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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1977
Page
4
Editorial notes from the Bennington Banner published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont discuss current events and local issues with a daily voice, excluding Sundays and holidays.
Witnesses testifying before a North Carolina House labor subcommittee describe a pattern of union busting across Dixie led by J P Stevens Co. The Carter plan to strengthen the National Labor Relations Act would penalize illegal anti union actions and bar defense contracts to defiant firms. The editorial argues the New South must shed anti labor traditions to improve wages and keep factories from leaving New England.
The Burlington Free Press reflects on a Washington plaque honoring Alfred E. Packer, a 1864 Colorado killer, then weighs David Berkowitz’s bail plan, Elvis Presley’s death and Hubert Humphrey’s cancer. It critiques bureaucratic public works paperwork and doubts readers engage with distant filings.
A Banner reader counters Tim Powers on Route 7 coverage, noting a personal NYSDOT conversation about a limited access arterial bypass between Troy and Vermont. The writer says his stance changed after NYSDOT letters, arguing the department’s “limited access” concept and its environmental implications were misunderstood.
Thomas E. Simkins challenges claims that limited access highways would curb development near Route 7. Fosdick of NYDOT cautions such projects still raise development pressure and favors a plan of moderate corridor improvements.
A letter thanks the Women’s Exchange of Williamstown for clothing donated to the Bennington Opportunity Council and notes a $250 crisis grant for back fuel and electric bills. The writer praises the council’s programs for low income and elderly residents and comments on regional economic themes and university leadership.
PETE HORTON records impressions from a University of Delaware leadership conference. Observations cover travel speeds in rain and fog, cost of gas and meals, and social attitudes. Professors from the University of Georgia discuss capitalism, planning limits, and the need to rethink institutions beyond slogans. A seminar on leadership development draws 25 Northeast executives as residents show varying levels of community involvement.
In New York the author savors a simple barbershop experience. He contrasts the old fashioned shop run by two elderly men with modern luxury salons, praising modest fees, personal care, and the nostalgic mood created by wartime posters and a corner of quiet dignity. The piece recalls comic books, ritual haircuts, and a feeling of uplift after a trim.
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