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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 125 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201, serves Bennington and surrounding areas with local news, features, and editorials.
The column argues against restoring acreage controls and subsidies cuts, criticizing Bergland’s plan to require 25 percent of wheat land to lie fallow for subsidies. It warns of price spikes, global hunger risks, and the need for grain reserves, urging Carter to pursue reserve agreements over reduced production.
The Postal Service declares no town will lose its listing in the Directory of Post Offices as it trims rural offices. Berry's Lick Kentucky, with three families buying $37.67 in stamps last year, will lose the office but keep its name in the directory and mail to the town continues via delivery routes. Berry’s Lick residents can rest easy about local identity.
Opinion notes Carter likely correct in opposing the Clinch River breeder reactor and argues big government subsidies should not drive it. It also contends his rebuke in the Senate vote to fund the project, given his stance, was deserved while he remains active politically.
Burlington Free Press questions energy policy by challenging alarmist warnings about resource scarcity and urging careful analysis of projects. The piece argues that popularity of a path does not prove its correctness and calls for credible evaluation over rush to develop energy.
An open letter to Hon. James M. Jeffords urges backing nuclear energy as an immediate viable energy source. The writers state nuclear power is safer than fossil fuels and that their citizens' group has no motive to promote it beyond factual assessment, despite many statistics.
Greg Guest of Realistic Alternatives for Vermont Energy argues for full utilization of nuclear power, noting Vermont Yankee’s strong safety and low costs, while supporting conservation and solar research. He challenges critics, calls for standardization, and urges leaders to review data to back a swift nuclear expansion.
British reporters recount Ilich Ramirez Sanchez known as Carlos a dangerous assassin tied to Libyan financing and Arab militant groups. The book traces his training in Cuba and Moscow, raids from Vienna to Paris, and the Entebbe hijacking plan, with Gaddafi’s role and Middle East politics.
The article argues President Carter challenges old order norms with decency and openness. It notes opposition from old allies and fear from supporters, citing Panama Canal, Cuba outreach, Korea, China ties, and nuclear limits as flashpoints. It contends Carter lacks a clear, forceful strategy to back his humane aims.
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