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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves as the local daily newspaper with standard news, notices, and community coverage for the Bennington area.
Editorial urges Vermont voters to participate in the VT 3 survey and reflect on the state's future over the next 50 to 100 years. It argues that a cross section of Town Meeting participants can shape decisions, encouraging reading the Where Are We Going booklet and thoughtful responses now rather than later.
The cancer causing chemical Tris used as a flame retardant in polyester sleepwear raises fears. The Environmental Defense Fund urges the CPSC to ban its sale, noting rat and mouse cancer findings, potential skin absorption risks, and widespread prior use.
President Carter reiterates that government workers are servants of the people, not bosses, addressing departments of Labor and Commerce and emphasizing service over authority. He calls on officials to demonstrate this ethic throughout his term.
A quotation notes Carter's bid to downplay White House pomp as press secretary Powell calls it depumping. The remark underlines tensions between the president and federal governance against perceived class distinctions with unemployed workers in Dallas, Texas referenced.
The Senate Republican leadership reshuffle places Strom Thurmond over Charles Mathias on the Judiciary Committee. The switch pairs Thurmond with John Tower and shifts Edward Brooke to Banking, highlighting intra party conflicts over civil rights and moderation. The move signals conservative resistance to centrist changes and casts doubt on a strengthened GOP path toward 1984.
The Sacred Heart School parent-teachers group thanks all who helped produce the Variety U.S.A. Show for Sacred Heart School. The performance was professional, and gratitude goes to the cast stage crew donors sponsors ticket buyers attendees and contributors. Co-Chairmen Dottie De Pollo Joyce Sukel Bennington.
Dorset Vermont debates its role honoring the states 200th birthday with a special celebration. The Town Bicentennial Committee, chaired by A W Gilbert, invites residents with ideas to attend February 15 at 8 p m in the United Church Vestry to decide on plans.
A poem recalling Abraham Lincoln and the freeing of a people notes a black boy walking to receive a degree. It mentions Helena Shevlen Moore and Crescent Manor Nursing Home and ponders sacrifice, freedom, and legacy across decades.
A Jamaica columnist argues sports, especially baseball, mirror society s drive for money. He cites Ray Kroc on TV rising influence, warns big contracts and franchise moves erode local clubs, the minors vanish, and many players import from Latin America. He praises sport s educational value but cautions excessive pay leads to disaster.
Article argues five years of legislative struggle by Rep. Rodino and Sen. Eastland over illegal immigration. It warns the U.S. could exceed natural population growth by 1990 and predicts a 5.5 million annual illegal entry by 2000, with broad social and economic consequences. It criticizes liberals and conservatives alike for inaction and suggests reform is needed to halt the influx.
The passage contrasts the attorney general resigning from private clubs for public life visibility with Groucho Marx’s famous quip about not joining any club that would have him. It notes O L Chavarria- Aguilar of Glen Rock New Jersey sending a letter to the New York Times.
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