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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1974
Page
5
A reader offers humorous bonsai style advice for stunted vegetables calling for swampy sites and shade. He mocks traditional garden lore while detailing tips on soil, slugs, and avoiding lime, with a playful boast about prize bonsai produce and mastering the art in a summer.
A full house on Sunday and Monday drives an $81 donation to Kiddies Milk Fund from 10 percent of Bennington movie admissions at Stark Theatre. The event boosts support for underprivileged children as townspeople respond warmly to the film. Also noted is a tied discussion of a new South with neo‑Populist leaders and political shifts across the region. The column laments Nixon’s potential resignation and previews Showdown in the Senate as a TV‑driven public affair.
Bennington youths enjoyed a Lake Shaftsbury day trip organized by John B. James with Abe Ruskin and others providing transportation. A Barre Legion committee, chaired by Joseph A. Pello Jr., discussed liquor license restrictions. The local quiz night at General Stark Theatre drew a full house and $50 prize. Bennington Village weighs charter change or consolidation. Mt Anthony Union considers site for a proposed union high school near Park Street. Brief historical notes cover milestones from 1782 to 1971. Editorial comments criticize Nixon and discuss accountability and fairness in government.
The piece argues the South is undergoing rapid social and economic shifts making it more racially progressive and diverse, but political realignment will take 20 to 30 years. It notes rising Republican senators, cautious liberal defeats for Democrats, and ongoing tensions between old coalitions and new groupings amid a still-conservative rural vote.
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