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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Banner weighs the conflict between reporting violent incidents and avoiding sensationalism. Editors argue state police and Putnam Memorial Hospital withhold basic facts, fueling rumors and hindering public awareness. They urge balanced openness while respecting fair trials and prudence.
New England Log Homes of Hamden contends Vermont Log Building uses patented natching techniques. Vermont denies infringement, arguing prior art voids the patents. The Boston federal case hinges on whether the methods are old, validly patented, or should never have been granted. Oak-pin it shut.
The piece riffs on nuclear safety skepticism citing a Wall Street Journal item about a University of Florida reactor door sign. It notes seasonal Santa letters and hot toys, Star Wars merchandise delayed to spring, and mockery of trends and media lines. It closes with a quip on nonchalance and hints at broader media ironies.
A reader responds to Sen. Leahy and David McCauley of American Friends Service Committee. He recalls North Vietnam promised a full search for 1,200 missing U.S. servicemen, but has blocked searches and later released remains for political reasons.
Clifford B. Harwood urges senators to require access for a trustworthy agency to search North Vietnam for missing American servicemen before any reconstruction or aid to the Vietnamese government. He contrasts wartime POW access with what he sees as limits on AFSC and Red Cross entries, and warns against trusting Soviet negotiators referencing Pearl Harbor. He notes concerns about Salt I, Soviet spying, and Castro-era tensions. He signs from Manchester Center.
Vermont voters and taxpayers are urged to consider repealing the inventory tax at town meetings as a path to improved local job and income conditions. The piece recaps tax base structure, notes towns heavily reliant on inventory tax, and cites Brattleboro and Burlington as key examples while predicting varied residential tax impacts and signaling continued legislative efforts.
The essay traces the hot dog from German origins to American staple, tracing variations, cultural moments, and postwar shifts toward hamburgers. It recalls childhood cookouts, unsafe meat depictions, and nostalgia for old methods, contrasting past joys with modern mass production and fare at county fairs.
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