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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1975
Page
5
A nostalgic essay recalls 1925 ALA Green Book routes from Portland to Augusta, Maine. It contrasts early motoring with horse life, describing horse troughs, brook passages, and SPCA buckets on bridges, and laments their absence from the era’s highway guide.
Senators Moss and Percy chaired televised hearings on nursing home abuses sparked by a New York Times expose. Bernard Bergman warned he would invoke the Fifth Amendment as the inquiry proceeded, illustrating political leverage over criminal testimony. The piece juxtaposes this with a quirky 1925 Green Book moment on Maine troughs and rural horse-drawn travel, reflecting a shift from old to modern mobility.
Letters To the Editor from the district office of the Department of Social Welfare address Judson Brown's welfare line piece. They note that about 90 percent of applicants are eligible for aid, and that rising unemployment has increased their workload, with staff speaking daily to clients who face crises.
The Bennington district reports daily intake of 60 to 100 clients with waits. Three new staff join: two in food stamps. field interviews planned with the elderly via Bennington Opportunity Council. Additional part time GA worker by mid March aims to shorten interview waits.
Readers commend Arlington Memorial High School students for sponsoring a Senior Citizens Meals Program dishwashing and serving effort at East Arlington Federated Church. The letter also critiques Senate practices centered on Fifth Amendment rights, minority protections, and executive power.
Looking Back notes Leo Butler ends his meat department at Belanger's Grocery and moves to Holden and Leonard Mill. Also, the 40th anniversary of Bradford Hook and Ladder Co. was celebrated with 50 guests at the Hook and Ladder house. Other items include local officials at meetings, a family fire damage incident, and historical notes on Morgan’s 1901 Steel Corp, Oregon gasoline tax in 1919, and 1967 Vietnam shelling by U.S. ships.
John R. Stone Jr., longtime Bennington Town Republican chairman, defends his leadership and candidacy for selectman amid intra party pressure. He recalls past elections where three candidates won, but laments local faction efforts to undermine him while noting national tensions and urging solidarity.
MedERIC A. HARD Jr protests The Banner obituary for Jesse B. Hard stating he was the last survivor of the Hard family. He argues a comma error misrepresented the clan and notes the Hards have long lived on River Road in Manchester and will endure beyond the obituary.
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