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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves the Bennington area with local news, notices, and community information.
The Senate Appropriations Committee distributes a report noting that military pay plus benefits far exceeds civilian federal wages for most ranks. Since 1967 the comparability campaign raised pay over 100 percent aided by a volunteer army. Brookings suggests simplifying pay into a larger base and fewer extras to curb overpay and free up defense funds.
The MAU Bulletin reports improved school community communication at union high school. Tonight's event by the freshman class and advisers replaces open house with student and teacher descriptions, inviting parents to ask questions and offer suggestions to boost two way talks.
South Moluccans in the Netherlands, descendants of East Indians and African slaves, seized a train near Assen demanding independence for the South Molucca islands. A 21 year old with an Afro haircut voiced support as militants, numbering about 35,000 in the Netherlands, face limited outside backing. The group splits into two movements led by Manusuma and Tamaela, both exiles, with one seen as more moderate though connected to violence in the past. The incident follows a history of demonstrations, embassy attacks, and failed hopes for return to homeland amid Dutch assimilation and Surinamese competition for jobs.
A gardening note outlines lily bulb biology and care from planting depths to drainage, mulching for November freezes, and keeping leaves intact for bulb storage. It lists varieties and timing for planting and ordering bulbs from nurseries such as John Scheepers and White Flower Farm, with tips on late season delays and December gardening strategies.
The page reviews who the South Moluccans are and why they seized a train in The Netherlands, linking imperialism’s mistakes to current events. It contrasts civic excess with practical civic duties, recalling Charleston horse diaper rules and Navy-era park signs. An overheard dinette exchange contrasts China reporting with domestic folly.
Jacques Barzun, critic and retired Columbia professor, examines the neologism chairpersona in the Columbia Forum as condensed in Reader's Digest. He argues words embody feeling and social attitude and that changing terms may seem to alter social structure, but language remains too subtle to easily shift common speech.
Burlington Free Press notes the struggle over terms like chairman and spokesman and questions how to handle terms such as minuteman and minuteperson while criticizing the idea of getting something for nothing.
A Bennington planning commission chair writes to respond to Bob Harrington on rezoning the north side of West Main Street. He explains hearings are required for zone changes, that discussions may cover larger areas, and that final decisions rest with the board of selectmen. The editor’s broader Israel racism debate is also touched, noting that racism exists in Israel.
Tom Braden argues racism exists in Israel amid a sea of enemies. He suggests recognizing Palestinians, enabling a Palestinian state, ending occupation, and granting full citizenship to Arabs living there, while noting national security fears and potential regional backlash.
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