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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues corporate crime is treated leniently in the United States, contrasting with Soviet practice. It cites 47 top executives in the cardboard-box industry pleading no contest in Chicago to price fixing, with sentences up to 60 days and fines up to 35000 dollars. It notes historic sparsity of jail terms for antitrust violations and suggests improving penalties.
An executive vice president of a grain trading firm was sentenced to three months for short weighing customers and inflating profits. The judge paused until after the holidays, but critics urge stiffer, deterred penalties for white collar crimes that fuel inflation and harm consumers, especially during Christmas.
Vermont Congressman James M. Jeffords leads a protest against a proposed ERDA study on solar energy economics arguing the timing and design are biased toward nuclear power. He is joined by Sen. Gary Hart and others, urging continued solar funding and market development.
Editor notes GMP recovery amidst last quarter 1976 profits, questioning ratepayer relief and equity. The piece then shifts to critiques of publishing crime confessions, economists, and Harvard President Adams on college access. It surveys student loans, defaults, and potential policy overhauls under future Congress. It ends with reflections on noise in the Old West and quotes from Richard Griffin and Jimmy Carter.
The piece argues for broad college admission regardless of past academics if a college has admitted a student, questions for or against needs tests, and examines loan programs, default costs, and private banks’ bias. It calls for national policy choices shaping America’s education and values, urging decisive action to avoid widening inequality and preserve curiosity and human development.
A Swiss firm buys controlling Vermont Marble Co in Proctor stirring talk of foreign ownership while Canadians invest in Vermont banks after Quebecois election. Reports cite German and Japanese interests in U.S. plants and farm properties as Europeans see New England as a favorable future for industry and tourism.
A nostalgic portrait recalls the 1950s car boom from rounded 1940s models to extreme tailfins and jet age styling. The writer recalls power steering, fuel thirst, garish colors, and marquee cars like the 1957 Plymouth and pink Cadillac, while mourning the loss of tailfin glamour.
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