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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1975
Page
4
Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation. Located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201, the paper serves the local region with regular daily editions and print operations.
Daniel G Cadiz from Jefferson Heights Bennington criticizes the Board of Selectmen for indecision and disorganization. He argues selectmen lack homework and clear thinking, criticize town employees, and accuse current leadership of serving the coffee shop commanders rather than the community. He cites Alma Langlois and Dick Van Sant’s earlier efficiency with fewer resources.
An editorial laments Vermont delaying its early presidential primary until next January while New Hampshire Massachusetts press for earlier voting. It argues the move distracts from local duties like municipal budgets and selectmen elections, stressing presidents demand thoughtful choices, not publicity stunts.
Historians and local residents praise the Battle Monument as Vermont’s top bicentennial landmark, highlighting Thom Spargo’s flag design flown on the monument green. The piece urges Vermonters to value heritage, learn from history, and let the past guide present and future civic life.
A columnist notes irony as Detroit shifts to economical models while Congress approves bigger trucks. The piece likens drivers faces danger when passing heavy trucks, warning that people are irreplaceable even as vehicle design trends push toward lighter cars.
The voting, the first relatively free in Portugal, produced 38 percent for Socialists, 27 percent for Popular Democrats, and 12 percent for Communists. The Armed Forces Movement faced a decisive but cautious path, with voters avoiding blank ballots and urging Western patience. Washington should support Portugal’s gradual change while staying out of internal affairs and NATO ties.
In The New Republic interview the Shah of Tran proclaims women influence him is nonexistent and asserts women lack major cultural contributions. He states women are defined by beauty and femininity and mocks their historical achievements, claiming men produce true greatness like Michelangelo or Bach.
A reader to the Banner addresses Police Chief Fox and Detective Brown, arguing that rape is physical injury and that all residents deserve protection from both harm and the threat of harm. The letter questions police credibility assessments of victims and urges crime prevention, protection, and trust in reporting assaults.
Lawrence E Harrington criticizes radio coverage of WBTN which named Ray Murray as the dissenter in the vote on John Murray for summer school director. Murray did not vote. Harrington states he cast the no vote and accuses Debbie Taylor of misidentifying the dissenter to influence an election.
Poetic note from Rock R. Rogers Arlington presents a parodized take on Thomas Edward Brown’s My Garden. It jokes about a toilful yard filled with rocks weeds and stumbling blocks while the speaker and spouse sow seeds and pray for divine aid to avoid blockages.
A nostalgic verse by Dick Winslow recalls a sunny April day beside a hedgerow and crocuses. He imagines a shaded nook and a singing brook as a longing companion across the sea for a beloved with towseled golden hair.
A mountain column celebrates early spring with birds returning and buds swelling while lingering winter still grips. The writer recalls trudging through deep snow to reach a pond, shares bear encounters at Yellowstone and near Skylark, and notes memories from a long coast to coast camping trip in search of a dream house.
Vermonter writer explains how Congress uses Library of Congress resources and 300 Congressional Research Service researchers to answer questions. He notes up to 18 staff per congressman, plus lobbyists and voters feeding data, creating an information overload and more need for double checking.
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