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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A brief correspondence from residents about rezoning plans is submitted to The Banner for publication. The letter urges careful review of zoning changes and invites community input at upcoming hearings.
A letter reminds opponents of the A J Dewey & Sons Lumber lands rezoning and the West Main Street change from CA20 to V12 that a Bennington Planning Commission hearing is tonight at 8:15 p.m. on South Street. It notes concern and invites participation and signatures for letters to the editor.
Vermonter in Washington notes President Ford leverages vetoes to shape energy pricing and conservation, and to press tax relief and spending ceilings. The piece argues his posturing moves Congress toward compromise on energy and to potential confrontations over taxes, with timing tied to 1976 political dynamics.
A Gallup poll suggests Ronald Reagan could unseat Ford in 1976 with or without a third candidate. The piece notes Ford’s past pledge not to run if circumstances changed and compares the situation to Truman and Johnson, while signaling Mathias as a potential moderate challenger.
The Burr & Burton Seminary trustees vote to open full board meetings to the press and add two women to the previous all male board, seen as steps toward broader representation and better communication with North Shire residents. The Banner notes the school’s public obligation and the value of informing taxpayers who fund it.
Hollywood impresario Bill Sargent signs Ben Cropp the famed shark fighter for a death match with a great white in an 80 by 60 feet wire mesh cage in a clear Fiji lagoon. Cropp to wield a four foot spear. payout is one million dollars regardless of outcome. Event filmed for global release at twenty dollars a ticket.
A Vermont school reader from 1831 describes a native people as wild yet self governing. The passage notes hunting, fishing, and war as subsistence activities, skin clothing, simple government, and memory kept laws. A sachem is referenced as a chief in a page from The Child's Assistant.
Readings from the 1828 Vermont School Commissioners report reveal the era's ideals and standards for educators. The five commissioners stress moral character, teaching qualifications, and a mix of parental authority and experience, arguing education shapes public liberty and patriotism.
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