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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues Social Security faces strain as population ages and the tax base shrinks. Proposes raising the income subject to tax from 14,100 to 24,000 to bolster funds and shortcuts to delay retirement with higher benefits. Calls for swift congressional action to calm public anxiety and prevent demagogic exploitation.
The Sunderland School needs a costly new roof to be habitable, with estimated costs exceeding 100000 dollars, about a third of the original building price. Voters will decide on borrowing authority at a September 23 election, as taxpayers bear long term costs from past design choices.
The article argues canning tomatoes is worthwhile for readers in Shelburne Vermont and nearby Burlington. It breaks down costs: about one dollar per bushel, yielding 20 quarts, 5 cents per quart. Including jar costs and processing, a quart runs about 20 cents. It explains benefits of using the Harvest Center at Shelburne Farms, with non profit equipment access and supervision, as well as aims of saving costs and fostering community self sufficiency. It highlights local figures like Win Way and the Garden Way Center and urges readers to try canning or other preservation methods to become more self sufficient.
In Boston Globe opinion, the piece notes a long pattern of rising postal costs. It references a 10 cent first class rate set 14 months earlier and cites a law judge Seymour Wenner ruling that hints at further increases. The piece frames inflationary momentum as driving stamp prices higher.
The law judge found the Postal Service has overcharged first class mail to subsidize other services like parcel post and second class mailers such as magazines. The ruling aims to curb artificially high rates that stifle private competition, an outcome welcomed by readers seeking lower costs for better first class service and an end to junk third class mail.
A Letter to The Banner disputes a $100,000 Bennington fire truck purchase, arguing it serves only two buildings. The writer, a volunteer firefighter, questions how fires would be fought at Pennysaver, Hotel Putnam, banks, schools, churches, Walloomsac Inn, Home Furnishings, Cone building, and The Banner, among others.
Local fire officials urge a high ladder truck for Bennington citing Union Carbide Co. old Box Shop and numerous Main North South street buildings as fire risks. They warn without it town losses could soar to six figures, referencing Harte Block and Senior Citizens' building fires as past reminders.
Editorial urges new approach to filling the town manager post by recruiting seasoned professionals directly rather than broad national advertising. It proposes candidates from Vermont and nearby states, mentions Thomas E. Duff of Barre with a record deficit reduction, and suggests evaluating the current public works superintendent’s Vermont background for a larger role amid potential salary adjustments.
A reader praises the parade but complains about Mt Anthony Union High School band footwear and calls for neater shoes to match new uniforms. The letter also urges banning bikes along the parade route to protect horses and reduce disruption, urging respect for the flag and country.
Gladys L. Taylor from 629 Main St expresses gratitude for a trip funded to attend the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. She praises Victor Borge's superb performance and notes it was her first concert, sharing appreciation for the enabling support.
John Gardner of Common Cause and senators Clifford Case and Charles Mathias push for full disclosure of assets and income sources to allow the public to judge lawmakers' votes against private interests. Skepticism remains over enacting fair outside-income limits as debates persist in Congress amid public distrust of politics.
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