Wilmington Fair brings gardens and games to Deerfield Valley
The 60th Deerfield Valley Farmers Day Exhibition, known as the Wilmington Fair, runs Friday and Saturday at Baker's Field. Exhibits from Dover, Halifax, Marlboro, Readsboro, Searsburg, Stamford, South Newfane, Whitingham, Williamsville and Wilmington compete for prizes. livestock from any Windham County town can enter. Entries close noon Aug 23. judging starts Friday at 2 p.m.. fair opens 2 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. Saturday with horse shows, gymkhana, pony pull, and the Stump Jumpers band entertainment.
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Deerfield Valley
Wilmington
Baker’s Field
Wilmington Fair
Vermont
Deerfield Valley Farmers’ Day Association Inc
Dover
Halifax
Marlboro
Readsboro
Searsburg
Stamford
South Newfane
Whitingham
Williamsville
Windham
Louis Adams
Higley Hill
Richard Allen
Jacksonville
Norman Hadley
M.A. Kimack
Cliff Clark
Bennington Banner Publisher and contact details
The Bennington Banner prints daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation. Offices located at 125 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
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The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Panama Canal Treaty Sparks North South Debate
Editorial argues the canal, once a symbol of Northern dominance, risks widening North South rifts unless a new treaty phases out U S control. It notes Panama’s UN appeal, declining East West shipping importance, and the need for a broader regional accord plus a 23 year phaseout with U S military neutrality assurances.
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Tijuana
Africa
Asia
Panama
United Nations’ General Assembly
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Central America
Lyndon Baines Johnson
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San Juan Hill
Sol Linowitz
Ellsworth Bunker
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Carter
Senate
Jimmy Carter
Bicentennial of Battle of Bennington Commemoration Today
Editor notes mark the actual two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Bennington with a call to patriotism and reflection. Weather and delay framed the moment as descendants across the United States honor those who helped secure the home of the brave and the land of the free. Bennington and Walloomsac areas unite to commemorate the historic moment.
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Bennington
United States
Brave
Land of the
Free
New York State
Walloomsac
Opinion: Mopeds offer fuel savings and calmer roads
The Register argues mopeds conserve fuel reduce parking issues and ease traffic on sunny Saturdays in July on Cape Cod. It notes a preference for bicycles but presents mopeds as a sensible use of the internal combustion engine in general.
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Cape Cod
Mopeds Seen as Safe Cape Transit Aid
The piece argues mopeds offer a practical short haul transport option and should be safely integrated into Cape traffic. It warns of inevitable conflicts with cars but urges officials to support the trend rather than let the car’s dominant road rule suppress it.
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Cape
Bicentennial parade dampened by firemen remark
Letters recount Aug 13 14 1977 Bicentennial weekend with a battlefield reenactment. Firemen in uniform announced over intercom that colonials who partook would not march in Sunday’s parade, prompting many militia visitors from California Ohio and other states to leave.
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California
Ohio
Unfriendly reaction clouds Bennington militia parade
From Bennington Vermont a letter-writer laments hostility toward Abington militia members and parade attendees. He recalls 300 of 1 400 Battle participants marching, notes hurt feelings, and calls for apologies while urging a return of the town’s famed friendliness and beauty.
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Abington
Mass
Bennington
Bicyclist Prods Drivers To Rethink Road Safety
A Woodford Road cyclist recounts a near collision when a driver passed and turned in front, urging motorists to watch for bicycles and pedestrians. The letter argues bicycles deserve respect on the road and calls for safer attitudes to ease transportation, health, and environmental concerns.
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Banner
Bennington
Susan Glazier Woodford Rd
Woodford PTG thanks volunteers for first prize float
Dorothy Gilbert thanks Woodford School friends and neighbors who built a first prize parade float. She credits long hours and school pride, notes patient youngsters in the rain, and lists material hosts Union Carbide Gift Garden Johnson Oil Gerald Moffitt Spike O'Brien Mark Clayton Warren Beattie Greg Squires.
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Woodford School
Woodford
Union Carbide
Gift Garden
Johnson Oil
Gerald Moffitt
Spike O’brien
Mark Clayton
Lance and the reach of business profits in society
Sen Abraham Ribicoff argues Bert Lance was smeared by reporters. He says the public misunderstands how wealth is built in America through borrowing to start and expand enterprises. He insists lending ties and business etiquette explain Lance's loans, not impropriety, urging acceptance of risky, profit driven finance.
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D-Conn
Bert Lance
Carter
Lance
Washington
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Warren Beattie
Greg Squires
Dorothy Gilbert
Woodford Ptg
Tom Braden
Boston Globe
Burlington Free Press
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