Sleeman Threatens Court Over Woodford Road Zoning Change
Richard Sleeman vows to challenge Bennington zoning ordinance in court after selectmen deny a 22 unit shopping center on Woodford Road. He accuses officials of bending rules for profit while noting past hearings. He also hints at pressuring federal help for flood wall funding near Mt Anthony Union High School.
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Woodford
Richard Sleeman
Selectmen
Sleeman
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union High School
Bennington Banner Publication Details
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
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The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Editorial questioning energy sacrifices and government double standards
The piece argues the energy crisis prompts public sacrifice while the Nixon administration quietly augments its political aims. It cites jet fuel shortages that stranded travelers, a Washington trip to retrieve two Republican senators, and questions why campaign-spending reform is pursued amid alleged corruption. The author condemns perceived favoritism and hypocrisy.
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Air Force
Washington
Oklahoma
Henry E. Bellman
Dewey F. Bartlett
Nixon
One Star Was Enough for First Christmas Lighting
The Christian Science Monitor opines that the lone star suffices for the season, noting American cutbacks in Christmas lighting do not diminish reverence or goodwill. It contrasts past beauty with present tawdriness of displays.
A Single Star Brightens Holidays Amid Power Shortage
The piece notes that one star, not many, can uplift the season without breaking its spirit, and will be welcomed again when electricity is plentiful. Even with dimmed lights, the old Yuletide mood remains, inviting a return to the simple charm of that first singular star.
Population control debate stirs editor letter in Banner
Lorraine M. Peronard of North Pownal criticizes VNRC's proposed two dependent-claim limit on children for tax returns. She warns of welfare strain, abortions, and reduced freedoms, equating state birth control to steps toward communism and fascist tactics.
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United States of America
Vermont Natural Resource Council
VNRC
Vermont
Hitler
WNRC
Khrushchev
America
Lorraine M. Peronard
North
Pownal
The Price of a Raccoon Coat Letter to the Editor
In a Bennington County controversy over a coon hunting feature, the author defends his truthful account of a hunt that included violence and death from a hunter’s perspective. He argues readers should feel the nausea he felt, and condemns romanticized hunting narratives and furs sold as beaver.
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Bennington County
Ms. Watson
Who Is Responsible for Electric Demand in Vermont
Letter to the editor from James H. Griffin of Central Vermont Public Service Corp. Rutland, criticizing press coverage of a Vermont Academy talk. He argues no single group causes electricity demand or state need for a new generating plant by 1983, listing four contributing factors and defending residential gadgetry as not at fault.
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Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences
Burlington Free Press
Vermont
James H. Griffin
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Petroleum crisis lessons from a Senate speech
A reprint from Petroleum Today highlights a Senate speech by Sen. Bill Brock of Tennessee predicting energy shortages. It notes refining limits, propane use in farming and plastics, and the need for 60 more refineries to meet demand. It lists energy advisers including Gell-Mell, MacDonald, and Weinberg, urging decisive action.
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Tom Foster
Petroleum Today
Senate
Bill Brock
Tennessee
United States
H.G. Stever
National Science Foundation
William Baker
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Manson Benedict
TRW Inc
Eric Reichl
Consolidation Coal Co
Louis Roddis
Consolidated Edison
Chauncy Starr
The
Electric Power Research Institute
Alvin Weinberg
Oak Ridge
The President and the conservatives in crisis
The piece argues the impeachment debate is not merely left versus right but a struggle over morality and trust. It notes Nixon’s attempt to appear liberal or centrist while conservatives reject his Watergate leadership, and suggests his declining defenders are mostly gullible or indifferent rather than true conservatives.
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Nixon
Alexander Haig
Pat Buchanan
White House
Joseph Alsop
House Judiciary Committee
Vietnam
Nelson Rockefeller
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Charles Percy
Illinois
Sen
Barry Goldwater
James Buckley
N.Y
John J. Sirica
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