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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
A new foreign aid bill separates military and non military aid for the first time since the Marshall Plan. It aims to curb misused arms and ensure food aid targets hunger affected nations while allowing debtor countries to boost own farming. The package keeps Food for Peace rules yet raises overall aid modestly to under 1 percent of GNP.
Thom Spargo urges a visible marker near the Old Bennington monument to designate the Continental Storehouse site. The storehouse supplied Burgoyne’s campaign, Baum fell to Stark and Warner, and Bennington’s 900 enemy were captured. A clearer marker would preserve history and avoid misplacing the battle at Monument Avenue.
A Bennington based group captured the state American Legion baseball tournament trophy this weekend as Post 13 earned the championship. The piece praises the team and those connected, noting a departure from the original Green Mountain Boys yet applauding their effectiveness.
Bennington readers urge action to restore and replace the marker at the Continental Storehouse site near Monument Circle. The Vermont Historic Sites Commission backs erecting a new marker for bicentennial honor, noting neglect and risk of future removal. A Bicentennial Committee meeting is set at St. Peter's Church to discuss fundraising and replacement. THOM SPARGO. Monument Ave.
A reflective poem asks The Banner readers to unite as humankind and shape a bright shared future. It envisions harmony by a brook beside a busy road, urges listening and communicating, and laments the drift from old maps toward a common, hopeful path.
Ruth Rasey Simpson’s book Out of the Saltbox returns with a new chapter. The Vermont life saga spans 150 years, drawn from diaries, family records, and interviews. It covers farms, barter, stores, illness, winter fears, and daily life from 1788 to 1904.
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