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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1977
Page
5
A nature feature from Rupert describes how wildlife endures winter. It contrasts hibernating animals with active species such as deer, grouse, foxes, and birds that must constantly seek food across large areas to avoid starvation. The piece urges visitors at Merck Forest to study signs of life while skiing or snowshoeing and to learn energy conservation.
A 1976 meditation on how CB radio and telephone distant communications may deepen isolation rather than friendship. Marshall McLuhan is cited on electronics as extensions of the nervous system, suggesting people may feel more alone even as they seek connection through tech.
Reed Irvine defends the CIA and outside experts in revising the national estimate of Soviet strategic objectives. He notes a competitive analysis process favored by pessimists and challenges TRB's portrayal as alarmist. Irvine urges TRB to publish any contrary evidence and condemns discarding expert conclusions.
In Vermont a legislative decision over Buckley versus Alden followed a campaign with unequal funding and a new nonpartisan ballot. About 130 seasoned lawmakers favored Buckley, citing knowledge of the candidates and state needs, while voters faced ballot confusion and domestic loyalties. Buckley won Woodstock yet narrowly trailed Alden in Windsor Hartland.
A Look Back column chronicles a 24 cent a pound dressed spring turkey offer by Fred Lemberg of Arlington and highlights Edward Ransom known as Edouardo Vermonte starring as Asher in The Eternal Road on New York stage. The archive also covers a North Bennington PTA panel on character education led by Mrs. Holliday and a Pontiac dealer touting new 52 models with dual-range hydramatic transmission. A fire near Old Bennington involved Earl Hawkins and helpers from Watervliet Arsenal, while The Cascades provides water for firefighting efforts.
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