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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 with standard local newspaper operations and circulation.
Carter proposes guaranteed jobs and income to reform welfare, with tax credits and state funding, aiming to lift welfare families into work. The plan includes job creation, training, and a federal role, while balancing concerns over budgets and work incentives. It contrasts with Nixon’s failed 1970 approach and emphasizes private-economy job attraction and costs shared with states.
The Temple- Swift comet crosses Earth orbit returning after a decade bringing a meteor shower. Up to 50 shooting stars per hour could light the night sky between midnight and dawn with no Moon likely enhancing viewing conditions. A rare celestial show coincides with Bennington bicentennial celebrations offering observers a cosmic escape.
A Vermont mountain writer recalls vacations at home on Searsburg Mountain and reviews Ronald Rood’s Possum in the Parking Lot, a nature book about city greenery and urban wildlife. The piece blends travel reflections with a Washington note on a Revolutionary War grave and a sharp critique of Looking Out For No 1.
Tom Braden reflects on Richard Nixon era ethics and reads Thomas Paine’s epitaph for Cadwalader. The tomb inscription praises truthfulness and domestic virtue, prompting Braden to ask whether modern Americans value honor or mere self–interest. He notes Paine’s portrayal of Cadwalader as a guide to virtue.
A Vermont House leader denounces the governor for denying legislators access to Cost Control Report background papers. The letter argues the move undermines the report’s credibility and the goal of saving millions, defending public records laws and legislators’ oversight role in Burlington.
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