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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1976
Page
1
The Labor Department reports December wholesale prices down 0.4 percent driven by a 2.5 percent drop in food costs, while unemployment stays at 8.3 percent for the year. In 1975, 7.8 million were unemployed. total employment rose to 85.5 million with little change in racial composition of jobless.
Montpelier Vermont focuses on a vague deficit issue as Governor Salmon's administration forecasts a $22 million combined shortfall for this year and next, while House leader Snelling pegs it near $5 million. Lawmakers push for cuts in education aid to balance funds, risking local pushback from towns and cities. The debate centers on whether to cut programs or raise taxes amid uncertain forecasts. See VERMONT on Page 2.
Scape Unlimited of Springfield Massachusetts was chosen Friday as the downtown consultant for Bennington's Downtown Living Program. The six member executive committee selected them unanimously from design contest winners to synthesize ideas, secure funding, and draft implementation plans for the Putnam Square area with a $6,000 budget set for initial work.
Labor Secretary John Dunlop criticized President Ford's veto of a labor bill as destroying labor management cooperation in a key industry. Nine union leaders resigned from a construction industry labor management committee, a move Dunlop said left him with little choice but to quit, though aides dispute imminent resignation. Ford pledged to seek better labor relations and prosperity, with no direct comment on Dunlop.
A bipartisan group of 17 lawmakers Friday introduced legislation to create a General Accounting Division within the Legislative Council to audit state agencies and programs. They say the office would balance power with the executive branch, improve budgets, and boost efficiency, with a $50,000 appropriation to start.
Partly sunny today with highs five to 15. Increasing cloudiness tonight with lows zero to 10 above. Sunday snow likely and highs in the teens to around 20.
A portrait of Bennington's Jewish figures and places unfolds through memories of Sylvia Shimlintzky Maurice Noon and Charles Fienberg. The piece blends immigrant journeys, faith, and a family craftsman’s hands with temple history and storefront life, ending at Bruce Fuller’s music shop on North Street.
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