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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1977
Page
5
John Gould shares a Farmer Frank tale from Friendship Maine arguing a calf育 upbringing teaches virtues and distracts from jail or college. A boy names Gulliver tends a calf, learns responsibility, milk and meals, and the bond hints college funds and fewer jails.
Jimmie Hughes recovers from grippe and resumes town visits. A Baptist farewell honors Arthur Parker family bound for England. Runarounds beat All Stars 22 to 20 in freshmen girls basketball. National Rabbit Week promotes rabbit menus. Bennington selects two induction slots in March for Viola Conley. Maj. Leon H. Boyd retires after 40 years with Armour. Dorset houses a veteran motion picture director Warren Murray. Outstanding Conservationist Award 1966 shown with Carlton Overton and others. Nick Merrill to represent Delta Theta at the 70th Rake Walk Carnival tonight.
Key events include the 1878 first New Haven telephone book listing 50 subscribers, the 1885 Washington Monument dedication 37 years after construction began, Malcolm X's 1965 assassination in New York City, and 1975 Judge Sirica’s prison sentences for John Mitchell H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman in the Watergate coverup.
Letters to the Banner urge Shaftsbury residents to vote YES on Ballot Article 18 for $2,000 in town revenue sharing to fund a Bennington Opportunity Council social services coordinator. The article outlines services such as transportation, form help, shopping aid, housing support, food stamp delivery, weatherization, gardens, counseling, and senior homemaker work, noting CSA funds cover half the budget and no CSA increase is anticipated, with $31,000 needed next year to maintain services.
To the Editor the Banner notes February hosts many notable birthdays including Thomas Edison Dwight Moody Joseph Jefferson Longfellow Horace Greeley Buffalo Bill and Peter and predicts future luminaries born in February. Herbert Lorenz 214 Union St thanks veterinarians like Dr Clyde Lanfair for saving a Labrador retriever with a deformed stomach who underwent a serious operation and recovered well Edith Lemay Gore Road expresses gratitude as well.
Adelaide Fine urges Shaftsbury residents to vote YES on Article 18 on March 1 to raise local funding for the BOC, noting a $2000 share and potential cuts to staff and services if funds are not raised, and asking supporters to spread the word.
The New York Times opinion piece questions the amateur rule and the push for a central U S sports agency. It notes fragmentation among U S organizations and cites Baron de Coubertin’s emphasis on participation over winning. The President's Commission proposes a central body with about 215 million dollars for facilities and 83 million annually.
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