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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A bold venture debuts linking Washington to Florida to move cars with passengers. For 190 tickets, up to four people ride in a train with the auto in a double deck boxcar, with coach or sleeper options, dinner and entertainment included.
The proposal to consolidate the town tax collector office with the Bennington School District raises legal issues due to BSD's independent charter. The Bennington selectmen invited a schools representative to discuss, hoping for future face to face talks to reduce overlapping problems and improve communication between the two bodies.
The essay reflects EB White accepting the National Medal for Literature and weighs the writer's duty to ascend through flights of imagination. He cites personal limits from accidents and travel, laments modern disconnection from New York, and argues hope and faith in the written word sustain culture amid environmental and societal decay.
Henry Beetle Hough reflects on Thanksgiving and family at the table. He notes the abundance of relatives can feel like a single room reunion in the name of appetite, cautioning against the conglomerate principle while acknowledging kinship arms with blood, marriage, and records.
A Gallup poll of 1,411 Democrats in 280 localities in late November finds Edward M. Kennedy at 29 percent, ahead of Edmund S. Muskie at 25 percent and Hubert H. Humphrey at 19 percent. The piece cautions that a poll's headline may mislead and notes the field's cluttered nature and possible shifts before the Miami Beach convention.
Sparks From the Forge critiques USDA actions from 1958 to 1964, accusing lobbyist influence in the Soil and Water Conservation Advisory Committee, highlighting a costly fire ant spray program and industry pressures. It argues the Forest Service remains weak within the department and cites a New York Times piece on Adirondacks policy and beech hemlock dominance.
Dr John T Middleton of the Champlain Valley Right to Life Committee will explain Birthright its organization in Vermont and why to attend at St Dominics Church Hall Proctor 2 30 p m Sunday Dec 12 The Vermont Council of Catholic Women sponsors the event with training for Birthright volunteers at St Marks Family Center Burlington Dec 16 1 30 3 p m The piece defends pro life activism while urging support for alternatives for pregnant women including references to Commonweal and local Catholic leaders
A short verse titled To Thee From Me offers Christmas wishes to nursing home residents. It speaks of Merry Christmas cheer, happy faces at table, and health and happiness from the author. The signature notes 349 Safford St and (Mrs.) Isabelle Roberts.
Tom Braden surveys the Nixon China policy asking what price the United States pays for Sino rapprochement. He questions backing a Pakistani dictator and the tradeoffs with India and Russia, noting Kissinger and the White House responses. The piece probes moral aims versus realpolitik motives behind the China visit.
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