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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The University of Vermont trustees voted 12 to 7 to eliminate the football program while preserving the two-year nursing program. The decision signals a shift toward prioritizing academic needs amid tight budgets and may set a pattern for similar small colleges in Vermont and beyond. The nursing program retention reflects public support for health education and raises questions about coordinating state higher education systems.
In Vermont a proposal to exempt home heating fuel from the 3 percent sales tax gains bipartisan support but risks a $3 to $4 million loss in state revenue. Lawmakers weigh total exemption against possible tax increases to 4 percent and broader implications for residents and out of state visitors.
The column honors William E. Hoisington for shaping Bennington's business scene and community projects before his early death. It also praises Magellen Noyes and John Breen for submitting winning designs for Bennington's official bicentennial medal and notes broader bicentennial discussions and plans. John Leaning’s interview with state handicapped employment officials is highlighted as valuable reading for readers with disabilities.
Joseph Sullivan head of the Fertilizer Institute said browner lawns could boost food production. He argued that fewer lush lawns and more browning landscapes might improve overall agricultural output, a point framed as a practical environmental stance by the industry leader.
Studies show American lawns are saturated with fertilizer and rain washes much of it into storm sewers and nearby streams. Landscaping is fine but global priorities favor food, placing green lawns low on the list of concerns.
Letter laments Vermont voters learning the day after the election that their ballots did not count in four races. The writer rails against long lines and travel for little impact as 150 legislators will decide outcomes, critiquing the push that voting is a duty and privilege.
Donald Alderman Sr urges quick open voting by the legislature on January 2 1975 for the four winners, condemns secret ballots, questions the right to know law, and calls on lawmakers to secure a 150 vote tally and amend the state constitution to prevent future secrecy.
The letter urges readers to support Save the Children Federation with new sponsors to help thousands of needy children worldwide. It suggests giving gift cards from SCF and prioritizing life over toys to share the holiday spirit with children who may not experience such joys.
A letter urges the American public to speed recovery by expanding armed forces renamed Peace Corps, funding job programs, halting hunger, and cutting wages and interest rates to revitalize the economy. It also promotes disarmament and large scale public works. The piece closes with Save the Children Federation holiday appeal and a mail order for multilingual Christmas cards.
Mountain winds howl and sleet rattles windows as evening grosbeaks circle and feed in a Maple corner. Chickadees and nuthatches continue at the feeder while plans emerge for taming birds by hand and a future Brattleboro ice rink. A Long Island TV skating benefit showcases legendary skaters and former champions inspires Vermont hopes.
A reader ridicules anti hunting views citing a deer carcass photo while arguing meat killing is humane. The letter also discusses Democrats planned use of proportional representation for primaries, warning it could fuel costs, factionalism, and bargaining driven nominations.
Tom Braden argues that proportional representation in Democratic primaries will spread effort across districts, raise costs, and invite bargaining at the convention. He predicts diffusion of campaigns, many candidates, extended bargaining, and potential deadlocks leading to a drawn, chaotic convention. An Associated Press report notes electorate fatigue amid energy and gas concerns.
A questionnaire of 327 women aged 16 to 61 by Dr. Manfred F. DelMartino at Onondaga Community College finds high intelligent women are as sexy as average and sometimes more so. It notes husbands show more helplessness and trauma than wives, and divorce costs men dearly, even to death, per George Gilder’s Naked Nomads.
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