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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1977
Page
5
Russell Baker sardonically surveys public health fears, pollution, oil politics, and social anxieties. He mocks doomster rhetoric while cataloging absurd cautions and contradictory advice from air quality to personal conduct, ending with a bleak forecast that time may run out any day.
A reader argues that Jimmy Carter resembles a benevolent dictator more from insecurity than idealism. The letter compares Carter with Woodrow Wilson, noting Carter's abrupt, unilateral style and military‑camp governing habits. Shaftsbury warns against expanding executive control, even amid Carter's popular popularity.
Letter to the editor by Charles Webster of Arlington warns that dangerous stretches on Route 7 require upgrades at taxpayer expense. He cites maintenance costs around 4600 per mile for two lane roads and compares to Vermont interstates 5600 to 8000 per mile. He urges state spending limits to avoid paying for 21 miles of Super 7 and related rebuilding costs as gas prices rise.
Kenneth H Avery of 1156 State Rd N Adams urges readers to oppose President Carter's gas tax proposal. He blames EPA delays on energy shortages, argues for greater production and less government control, and says higher taxes will worsen inflation and burden workers. He calls readers to write lawmakers to defeat the plan.
The writer congratulates The Banner for the April 21 editorial urging a new safe and scenic highway in Southwestern Vermont. She hopes the majority’s voice is finally heard and the project becomes reality, signing Helen Torrisi.
A conservative commentator warns against breaking the first rule of diplomacy rephrased as calling a spade a cream nif pel. The remark sparks debate over candor and diplomacy in international discourse.
Public invited to Burgess School Friday for 500 and other games with prizes and lunch for 2 cents. Old Vermont front at North Street renamed with new imitation brick by Sam and Myer Margolin. Bennington loses longtime resident Elkanah A. Higgins at age 100. Teen-Age Barn show by Bradford Hook and Ladder Co. features 17 acts. TV star Vermonter sells property to locals. actor Jeremy Slate visits. Shaftsbury firefighters receive service pins for years of duty. MAUHS performs The Sandbox at Vergennes, directed by John Carlton. Historical notes include The Atlantic steamship starting transatlantic service, first Social Security payment, Apollo 16 splashdown, and Minh’s Vietnam War terms. Quote on wealth and eating habits ends.
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