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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The CIA has used U.S. religious missionaries and foreign correspondents as information sources and even covered its agents as freelance journalists. This compromises trust, endangers civilians, and erodes credibility of clergy and press. The CIA can halt this by ending such contracts and ceasing to pose as reporters. The Bill of Rights protects religion and press freedom. agency overreach is unacceptable.
The damaged Topping Tavern in Shaftsbury eyes restoration to mark its near 200 year history and future as a living museum. Bennington Museum trustees hold the fate, aiming to keep the site as a potential Vermont heritage nucleus and safeguard its legacy for decades to come.
Editor notes praise the volunteers who battled a winter tavern blaze, noting their dedication on hazardous roads and praise for their efficient containment through the long night despite delays and challenging conditions.
A Banner letter questions Norm Lariviere and Mt Anthony teachers over a 4 percent cost of living raise. It claims the raise became permanent, adds a proposed base pay increase from 7200 to 7600 plus two steps, and argues taxpayers face 65000 this year. The writer challenges the union head to state what the teachers will do in return.
A Bennington letter argues for changing Mt Anthony base pay from 7200 to 7600 and moving teachers two steps, lifting the 1975 76 budgeted instruction line to 2102646. It warns of automatic yearly step increases and contract clauses pushing costs higher, urging a redefinition of comprehensive high school and restraint on expanding programs to avoid higher taxes.
Hedrick Smith's The Russians, drawn from three years in Moscow, shows pervasive Soviet militarism in schools and civil defense. The piece highlights a massive youth military training system, mass membership in a defense corps, and a cautious view of Western information. It notes Soviet pride in defending against rebellions, limited WWII history access, and calls for SALT alongside media persuasion limits.
The piece contrasts Betty Ford and her husband on abortion rulings and a constitutional amendment approach, notes Birh Bayh and Reagan positions, and critiques the U S presidential selection system. It quotes Tom Paine and George Mason and comments on the Electoral College, public trust, and calls for reform amid constitutional debates. It mentions Nixon McGovern polling, voter turnout, and comments by Fletcher L Byrom and James MacGregor Burns. It weighs parliamentary versus presidential systems and wonders about Canada as a comparison.
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