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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1976
Page
5
A critical appraisal of Stuart Berg Flexner's I Hear America Talking argues language mirrors history and that American English mixes slang with pragmatism. The piece highlights frequent words, word Economy, and the dominance of a few terms, noting how culture shapes diction.
Washington led a desperate midnight crossing of the Delaware on Christmas 1776 to strike at Trenton. His 5,000 men faced ice and cold as Hessians were surprised and captured, with Cornwallis later pressing from the south but Washington pressing a quick advance to Princeton. The bold stake boosted morale and became a defining moment in the Revolutionary War.
Mentions motor fog and new gasoline claims, a social security pension for Lyman Royce, a dust control hire in Vermont granite industry, and a plan for a harness racing association. Notes cribbage leaders at Knights of Columbus, a Christmas play at the Graded School, teens seeking a coffee house, and a 400 attendance organ dedication in Hoosick Falls. Also reports missing boys found, Globe Union labor dispute talks, and a Bennington High student asking the Rotary.
On this date 1925 Gen William Mitchell is found guilty of conduct prejudicial to the armed services. In 1945 the Senate awards him the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously. In 1939 the German battleship Graf Spee is scuttled off Uruguay as British ships close in.
BBC commentator Mr. Priestland jokes about removing water glasses at Oldham schools to save costs. He imagines further cuts from cups, cutlery, books, and stationery, warning such moves would erode learning and public health while proposing quirky, impractical alternatives.
A Middletown Connecticut opinion column argues traffic lights cost $70,000 a year per intersection when energy, wear, and fuel wasted per stop add up. It claims 2,000 car stops daily at each light, totaling about $70,000 annually and about $21 billion nationwide, urging energy reviews and fewer impediments to traffic.
A columnist mocks aging public figures and their companions, then shifts to self reproach over potential personal involvement in funding. The tone mixes satire with unease as the writer questions the ethics of the Hays matter and personal complicity.
William J Slattery of Jamestown Rhode Island contributes an opinion piece to the New York Times Op-Ed Page. The column presents his views on national policy and public affairs with emphasis on civic issues and reform.
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