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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial laments Mt Anthony Union High School for overreliance on temporary education expert John Murray and a contested curriculum. It criticizes the school board for delaying core goals by layering broad, individualized education with a “laboratory” approach, reducing direct teacher student contact.
The emergency order requires airlines to search all carry-ons and screen passengers electronically, raising costs and likely ticket prices. Officials cite recent hijackings as motive, praising scanners and trained baggage staff while noting delays and embarrassment. Cuba talks seek shared hijacking enforcement as U S airports tighten security.
A sprawling year in a quirky family at 72 Nestfeather Court unfolds from February to year end. Er nestine leaves after 23 years, Chadwick dies, Dad faces robbing and a police raid, a car crash injures Barney, Belinda runs off to Mexico and joins a peyote commune, and a sarcastic snake intrudes via a heat vent. The letter closes with a London note on Toynbee’s cautionary political forecast.
An aging Santa in a shopping center talks with a writer about the burdens of the job. He laments parts shortages, union dwarfs, scarce specialists, and the burden of year round sleigh duties, forecasts a slow return home, and jokes about inflation and jet lag.
A reader to the Manner laments Harold Jacobs and Forest Powtry Corp. critiquing welfare as a scapegoat. The letter jokes about national expansion ads offering subpar wages to attract workers and warns against hiring foreigners, signed ARONTAGER Shaktsbury.
A reader writes to Baline of The Plepner praising a Dunkin Donuts waitress for kindness and asking customers to be courteous. The letter notes evenings can be loud and destructive and urges the store to remain a pleasant place for all customers.
Toynbee argues the West declines in honesty and purpose while Russia seeks tech and trade ties with Germany Japan and the US. He foresees Europe moving toward federation despite nationalist resistance, with a centralized federal union emerging. He remains pessimistic yet hopeful for ethical reform arising from spiritual needs and intergenerational shifts.
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