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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues the defunct 50 rebate faced a weak fiscal case and rising inflation risks. It notes business opposition to wage controls and tax cuts, congressional pressure from both parties, and questions how yielding limits Carter in fighting inflation and unemployment. The piece warns the political tempering of policy may reduce future options.
The piece argues the energy program, framed as a compromise, will meet strong opposition from auto, coal, and oil sectors similar to the rebate battle. It warns the plan could be inflationary despite recycling tax revenue, yet stresses action is needed to avoid a severe energy crunch. It notes Carter’s retreat may become a pattern affecting the fate of the energy agenda.
The Vermont Legislature nears adjournment with a notable bill removing the 3 percent sales tax on home heating fuel, driven by Rep. David Shaffe of Bennington who has long championed the issue. Other items like the pay raise bill, adult book store ban, capital budget, and funding for state colleges remain unsettled as adjournment approaches.
A Letter To The Editor argues against expanding nuclear power to meet future energy demands. Alvin Weinberg’s three volume study forecasts energy growth as low as 1 percent annually due to reduced population growth, suggesting cleaner coal and nationwide conservation could suffice for decades. The February Technology Review discusses potential fuel conservation as another factor.
The University of Michigan analysis shows a 40 percent potential energy saving with early conservation steps while current usage wastes about 50 percent. Cogeneration and building shell tightening could cut fuel use, with West Germany already at 30 percent cogeneration and the U.S. at 5 percent. The Ford Foundation study presented to President Carter argues fuel-saving technologies could be adopted within two decades, enabling zero energy growth into the 1990s with less risk than large supply expansions. The report calls for careful evaluation of nuclear power risks and benefits and a shift to renewable energy sources. East Thetford.
Dear Rodney, I challenge your sales letter on planned economies. History shows such plans are run by hardboiled leaders who imprison opposition. The piece likens planning to automatic systems like a car, a game of baseball, and even saccharin laws, warning of creeping limits on freedom and jobs, with examples from tuna quotas to Rhodesian chrome.
Residents worry over widespread removal of large trees around Bennington. They ask who decides what trees disappear, why pruning is not used, and how replacements will be planned to preserve the town’s future appearance.
Washington commentary notes Carter’s quiet White House entry marks a pivot from promise to policy. The president must tackle energy and inflation with pragmatic, midline leadership, balancing liberal hopes with conservative caution while courting Congress and public opinion.
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