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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Worries about money disturb sleep while others chase a gold rush with gold bars as a mattress vault. The piece notes no interest or dividends, high costs, and the risk that speculation benefits only the already wealthy. It warns of legal sideline gainers and impractical wealth in collapse.
About 2 500 mourners gathered at Hillside Memorial Park Los Angeles to bid farewell to Jack Benny the legendary comedian who died at 80 from cancer Bob Hope captured the mood noting Benny Kubelisky inspired world headlines and presidential notices while Benny's career and humor connected generations and he used his fame to aid others and support worthy causes
A Vermonter urges Gov Salmon to replace the Public Service Board with a body that serves the public. He alleges the PSB secretly granted Stratton Corp. a Certificate of Public Good to form a water company, despite prior court rulings on Styles Brook that favored downstream users and amid inaction to invite affected parties to the hearing.
In the Senate, Sen. Hugh Scott quotes a plan to announce consecutively that they are not candidates for the presidency. He suggests colleagues who are not bitten by the presidential bug do this on Friday to gain weekend paper exposure. The WSJ notes this as an opinion.
A speaker outlines support for noncandidacy as a path to improve the Union. He reflects philosophically on the state of the Union and credits the senator’s choice not to seek leadership. He argues that more noncandidates benefit the country and praises several eminent men as well qualified noncandidates.
The piece urges readers to inventory 1974 and embrace 1975 as a fresh page. It contrasts past failures and successes, urges courage and faith, and invites daily writing of a better record under divine guidance, signed by Herbert W. Lorenz of 214 Union St.
A devotional poem from Arlington speaks of faith hope and love guiding the new year. It urges shedding past errors and embracing wiser efforts, charity, and prayer to spread grace and unity throughout the year. The piece ends with a blessing for growth and harmony.
An idle holiday feature recounts two town gatherings. In Searsburg a Christmas party at the new town building included a decorated tree, donated dishes, and gifts for children, with 33 attendees. in Bennington a Gradation Club meeting featured a talk on Rhineland customs, easing nerves and yielding warm recollections.
Reflecting on 1974, the piece argues the core danger is misreading the lesson of Watergate. It cautions that distrust harms leadership and self government, urging restoration of mutual trust as the sole path to fix secrecy, abuses, and eroded confidence.
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