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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1976
Page
6
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The editorial notes a wide county ballot and urges voters in each town to inform themselves before voting. It highlights Bennington Day Care Center seeking a $20,000 appropriation and notes its past popularity with cost-conscious voters, suggesting support to improve the lives of about 50 children.
A local day care center seeks small funding from the ballot to cover roof repairs and a sewer line with a $2,900 request for capital expenses. Operating funds rely on fund raising, not taxes, and revenue sharing would fund this effort without tax increases. The center’s Manchester project aims to ease family burdens while voters consider the benefit for modest local cost.
The piece notes President Ford skipping the 9 pm hour for the Tuesday polls on March 2 in Vermont and Massachusetts and March 9 in Florida while avoiding late shows, cites adviser Robert Mead about watching Policewoman, and mocks Nixon’s China banquet and taxpayer costs in a Burlington Free Press opinion tone.
Shirley McTerrnan of 310 Main St responds to a Feb letter from Donald Peters about Bennington Opportunity Council garden project. She defends funding, staffing, and partner programs, notes sliding scale pricing, donated land, and reduced costs, and asks for feedback from nearly 400 families served.
John C. Wells defends the Unification Church against charges of brainwashing and calls for fair treatment. He criticizes opponents for seeking new laws to drive the church from Burlington and argues the church is legally and morally aligned with American values and national renewal.
Gordon Walker of Manchester writes in response to an editorial in the Manchester Journal and urges that school policy be guided by children's welfare, not power politics. He seeks a one year school director term to focus on quality education at Manchester Elementary School and collaboration to protect students.
A Bennington Day Care Center visit prompts praise from a parent who believes spending family income on child care there is a wise choice. The speaker emphasizes consistent positive impressions with each visit to the center.
Irene Carlson and Frances Woodcock write letters praising Gerry Morrissey Richard Leake and Reggie for their service and achievements urging next Tuesday's vote to return them to the board. Carlson commends Morrissey’s dual chairmanship and town manager work without pay. Woodcock lauds Day Care staff and child development.
Readers nationwide express interest in moving to Vermont seeking employment and information on schools taxes and living conditions. Among letters from New Jersey California Iowa and Utah they ask for school quality job prospects and community features while noting desires for culture roots and a calmer lifestyle.
A letter to the editor from local supporters of the Bennington Day Care Center urges residents not to vote blindly on March 2. They invite readers to verify the center’s value through those who know, listing multiple signatories including Frank and Donna Greven and Robert and Catherine Shepard.
Veteran recalls the War Department directive of May 20, 1942, guiding the Red Cross to charge for coffee and doughnuts. He describes wartime leave towns, rough coffee, and rare free treats, noting later policy shifts and lingering memories of Red Cross hospitality.
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