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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues President Ford clings to an October budget cutting plan despite a worsening recession and rising unemployment. It critiques proposed cuts to food stamps Medicare and veterans benefits, notes Congress resistance, and predicts future policy shifts after the State of the Union.
Editor notes urge tight budgets for Bennington and state levels as recession fears grow. Selectmen aim to cut nonessentials before the July budget. voters may push for more cuts in March. Bennington Museum opens December event, inviting locals free of charge to attract visitors, with bicentennial hopes. A nostalgic aside contrasts a girl with a penny to a grown shopper with a $10 bill.
An open letter addressed to physicians social workers and community members explains the group’s stance on unlicensed boarding homes versus licensed facilities. It notes Vermont’s move to register these homes and references cooperation with the Department of Social Welfare Brandon Training School United Counseling Service of Bennington County Putnam Memorial Hospital and local nursing homes.
The Bennington County Community Care Homes Organization led by Mrs Catherine Bishop urges state licensing and fair SSI reimbursements for boarding homes caring for emotionally disturbed, developmentally disabled and elderly residents. They note most discharges come from Vermont State Hospital and Brandon Training School, though low $5.70 daily rates and bureaucratic delays strain operations. They warn against placing medical cases in homes not equipped for nursing care and seek support for realistic standards and referrals.
The writer argues tenants face nonpayment cases in renting and attacks Sheriff Maloney and his department. He claims locally drawn documents were improper and defends legal immunity of attorneys, noting officers can be liable when serving court papers. He references Bennington County and critical opinions of legal beagles.
Early year seed catalogs reveal new petunias from Taurus to Champagne and Blue Skies, plus white Snow Cloud and Blue Cloud. Impatiens varieties Ripple Mix and Grande Mix promise summer blooms in shade. Also listed are Orange Pixie snapdragons, Mini-skirt geraniums, Mariner F1 and Triple Orange marigolds, Red Seven Star, Nickipink nicotiana, and Rigoletto annual dahlias from Vaughan's and Pan-American seed houses.
A Hillsdale resident criticizes The Banner for printing a family photo showing five deer hung by the neck at a McLucas residence. The letter argues the depiction is grotesque and biased, urging caution in future coverage and threatening to stop reading the paper.
A note from Sister Elizabeth Marie SSJ President of the Sisters of St Joseph thanks readers for support at the Pre Christmas Festival bazaar held after Thanksgiving. She credits Knights of Columbus Mt Joseph Academy Mt St Joseph Alumni and friends for success and blesses all.
William Simon advocates a 20 cent per gallon gasoline tax, arguing it could save nearly a million barrels daily and move the country toward self sufficiency. The piece questions effectiveness, noting potential minimal impact on consumption and possible inflation, while suggesting gasoline rationing as an alternative to curb oil use.
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