Revolution, brass cat returns in town tale
Bennington Banner reports a revival of a quirky local legend as a brass cat reappears in Bennington. The piece highlights community curiosity about the feline symbol and its links to town history and folklore.
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Catamount Tavern
Fay
Green Mountain Inn
Bennington
Henry G. Root
A. B. Valentine
Root
Olin L. Warner
Col
Seth Warner
Warner
Bartlett
John Phillip Rinn
Battle Monument
Rinn
Monument Avenue
Moretti
California
Vermont townsfolk loom over Mt Anthony budget vote fallout
Editorial voices lament low turnout on Mt Anthony budget affecting 2400 students and demand clarity from critics about alternative leadership and future curriculum. They warn of dark prospects for the high school if governance shifts lack credible plans. Vermont forests ban open burning amid fire risk.
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Mt. Anthony
Vermont
Vermont Department of Forests and Parks
Is federal government too big to serve the public
The author revisits the claim that federal budget share of GNP is around 20 percent, noting data from 1955 to 1974 shows 21.3 percent with a 24.6 percent rise since 1955. He argues state and local government grew faster and that transfers to individuals, not purchases, drive the overall size, urging focus on policy functions and regulation rather than slogans.
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New York
New Hampshire
the Historical Society
William Poole
Brown University
Poole
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Reagan
Bennington Legion Team Wins State Title and Hosts Tournament
The Bennington Post 13 American Legion baseball team won first place in Rutland last year and are state champions. The banner urges Bennington County residents to help host this August’s tournament, with weekly meetings at the Elks Club to form committees for food and tickets. A plea to support the youth follows, inviting parents to join in showing appreciation for their sons’ efforts.
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Post 13
American Legion
Rutland
Bennington
The
Elks Club
Bennington County
Cerebral palsy groups forming in Vermont
Parents of young children with cerebral palsy in the Burlington area seek mutual aid and advice and plan to connect with other Vermont groups. They invite readers to write Box 156 Hyde Park or call 888 2364 to join a cerebral palsy discussion group. See See VIETS Cerebral Palsy Executive Hyde Park.
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Burlington
Vermont
Hyde Park
Viets Cerebral Palsy
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Audubon Newsletter
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A. L. Perry
Williams College
Henry A. Harman
Commonwealth
Cynthia A. Dewey
Council of Safety
A.D
Truman Bartlett
Paris
Ascutney
G. Moretti
Stark’s Campground
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Root-Valentine Committee
Airlines
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Tom Wicker
N.Y
Times News Service
Christian Science
Dick Mattison
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