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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 42 Main Street Silver, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Town officials urge March approval for an emergency water system to improve service in areas paying for water they do not receive. Counsel says the issue is everyone’s problem and calls for fair, townwide funding, including revisiting the Putnam Deed of Gift to enable repairs and near self supporting rents.
A columnist critiques the Apollo 17 launch spectacle and TV coverage, noting celebrity commentary and political jabs. The piece mocks Eva Gabor and Frank Borman, contrasts moon missions with urban problems, and ridicules a New York Daily News college blunder with parochial humor about Bennington College.
The Portland Maine Press Herald contends that after the turbulent 60s Americans may become more content and prosperous. Vietnam is winding down and likely to be turned off. Although shortages persist, many garages hold two cars, a snowmobile, and a boat in the annex as a sign of improved prosperity.
A South Royalton poultry plant pleads for 50 workers, blaming welfare policies for labor shortages and urging help from Sen. George D. Aiken. The letter argues for workfare, public welfare transparency, and admitting deported workers to fill jobs, linking welfare to reduced self-sufficiency. It contrasts with a broader note on the Electoral College and a separate political anecdote.
An anecdote about a McGovern elector from finais and a deceased, unregistered elector named Tom reveals flaws in the electoral system. It questions reform to abolish the electoral vote and replace it with national popular vote, highlighting campaign cost and regional weight concerns.
A slice of chaotic crime notes: Ronald Lapia avoids dog bites at a Baltimore stoplight as a dog sits in the back. In Pompany Beach two robbers team up to steal cash after a gas station hold up. In Richmond a burglar hauls loot from a car, returns for more, then finds his car stolen.
Around the Corner features Pat Probst Gilman, a Bennington porcelain potter now working from a studio on Route 22 in Eagle Bridge. Her six inch goblets, four inch aperilis goblets, tiny perfume bottles, coffee mugs, and a five inch high milk pitcher show delicate forms and moss green glaze, with plans for spice jars and more. Dat af 518-277-2760 or Ginger Gilman on Crescent Boulevard can provide information.
A reader lambasts Vermont Health Systems Inc. VHSI for bureaucratic excess and misallocated funds. The letter argues a million dollars spent last year failed to improve care while a $32,000 director hire signals waste and questions VHSI authority and outcomes for Vermont health delivery.
The writer urges the Banner to consider printing Goethe quotes about sentiment and opinion. He argues sentiments bind people, opinions divide, and urges a liberal view to foster friendly attitudes amid a modern critique of sentimentality. Signed Shaftsbury.
A brief note from the Springfield Union praising the garden spade for its utility. It highlights how it aids tasks by giving a stable place for the worker to rest a foot while digging.
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