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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues Connecticut gambling expanded since 1971 has boosted revenue but harmed the poor and invited organized crime. A University of Connecticut report urges ending the numbers game and replacing it with state run sports betting or a progressive income tax, noting residents bear the burden.
A report links organized crime to Connecticut betting profits but notes limited state tracing capacity. It cites over half a billion dollars handled by Connecticut betting parlors and speculates on laundering routes while Vermont debates a state lottery amid its own racetrack decline.
A Montpelier meeting drew Vermont travel business leaders and Governor Snelling in spontaneous unanimity to back updated information plazas and directional signs. The group urged local control, regional maps, and non government plaza management while noting costs and legality adjustments.
This week marks two medical anniversaries once sensational but now familiar. Christine Jorgensen's gender change became a national topic twenty five years ago, now she lives in California unmarried and content. Ten years ago Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant. today transplants are common with many survivors.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch surveys Congress must decide before 1978 ends how much Alaska wilderness is designated into four systems National parks forests wildlife refuges and wild and scenic rivers. Competing bills from Udall Stevens and Carter administration proposals split the land and spark a fierce conservation versus development clash with Alaska residents awaiting protection.
A reader refutes David Rowe's praise for Tasha van der Linden and explains professional reasons for leaving Fiddler on the Roof. The writer notes agreed rehearsal hours were exceeded, with a reduced fee and time pressures impacting other commitments.
JOHN P. RIDDLE Jr of North Bennington says he misinformed about a dress rehearsal delay and confirms he could not donate more rehearsal time. He states he fulfilled his obligation to perform, while Mrs Trahan chose to replace him with Tasha van der Linde, whom he deems talented after the Fiddler performances.
Prospect School presents a medieval pageant titled Quadrivium at St. Peter’s Church this Saturday at 8 p.m. A procession of youths in period garb will perform music and chant, transporting Bennington readers to medieval times in a festive evening. Letters to the editor are welcome with signatures and addresses.
A critique notes Star Wars and Close Encounters revive sci fi as escapist fantasy and a sign of growing self‑assurance after Vietnam and Watergate. It links the films to a broader religious revival, with audiences seeking meaning through a modern mysticism and a nonchalant moral framework.
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