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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. It is produced by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
In Vermont towns the split between highway and general funds is seen as an anachronism and possibly due for phasing out. Bennington selectmen confront drastic budget steps and a finance committee should screen all municipal services for hard-nosed cost cuts. The aim is broad efficiency without sacred cows, including highway crews, police, sewer and water, and fire departments.
The article notes how American power signals differ from Europe with the road to a powerful figure’s home often revealing more than guards’ attire. It describes Nixon and Rebozo seeking private road status in Key Biscayne, but a 5 to 3 vote kept the road public, underscoring how clout wanes when challenged by public access.
A commentary notes wasteful food habits and suggests a soup line for students who don’t finish hot lunches, proposing a peanut butter and jelly line on whole wheat with carrot sticks. The piece also salutes Red Cross Bloodmobile donors and county volunteers. It corrects a printed oil price error for 1985 and mentions past heating methods and changes in transit payments.
Washington views the Northwest Passage dream as a history of exploration turned to commerce with Arctic tanker dreams off New Jersey. The piece argues true adventure is for its own sake, praising Edmund Hillary and Kennedy era space daring while warning against purely practical drives and urging a gloriously impractical spirit.
A reflective Christmas meditation from Jamaica argues the world’s turmoil mirrors ancient times. It recalls the Bethlehem story, emphasizes faith over fear, and urges readers to rediscover the message of the Nativity to restore confidence, peace, and meaning this holiday season.
The president of the Benedict ington Human Resources Council explains Merritt Hewitt was invited to a meeting but was working in his barn and could not confirm. He later learned Hewitt was due for an annual medical checkup in Boston and might miss the council session.
William J. Barry Jr., president of the Bennington Human Resources Council, defends Hewitt at a Bennington meeting and recalls his attendance with Orrin Beattie at a Manchester gathering on Dec 10. Barry credits Hewitt with integrity and concern for Bennington County human services.
Jacob Needleman, philosophy professor at San Francisco State University, argues that the modern view of science as objective and non purposive blinds people to a deeper spiritual quest. Detroit faces a massive problem weighing over two tons and nineteen feet long, consuming gasoline and reluctant to sell.
The Vermont senator known for personal, attentive replies retires after 34 years in the U.S. Senate. Readers recall his correspondence, including a July 31, 1969 note to Mrs. Marden Skinner about a Banner review of his Pioneering With Wildflowers. Readers may share their own letters for a lasting tribute to his independent, cantankerous spirit.
Senator Aiken responds to Mrs Skinner about Pioneering with Wildflowers noting the work was completed in a August week of desperation rather than a long cold winter. He recalls Emma Hill later Emma Galvin as secretary and recounts dictation sessions at his Putney West Hill home. He agrees winter is better for writing but insists on telling the truth.
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