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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Reagan seeks a sweeping federal tax cut but would shift costs to states like New Hampshire and Vermont, where they lack or fear extra taxes. Voters slow to embrace the plan as it implies reduced federal funds and higher state taxes, with the Feb. 24 primary looming.
The editor praises the Bennington selectmen for a fair compromise with Ms. Pat Schaffer over recreation pay discrimination and commends her for pursuing equal rights. The column also notes icy sidewalks after a snowstorm, salutes Walker's Market for chipped sidewalks, and mocks costly public studies on crime and behavior as illogical.
Philip Schuyler of Westport Connecticut defends women in pants while recounting reactions to his Banner letters. He recalls supportive and critical readers from Vermont and Manchester and praises those who challenge fashion norms. He notes his fondness for the women who wear what they please and closes with his address.
The Editor of The Banner cites a sixth deadly bomber crash in as many years near northern New England after a flight from Plattsburgh to Loring Air Force Base. Witnesses recall explosions and smoke as residents press for safer war games and full reports, warning democracy suffers without action.
A writer rails against government as a nation of bookkeepers driven by IRS forms. He mocks tax law, laments endless record keeping, notes tax code confusion, and argues taxpayers should pay for their own legal advice rather than fund lawyers.
A Bennington Museum locomotive bell from the first era of rail travel signals the 1852 arrival of the railroad linking Troy to Bennington Rutland Burlington Montreal and Boston. North Bennington celebrated with a 100 gun salute on July 14 1852 as trains began to run and connections formed across Vermont and beyond.
Timetable details train schedules from Troy to Eagle Bridge North Bennington and Rutland with connections to Boston, Montreal and beyond. Includes fare tables, parcel handling, and offices in Troy Montreal Boston and Bennington. Notes express and accommodation trains with stops at Schaghticoke Eagle Bridge and North Bennington.
Pullen Virgil & Co express forwarders and general foreign and domestic agents. Merchandise and packages of every description and specie forwarded daily at charge of messengers to and from Montreal New York Quebec Troy Boston and all intermediate places. Notes drafts and bills collected or with promptness and attention of careful messengers on passenger trains. Goods packages called for and delivered anywhere.
The railroad linked a vast nation and transformed commerce travel and time. Towns sought rail access, industries grew along lines, and telegraph and mail sped up. Schedules demanded accurate watches, while later radio reduced their central role.
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