This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues the federal stance on smoking harms and tobacco subsidies is contradictory. It cites President Carter’s reaffirmed support for subsidies, the weak HEW anti smoking budget, and a $600 million federal loan program through the Commodity Credit Corp. It notes tobacco state influence in Congress and warns that the policy may prolong health risks while politics shield subsidies.
The piece notes rising chewing tobacco use and women smoking cigars and pipes, while college student smoking declines with Princeton undergrads at 7 percent and Harvard freshmen at 27. A Putnam Square Cynic columns a quip about cleaned curtains at Bennington Rec Center costing $192 and jokes the rec department overpaid.
Letter to The Banner criticizes delays and cost overruns on Coleville Road bridge. Calls for a wide, sturdy bridge by spring, questions past spending, criticizes temporary measures, fence and guardrails, and notes a logger fined for overweight use. Argues taxpayers deserve safe infrastructure and fair contractor practices.
Jeanette Damon of Coleville Road complains the Banner failed to report all relevant facts from a meeting about Coleville No 27 bridge. She alleges sensationalism and that her husband lacked floor time, noting trucks and buses should not need permits to use the bridge.
In Sunderland a long haired cat nicknamed Little Monster proves unusually selective about water, drinking only from the bathtub or from puddles outdoors. After trials with cookies and a new water routine, the owner discovers success by guiding the cat to lap from a saucer while keeping a small bathwater supply.
The piece argues Gov Richard Snelling overstepped with gag orders to muzzle criticism and urges mutual duties between manager and agent. It defends the Health Department as one of the few performing constructively amid state government actions.
The Snelling administration is criticized for talk not action and questionable management. A cost-cutting council has produced tense state employee relations and rising union militancy. The legislature may spend freed funds, while the governor faces pushback. A Republican chairman’s brief tenure yielded a Democrats’ campaign issue. Health Department regulation topics fuel controversy as Thomson era looms.
A profile of Louisiana governor Huey Long and his son Senator Russell Long, tracing their rise, political style, and influence. It contrasts Long’s demagogic image with Russell Long’s Senate power on the Finance Committee, notes oil money ties, and critiques Carter energy policy battles and Congress's energy bill delays amid oil import dependence.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.