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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial contrasts Gov. George Wallace’s campaign posture with his Alabama tenure. It notes federal and state payroll growth under Wallace, Alabama’s high state worker rate, tax system criticisms, and crime comparisons. The piece argues Wallace avoids discussing his record, offering cosmetic appeal over substance.
Fred Heckinger’s New York Times critique argues that education suffers when teachers are underpaid and schools follow railroads era management. In Manchester the elementary school turmoil stems from a power clash among administration, teachers, and the school board, wasting energy and eroding children’s interests.
The piece condemns educational enthusiasm and says the school director race exposes power politics. Candidates align for or against principals or teachers, not for a clear education plan. The school board must focus on student wellbeing amid inflation and rising costs.
The columnist critiques past New Deal era policies and Muskie's inflation stance while urging bold, unconventional proposals to achieve full employment. It argues the nation needs extraordinary leadership with fortitude to embrace proper, even unorthodox, measures rather than rehashing Kennedy Johnson programs.
A reader recalls a Tuesday Banner story about a long unsanitary garbage heap at 111 River St not collected since November 1, 1975. Frustrated by landlord inaction, the writer says they contacted officials for weeks, and in warmer weather the odor worsened, forcing a desperate step.
The narrator informs Gerald Morrissey, chairman of selectmen, about a backyard mess endangering health. After slow progress, Morrissey orders the village crew to clear the site with a bucket loader and dump truck, with workers noting the pigsty condition.
In a Bennington County letter to the editor, resident Robert J. Long criticizes Sen. Robert Cummings for opposing ERA rescission and accuses him of Poor manners and alignment with tax funded groups. The writer questions spending on local projects, cites a rent issue and sign ordinances, urges taxpayers to voice concerns by March 2 election, and praises action over talk.
In a sharp political column a columnist notes Reagan Thomson clashes and Loeb's influence, the press role in primaries, and the 1976 race after New Hampshire. The piece compares media as odds maker, cites Ford Reagan rivalry, and weighs ideological divides versus personal contours in a landmark election. It mentions Nixon, McGovern, Carter, Udall, Bayh, Shriver, and Harris with context of party strategies and constitutional debates.
IRA Allen Putnam reads of Old Dan Beers hospital news and recalls a life in Bennington County. Dan, a famed stone mason, once built Jesse Madison a fireplace with a glass pane in the chimney to secure payment. Jesse finally paid, and Dan proved the chimney would draw once money was settled.
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