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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The FTC weighs banning TV ads for cereal premiums as a way to stop toys from distracting kids from nutrition. Leaders argue for nutrition standards instead, urging clearer on package health claims and stronger rules for children’s cereals.
An enterprising reporter uncovers continued influence by William Loeb in New Hampshire politics as Gov. Meldrim Thomson rejects a federal court order and rescinds Durkin’s Senate victory after a recount that narrowed the margin to 10 votes.
Editor notes recount in Vermont state attorney general race faces delay from about 300 lost ballots in Barre. Bennington County recount finished with few discrepancies. Looking Back recalls Riverside School near North Bennington gaining running water 40 years ago, serving 8th graders and producing literate graduates despite no plumbing.
The Letter To The Banner reflects on early century schooling from grammar school through high school. It argues eight years of grammar, solid study, and exams built a diploma’s meaning, while progressive education later eroded standards and emphasized self expression over discipline.
Ashfield Massachusetts recalls a 1930s shift that widened college access but lowered academic standards. Schools eased students through, leading to ill prepared entrants in college and the rise of community colleges. Publishers simplify texts as taxpayers decry costs and reform lags.
A reader from Johnston Pennsylvania claims unemployment under capitalism worsens with automation and argues socialism will abolish unemployment by collective ownership. The letter praises technological progress, urges readers to respond, and is signed by Nathan Pressman from Ellenville New York.
The Wall Street Journal echoes concerns over the AEC abolition and the shift to ERDA, urging diversification beyond nuclear power. It notes delays, safety worries, and waste challenges, highlighting a projected 1985 self sufficiency goal via conservation and alternative technologies including coal- synthetic fuels, solar, fusion, and storage advances.
Vermont grocer Bill Lyons, a former Burlington stockbroker with Wall Street ties, shifts to running Lyons Place in Middlebury near the college. He quotes on adapting to new commerce, merchandising, and inflation beating while balancing family life and civic work.
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