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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues Vermont legislators should not hide behind secret ballots as four statewide office winners are chosen and a House speaker elected. It notes GOP influence, calls for transparency, and says representatives must stand up for constituents who deserve to know how they vote.
Gov Salmon defends paying about 335000 to compensate billboard owners for removing signs under the Outdoor Advertising Law. The state would gain over 7 million in federal highway funds, with 135000 in escrow and 200000 sought as bond funding. The governor calls further appeals a dead horse while noting the removal of unsightly billboards at a fair cost to taxpayers.
The piece critiques the town’s budgeting approach as a magician's trick, urging closer oversight by selectmen and full reporting on income and expenditures. It notes ongoing 1974 issues—leaking Shaftsbury school, Mt Anthony Union High overcrowding, and slow homebuilding—while praising ski areas for tolerable gasoline lines and occasional snow relief.
In a Bennington letter to the editor, former town manager Ed Lamb argues that municipal operations occupy about 30 percent of local taxes and predicts that a 5 percent program cut would save about 1.5 percent of taxes annually. The author warns deeper cuts threaten services, noting layoffs and reduced highway maintenance would raise costs through overtime and accidents, concluding a meaningful saving may be about $15 per year per $1,000 in taxes.
The author questions why Vermont bears the nation's highest per capita state taxes while noting it outspends other New England states on education highways and public welfare. Vermont spends about 1300 dollars per pupil and 37.4 percent of the state budget on education, plus 22.3 percent on highways, and leads in per capita welfare outlays, concluding the year with emphasis on road safety and fiscal debate.
In The Banner letter to the editor, the Socialist Labor Party criticizes Republican and Democratic broad promises and presents its 1974 program of peace economic security and freedom for workers. The campaign featured widespread leaflet distribution public meetings and radio and TV appearances revealing the party to many voters. 12 Catherine St Ellenville NY 12428.
A Boston diary entry from July 26 1775 records a sentiment that many thinking people believe America has seen its best days. The note reflects early revolutionary era pondering on national prospects and public morale.
Irish immigrant groups in America formed the Fenian Brotherhood shaping a series of border clashes with Canada and Britain. In 1866 and again in 1870 Fenian incursions near St Albans led U S marshals and Canadian troops to intervene, arrests of Fenian leaders followed, and some offenders were pardoned by President Grant.
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