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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 with issue dated December 30 1976
Editorial notes Edward Levi now questions the U S death penalty after appearances on Meet the Press. He still sees it as a deterrent in some cases but criticizes the flamboyant spectacle of executions and argues society should not glorify or dramatize capital punishment as in Utah's Gilmore case.
A letter discusses Levi's view that the United States community does not truly accept capital punishment. It notes the long gap since 1967, cites governmental misfeasance concerns, and questions whether return to executions would reflect regression or increased civility. The piece frames whether society can or should endorse state killing.
The Manchester Union recounts General Stark's wit and leadership at home and in war. A field incident shows his humor as he awards the pay to Whitaker, after asking who mowed that swath and revealing Whitaker did all the work. The men realize the joke shifts to Whitaker receiving all due pay.
The column surveys hopeful trends in farming practices to cut soil loss by 1985, with more mulching, crop rotation, and cover crops. It notes reduced herbicide use, EPA cautions on pesticides, Vermont’s chlordane denial, and rising interest in resistant crop varieties and biological control. It also highlights FTC scrutiny of marketing orders, calls for cleaner food, and energy shifts toward water power amid ongoing oil spills in the Atlantic.
New England Telephone says calls to directory assistance will cost after three uses monthly starting Jan 1. The piece argues for updating listings to include married women by their own names, cites The Banner practice and criticizes sexist conventions while offering Washington insider primer rules.
Doris L. Bahan of Shaftsbury denounces Lawrence E. and Harrington for a “hard line” stance on youth drinking. She argues adults set the tone at parties and in daily life, condemning the hypocrisy of blaming children while elders indulge. She references education, crime, and past political leaders to claim society burdens youth with sins.
A poet at 102 Park St signs a hopeful New Year verse to The Banner. The reader is invited to believe in good fortune and renewed hope, with lines praising happiness health and kindness and blessing the recipient with love across travels and time.
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