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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1975
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.
Town voters face a referendum on a charter change to shift treasury control as longtime treasurer Alma Langlois retires. Critics accuse selectmen of political manipulation and urge a fair process, warning against appointing unqualified or political cronies to town posts.
The town should not adopt five rather than six selectmen due to equal representation issues and costly redistricting. Water sewer discounts must be tightened, not discarded, to maintain fairness for North Bennington and rural residents alike amid other current problems.
Editor notes mock Putnam Square Cynic on Time magazine covers and postulate about the worth of a woman. They discuss Time’s past picks like King Faisal Nixon and Sirica, then remark on the 13 cent bicentennial postage hike with liberty bell imagery and higher mailing costs.
Reflections assess the last twenty five years of the twentieth century, noting two limited wars Korea and Indo China, rising independence of over fifty nations, rising living standards, and rapid communication and science. It calls for wiser leadership, balance with nature, and restraint from destructive power amid lingering uncertainty.
In a 1894 Troy Times tale, a Bennington Rutland drummer jokes by sending a cargo trunk with samples to Bennington. A trapped ventriloquist inside pretends distress, causing fear of kidnap or crime until the drummer reveals the prank. The incident illustrates railroad drummers as pivotal Vermont life.
A San Francisco art dealer posted a classified ad wishing to spend weekends in a remote log cabin. His wife answered beneath it with a counter ad urging readers to disregard the previous notice. Chronicle reports the playful domestic exchange.
A Western reporter recalls four days in Peking with the President's party, noting smoky air from coal, bemused Chinese hosts, and conversations with guides about life under communism. He contrasts Chinese restraint with American freedoms, observing improved living conditions, lack of derelicts, and social controls.
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