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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201. Document outlines publishing schedule and corporate address for the newspaper.
Editorials react to the enacted tax reform bill as a monumental, flawed effort with mixed reforms. It notes the complex, uncertain economic impact, profits for lawyers and accountants, and long-term risk to federal revenues and social programs. The piece urges concern over funding for cities and environmental challenges in the 1970s.
A school principal sent directions to teachers in California detailing new milk service rules. Pupils will receive straw wrappers with each milk, and wrappers must be discarded properly. Violations lead to automatic lunch-area cleanup duties for the day and loss of straws for five days. Teachers must issue only one straw per milk. The note’s tone highlights debates on public education.
The piece rails at free enterprise encroaching socialist economics with Wall Street Journal notes that AmEx and Diners Club will be usable in Moscow and Leningrad next year. It laments vandalism during Christmas, stock of destructive toy gifts, and praises highway crews for snowstorm work. It cites quips from Boston Globe and Burlington Free Press on public morality and prudence.
A fragment from Anno Domini 1604 quotes Friar Giovanni urging Contessa Aldobrandeschi in Firenze to see beyond life’s coverings to its inner radiance. The piece links ancient faith with 1969 turmoil, noting how Christmas symbols clash with war headlines and a commercialized Silent Night, while praising life’s generous gifts obscured by appearance.
In a Christmas reflection on Washington, the scene at the National Cathedral frames a nation torn by Vietnam yet still clinging to enduring symbols and ideals. Despite gloom, voices acknowledge progress toward peace as the conscience of America remains alive in a capital divided by debate and politics.
NORTH BENNINGTON writes about Christmas as a personal and collective magic. The piece lauds nostalgia, family togetherness, and seasonal music while noting the costs and commercial aspects, urging kindness and peace through the holiday. It blends memories of Santa, snow, Dickens, and shared moments to affirm Christmas as a brief, powerful moment of grace.
Miss Linda Given of Peekskill New York writes a meditative Christmas verse. She reflects on holiday traditions such as music decorations and Advent calendars while contrasting personal warmth with those who cannot share Christmas. The poem evokes December feelings and family generosity.
A poetic Christmas reflection speaks of a winter scene where a ruby rose glows within ice, symbolizing eternal love and the newborn spirit. It ties to a shepherds tale and the Christmas celebration, urging readers to seek and find the warmth of love amid cold times.
Two brief Christmas poems invoke season joy and sacred calm. Diana Wilder of Arlington offers blessings for a year filled with Christmas spirit. Helena S Moore of Bennington offers a reflective stanza on the Nativity and quiet peace.
The essay links Roman taxation under Caesar Augustus to U S fiscal policy, arguing Americans fund foreign aid and defense while critiquing imperial overreach. It introduces National Taxaction Inc led by Col. Robert Castorr to coordinate tax protest groups, and cites Congressman Wilbur Mills urging spending curbs.
A humorous quip from Red Blanchard in Wallaces Farmer recalls a doctor examining an uncle. The doctor jokes he would condemn the building for the elder’s tremors. The uncle quips that he drinks little, spilling most of it.
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