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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1976
Page
5
The critic denounces the film as a heavy handed message piece about human survival set in a Nazi camp. It argues the film reduces individuals to vermin and dehumanizes for a bleak parable on society, war, and the fate of humanity.
In a satirical column, Dick West lampoons political crowd counts by exposing two firms, Conservative Estimating Co. and Ball Park Figures, Inc., for inflating rally figures. The piece quotes an instructor joking about hiring “somniacs,” counting hats, and converting wild guesses into “conservative” estimates.
A Vermont reader denounces the International Women's Year IWY as a costly political venture. The letter criticizes the UN initiated program, the five million cap, and the HR 9924 authorization. It urges opponents to contact Rep Mahon and other officials to defeat the bill amid references to Mexico City 1975 and Zionist debates.
A Bennington College faculty recording secretary criticizes Geoffrey Chapman for bias in his article The Parkers and Bennington College What went wrong. The letter argues the president failed as liaison among trustees faculty staff and students and questions substantive reasons for the Parker era’s end.
A reader rebuts a reporter's portrayal of Bennington College governance. The letter defends Reinhoud van der Linde s resignation claim, denies a crisis narrative, applauds faculty and Ivy League quality, and urges sticking to factual reporting rather than melodrama about the Parkers and the Futures Report.
The village buys a new snow plow and will rely on village workers for street clearing, ending the prior arrangement with Fillmore Farms. Other notes mention school tests in Bennington district, Brattleboro sidewalk policy after heavy snow, bank alterations, Big Mill Inc. purchase, and local officials seeking meters and staff in state budgets. Historic notes cover 1861 Davis swearing in, Pluto discovery in 1930, Oppenheimer death in 1967, and 1969 Zurich airliner attack.
Bishop Hugh Montifore of Kingston-Upon-Thames testifies in Washington against the Concorde, representing London noise-control advocates. He argues the issue resembles purgatory rather than hell, framing the debate around secular constraints on aviation noise.
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