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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 125 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues Cyrus Vance must travel widely to advance Carter era diplomacy. It contrasts Vance with Kissinger and notes that U.S. status and recognition of China require a high level of representation. The piece predicts frequent trips through Asia, Europe, and Latin America to push negotiations.
Gov. Meldrim Thomson, at Bennington Battle bicentennial, delivers a brief, pointed speech linking New Hampshire’s 1777 role to ongoing issues. He blasts sales and income taxes, condemns the Panama Canal “giveaway,” supports the B 1 bomber program, and criticizes a court ruling altering the Live Free or Die motto on a license plate.
The piece reflects on a Bennington event where battle reenactors set up 18th century encampments. It compares historical movement with modern travel by interstates and motorized campers, noting the juxtaposition between era travel and today’s rapid transport. A Main Street observer quips about humanity’s evolution toward slower, turtle-like progress.
Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon testifies against a bill that would publically finance Senate campaigns. He warns that affluent individuals or groups could still spend vast sums on TV time and ads to influence elections, undermining the purpose of public financing.
A public financing proposal is described as transferring decision power from ordinary voters to wealthy interests and unaccountable organizations. The speaker argues it cedes control to groups driven by their own special interests and fleeting passions, rather than individual accountability.
A reflective piece tracing Kipling's 1897 Recessional and Britain's imperial pride to the 1977 Bicentennial. It asks whether contemporary celebrations remembered humility and future needs, noting Victoria's death, wars, and shifts in world power, ending with a question about future awareness.
The poem speaks of faith and duty from ancient sacrifice to modern warlike boast. It recalls God’s presence during national struggles and pleads for mercy over the pomp of yesterday. It contrasts naval power with humility before the divine.
A columnist recalls outdoor grilling mishaps from summer barbecues with gas and charcoal. He details a July party where a brick oven and excessive charcoal scorched guests, a friend’s hand burned by a hot charcoal pot, and a prop router of martinis and misadventures, ending with a back porch fire after winter cooking on a portable grill.
Washington Post columnist Sally Quinn quotes C Z Guest, known as Mrs Winston Guest, praising governesses for child discipline and defending her life with Winston while noting Nelson Rockefeller’s Attica decision and Guest’s view that she was not meant to be merely a maid.
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