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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It operates every day except Sundays and holidays.
The article argues Benjamin Franklin favored the turkey over the bald eagle as a national symbol and notes turkeys’ efficiency, lower grain needs, and growing popularity in diets. It highlights rising turkey production, potential for year round use, and health and cost benefits versus beef and pork. The piece also contrasts the turkey’s comeback with the eagle amid extinction concerns.
A columnist judges Ford's handling of bigoted remarks by Gen George Brown and Earl Butz as evasive pruning rather than roots pulled. It also riffs on the Brezhnev parka flap, the Daughters of the American Revolution protest, and Mrs Lynch’s Bicentennial role, casting them as political missteps.
Readers laud Bennington Christmas displays and the Main Street wind cleanup. A letter criticizes a proposed 5.5 million dollar prison for 50 inmates, urging community based rehabilitation instead. MAU soccer team thanks supporters and merchants for jackets after a recent banquet. A note from Mrs Barker supports real trees for holidays and Chamber of Commerce projects. A quote from Robert Coles about class reality appears.
Vermont readers are urged to oppose a $5 million new prison as a wasteful venture. The text cites a National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals calling for ten year moratoriums, more programs and public involvement, and promotes FOR pamphlets and books on corrections and reform. Malvine Cole for Stratton.
Washington correspondent sketches Beirut as a neutral hub amid Arab Israeli tensions. He notes 20 story apartments funded by oil money, chaotic traffic, and the city’s mix of Christians and Arabs, with 3 million people, 10,000 Jews, and a banking role. Observations include diplomacy, U.N. debates, and a refugee camp near Shateela.
A critical reflection on global hunger, wealth, and consumption contrasts American abundance with famine overseas. It argues Americans feed the world via farming, exports, and oil profits while lamenting famine, noting our high share of raw materials and finished goods, and ends with a jab at cornmeal diet and turnips.
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