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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece notes a 1973 U.S. balance of payments improvement and a stronger dollar, contrasting with Western Europe and Japan, fueled by energy concerns. It sees long term resilience from U.S. energy potential and tech know-how, while urging energy use curbs and efficiency, then comments on Daylight Saving Time and gas usage. It highlights Rep. Les Aspin challenging airline jet travel for officials, praising his stance as saving jet fuel.
THOM SPARGO urges unified Bennington Bicentennial planning with a single authority, citizen’s committee, and director’s panel to organize a multi day event in August 1977. He calls for excluding elected officials from leadership, broad civic involvement, and a five mile parade.
A verse titled Twelfth Night to the editor recounts the Star and a Virgin with gifts in a hay stall. It evokes a sacred inner light and a quiet Peace spilling over the scene, ending with the sound of a bell in a humble citadel at 103 Hicks Ave.
A collection contrasts a Swedish proverb urging restraint and mindfulness with a Boston Globe remark that the country needs a sturdier dollar. The Burlington Free Press adds a skeptical take on economic elasticity, suggesting a currency that sticks rather than stretches.
Gerald Raftery Sunderland recalls how life has changed from 1776 to today. He contrasts pioneer energy, wood heat, and transportation with modern abundance in food, fuel, and global communications. He notes wilderness conservation amid development and the ongoing comfort of contemporary life.
A Washington observer lauds moments of public virtue from Founding Fathers to McCarthy era heroes and Watergate figures. Sen. Sam Ervin, Elliot Richardson, Judge John Sirica, Katharine Graham, and John Dear are profiled for duty and integrity in a crisis. The piece contrasts courage with timidity and notes ongoing calls for candor in politics.
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