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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, as the affiliated local newspaper for the region.
Blue ribbon panel details Gulf Oil's 15 year payoff program totaling 12.3 million to politicians at home and abroad. Report links origins to hidden contributions rather than lobbying, faulting Gulf leaders and top lawyers, and urges direct CEO access for legal officers to curb illegal funds. It argues management tone is decisive in preventing bribery.
A reader writes about driving 73 mph in a 50 mph zone on Route 7 North in Bennington. He notes four passing zones in a 25 mile stretch and explains he was passing two cars after trailing them for six to seven miles. He mentions a hill at the time of arrest on December 21, 1975.
Bernard Shine Sr of Townshend questions $10 million plus federal and state funds spent on the Super 7 North interchange. He notes three years of halted work despite 3-1 town votes in Bennington Shafts bury and Arlington supporting its construction, urging safety and driver peace of mind.
In Friday's Banner a Bennington Opportunity Council note misstated figures. The group says last year’s request was 9270 and the actual received was 7000. This year’s request is 10865, which is 1595 higher than last year, not 3865 as reported.
A Vermont critic lauds Rowland Robinson's Vermont A Study in Independence as a landmark blending biography and state history. The new edition reprints the 1892 work with sketches and a bio by Paul Eschholz. Robinson, a lifelong Vermonter and Underground Railroad operator, narrates Vermont’s path from wilderness to independence. He highlights War of 1812 heroism at Lake Champlain and Bennington, Civil War mobilization, and Vermont’s social fabric.
An editor notes Vermont knitters in Bondville, Knitwits Inc., expanding from home work to a new plant due to strong demand for personalized monogrammed knit goods. The piece also reflects on national bicentennial sentiment and US post office price hikes shaping commerce and daily life in early 1976.
The Banner's Dec 31 1975 page three article on the Public Service Board suspension of the disconnect policy omits a critical "not" in the penultimate paragraph. The correction notes bills in the Cable TV industry are not as high as other firms, averaging six to eight dollars monthly.
A sweeping reminiscence on the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. It recounts the era’s pride and turmoil, noting 49 nations and 26 states, 200 buildings, and the era’s inventions from the typewriter to the statue of Liberty. It highlights social tensions, Susan B. Anthony's protests, voter disputes, and the nation’s postwar optimism and insecurities.
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