Mrs Arthur Fortier of 103 Hicks Avenue objects to The Banner claim that her son read two books. She states he refused to read them and argues more corrections are needed to reflect readers’ reactions to controversial selections.
Spring brings Iris danfordine and Iris reticulata while Vermont warns against picking endangered plants. Teachers encourage drawing or photographing wildflowers. Habitat preservation, landmark designations, and conservation lists aim to protect pink lady's slipper, trailing arbutus, and other species.
The piece argues Edward Levi resists employer citizenship proofs and national ID plans due to discrimination risks. It notes illegal immigration at about 300,000 annually, eight million residents illegal, and outlines Gen. Leonard Chapman view that turning off the magnet by hiring citizens only could curb the flow. It discusses unemployment, prejudice, and potential targeting of Mexican and Caribbean-origin individuals, with projections of rising Mexican population to 120 million by 1995.
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