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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Town voters will decide the budget by secret ballot for the first time, enhancing participation but raising concerns about costly items. Officials must clearly explain the July 1 1975 to June 30 1976 plan, compare with prior years, and show individual tax impacts to win voter understanding and acceptance.
Walter Cronkite called the Monday night mid air collision a thirty two million dollar accident as two $16 million fighter planes collided. Pieces dropped near Londonderry while four crew members ejected and parachuted to safety. The event, linked to the Magic Mountain ski slopes incident, underscores urgent calls for a safer Air Force and a thorough investigation.
The executive budget for Ford limits payroll to 500 aides next fiscal year, down from about 540, excluding White House staff and Secret Service. The piece notes the 40 attorneys who kept Watergate at bay were dismissed, and questions what the president can accomplish with fewer lawyers and a leaner staff.
Letters to the Banner note a public hearing by the House Transportation Committee on February 6 1975 at 7 30 p m in Montpelier. Bills H 96 and H 221 seek bike route planning design standards and highway plan inclusion with H 221 adding a 1 50 surtax on bicycles and a 1 annual registration fee directing funds to a bicycle facilities program.
A public hearing on bicycle legislation shows riders favor safe road space over separate lanes while the Highway Department likely opposes reevaluating lane standards. The Vermont Bikeways Coalition backs 4 to 5 foot shoulders and a per bike sale tax, dismissing statewide registration as costly, while preferring voluntary programs and targeted taxes to fund bike projects.
Vermont’s Wilson Alwyn Bentley, nicknamed Snowflake, pioneered snowflake photography and raindrop measurement. He taught himself with a microscope and camera, created thousands of glass plates, and published in journals. His home slide shows drew few attendees, yet his methods remain unmatched and his Snow Crystals book endures in libraries.
Franklin Frantz argues against dropping history citing recurring mistakes and warns of mob rule in education. He urges patient reform as 1980 approaches and suggests Mt Anthony Union School Board meet at Cole Hall Shaftsbury to avoid personal conflicts and focus on policy.
White House sources report President Ford proposes bold steps to curb inflation, recession and energy shortages. The plan includes a year of national sacrifice with massive federal layoffs and price freezes, plus purposed pardons and sweeping shifts in government and residence arrangements.
The piece laments overnight travels and the standardized hotel environment. It argues hotels offer dull colors and cheap furnishings arranged in identical layouts with stale smells and excessive cooling, leaving the traveler unsettled and detached from place. It ends with the feeling of always being lost on the road to airports.
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