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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner notes it is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes frustration as Bennington will not host the Vermont Bicentennial steam train leg. Routes now run Burlington to Rutland and east to Bellows Falls citing unsafe tracks beyond crawl speed. Critics blame miscommunication and political maneuvering amid two years of VT2 boast.
Bennington County urges state lawmakers to share the steam train run and boost tourist and historical value, arguing for multiple weekly trips to Bennington. Separate discussion notes worry over college entrance exams possibly requiring essays, urging explanatory writing time and direct submission to colleges to preserve student writing standards.
In letters to The Banna a resident details efforts to collect delinquent taxes on the Lila J. Stockwell property from administrator Donald Hicks and town attorney Norton Barber. Tax collector John E. Malone reports notices from 1973 for 1601.89 due within 20 days, stockwell approval for sale on July 24 1973, and ongoing discussions through 1975 noting three other properties paid while Stockwell remains unpaid.
John E Malone the Bennington tax collector recounts a long running dispute over delinquent taxes on the Stockwell property. He notes amounts rising from 1540.12 in 1973 to 4148.18 by February 9 1976, unpaid despite town actions and communications with administrator Donald Hicks and town counsel Norton Barber.
A veteran columnist recounts early alarms about nuclear power from the Watergate era to Vermont Yankee and Vernon, noting critics who quit GE engineers Richard Hubbard and Gregory Minor and a landmark botched breeder reactor plan. It highlights radioactive waste dangers and Grand Junction radon exposure, praising press coverage and public dissent.
The Banner prints a reader letter urging debate on Right to Work and a public hearing on S194 at 7 p.m. Tuesday Feb 17 at the Statehouse. The letter questions mandatory union dues, free rider issues, wage versus job security, and the stance of independent workers against organized labor. Senator Herbert G. Ogden of Windsor County invites participation from Hartland.
Letters thank editor and Harte Theatre manager Ken Brothwell for movie night benefit for Mt Anthony hockey. Post includes thanks to Dewey family for Rescue Squad gift, and note on Puerto Rico economic assistance and US relations.
This Week Magazine surveys Puerto Rico's poverty with 6000 residents in La Perla near the harbor. It notes unemployment at 30 percent, a birth rate double of the US, and a high school dropout problem while weighing the impact of potential political status changes and accelerated modernization under US guidance.
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