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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. Located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, the paper serves the local region with daily news and notices.
Editorial urges a hard line against Lockheed amid bribery admissions and Pentagon loan guarantees. It notes Lockheed’s status as top Pentagon recipient, its secret payments, and failure to inform stockholders or the Emergency Loan Guarantee Board. The piece argues reform conditions on further aid and warns of broader arms-deal corruption.
Review of Jim Hightower's Eat Your Heart Out, noting the rise of corporate middlemen and giants like Southland, 7-Eleven, and Safeway. Shows how few brand-name firms control seeds, beans, soups, snacks, and grocery prices, pushing small farms and corner stores out. Predicts more details next week.
Readers critique the TOPICS traffic plan in Bennington noting reduced downtown parking, faster through traffic, and questions about benefits versus costs. The letter argues for a bypass and public transit to ease congestion, while reflecting on summer nostalgia and the school calendar.
The Martha Canfield Library board adopts resolutions mourning Finley F. Ellingwood. For nearly 20 years he served on the library board, launching programs and continuing projects despite ill health, and the board expresses deep gratitude and sorrow, sending copies to the family and press.
The piece argues colleges have expanded from teacher training to four year degrees and professional programs. It questions value in journalism and business education and calls for a broad, disciplined exposure to ideas, hard work, and truth. It notes fewer people going to college may be positive. It includes a light aside about an Irish Jew and a quip from Worthington's Newsletter. Chicago Sun Times
In a Banner letter, Vermonters thank Ralph Nader and VPIRG for information guiding decisions on a student referendum. The piece notes UVM administration and VPIRG support a $3 per semester contribution, refundable within three weeks if a student regrets contributing. The funds fund VPIRG activities.
The piece argues VPIRG funds research and advocacy through student groups while maintaining low salaries and full-time staff, provoking offense among some legislators and officials. It notes past consumer fraud actions, lists 26 State St Montpelier VT 05602, and urges public support via free VPIRG papers and legislative roll calls, plus donations.
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