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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1976
Page
5
Modesto Calif based opinion piece examines switcher issues shaping the Hundred Days primaries. It highlights abortion gun control and helmets as decisive but narrow topics that sway dedicated voters, stressing government role in personal choices and the power of intense advocacy to overturn broad political loyalties.
Long remembrance of humorist Frank Sullivan who lived in Saratoga Springs New York and died there last week. The piece reprints Mr Arbuthnot’s Expertise from The New York Times excerpted from The Busy Cliche Expert with dialogue showing his wit and a mix of cliches.
Kenneth Keniston argues schools overemphasize cognitive skills and test scores, neglecting the full humanity of children. He critiques Head Start, links poverty to cultural deprivation, and warns that technism. He notes tracking and exam culture shape destinies, stalling genuine development beyond intellect.
Tonight marks the start of a YMCA campaign to raise 6000 for 1936 operating expenses. Other notes: George H. Plumb opens a new law office in the Gokay building, Floyd H. Stewart becomes local VT Transit rep, and a Packard limo will shuttle Pittsfield to Burlington. The Bennington Community Chorus plans a Mozart Grand Mass in C Minor K-427, under Paul Boepple. Selective Service preinduction calls set for March with 19 men. Charles W. Keir named principal of the new Mount Anthony union high. F R Paddock weighs a run for state's attorney. incumbent Witten will not seek reelection. Green Mountain Park seeks 131 racing days. Historical notes contrast 1920 National Socialist party formation, 1922 Landru execution, 1945 Manila liberation, and 1966 Ghana ouster of Nkrumah.
Quotes reflect on vanished preciousness of early American history and touristic distortions. Andrew Carlisle notes Concorde began using Heathrow, changing aircraft noise, with a warning that supersonic jets will eventually be common in the U.S., altering daily life.
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