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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The nation avoids tough energy choices amid a GAO report that favors continuing imports over shale oil or coal to liquid fuel. Congress is urged to ration gasoline or raise fuel costs, while Saudi Arabia’s rising share heightens embargo risk. meanwhile the Bennington Steamtrain draws crowds and questions future runs as tourism stirs Vermont economy.
Carolyn Reed outlines parent wants for Beech Street School including a kitchen, gym, library, and classrooms to reduce basement use, with support for K-6 plans but recognition of cost. She notes mixed parent support for neighborhood concepts and calls for committee work with the community while awaiting EDA funds and exploring alternate solutions.
The piece muses on Mars and the limits of remote observation after Viking, recalling Burroughs John Carter and his red planet, Heinlein Red Planet, Bradbury Martian Chronicles, and Velikovsky theories. It notes aging visions versus modern tech, and hopes for intelligent life or solar power stations on Mars.
A Hewitt reader challenges The Banner coverage on June 9 10 1976 praising Town Manager Louis Savelas for solving landfill pollution. He alleges leachate worsens pollution into Hewitt Brook and his pond and offers a guided tour to verify. He criticizes a large pay raise as unjustified given the ongoing issues.
Letter writer Stella Hackel argues against phasing out Vermont Yankee and questions NRC oversight after 83 000 gallons of tritium were discharged. He cites GE Three resignations and testimony before the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy to challenge nuclear power safety.
In Brattleboro a GE Three critique presses NRC modernization to curb common mode failures and require reporting of field failure data. They urge detailed third party inspections and safety-focused product qualification for electrical equipment, citing Vermont Yankee and Mark I containment concerns amid political debate.
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