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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorials discuss Mt Anthony Union High School troubles and a call for a thorough, community driven survey by a study committee. The piece notes mixed perceptions, a privatized golf program, and the need to clear air and reach a consensus on pressing concerns to guide solutions. Also contains a critical personal reminiscence about Sen. Robert Dole and political rebuttals.
Tom Braden recalls Dole as a blunt partisan who attacked opponents’ jobs and press coverage. He notes Dole’s early clashes with Nixon and Haldeman, later friendship, and says Dole spoke hard but stayed within belt line bounds. The piece suggests a looming politics of media conflict and press scrutiny.
A reflective piece about a grand riverside home once modernized by a retired businessman. The owner died or left, the house grew neglected, lawns faded, weeds overran the pool, and aging structure signs foretell a difficult sale as vacancy erodes charm and value.
In North Bennington the village trustees planning zoning and treasurer roles are held by a small group: Fred Welling Lawrence Powers Arthur Wickenden Carl Jolivette and John Lowre. Their cross appointments sped a depot office meeting to amend shorelands and mobile home rules in about an hour, illustrating efficiency but raising questions about concentration.
The deaths of two more visitors at the Hotel Bellevue Stratford in Philadelphia raise the total to 28. The note reflects on science’s advances versus Nature’s dangers, suggesting a possible toxic gas from burning nickel-containing paper as the culprit, and places responsibility on man rather than Nature.
In the Opinion column the author argues Jimmy Carter’s distinction between amnesty and pardon for Vietnam draft evaders is flawed. Carter’s framing risks alienating evaders and sympathizers, as he implies Nixonlike offenses deserve pardon while denying true amnesty, which should not judge acts as right or wrong but be a sovereign act.
The discussion contrasts amnesty pardon mercy leniency and clemency with Ford era language. It notes the public reluctance to participate in the amnesty program, preserving guilt imputation and contributing to low signup rates. It also cites a soda consumption figure as a separate data point from a Reader's Digest quip about energy and indifference.
A letter reminisces about a Bennington circus visit with vivid memories of tents, scents, and aerial antics. The writer recalls clergymen receiving circus passes and a humorous scene with his father Rev. Philip Schuyler, rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, amid old town theatrics. Weeks
The writer volumes describe billboard sights of lions leaping at a man with a whip, prancing horses, and clowns as a circus arrives. The ring master hypes a grand parade and Antonio DeLorenzo’s death defying dive promises thrills while the public ready themselves to join the spectacle.
Russell E. Ayer of CVPS Rutland cites a 70 person-year MIT study showing one chance in five billion of an average American being hurt by a nuclear plant. He argues nuclear safety surpasses coal mining risks and meteor threats, asserting proven economy.
Ford gains 13 points since the Kansas City Republican convention and trails Carter 49 to 39 as undecided voters hover around 12 percent. The piece notes Carter’s southern dominance, Ford’s debate strategy, and external events that could sway the race, with Labor Day and mid-September debates anticipated to shape momentum.
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