Bennington Endures Major Snow Storm and Local News Highlights
A severe regional snow storm hit Bennington with record levels, blocking streets and delaying travel as plows worked through. Manchester 1933 statistics show 35 deaths, 25 births, and 13 marriages, reflecting shifts from 1932. Roller skating clubs form in Bennington and a major sawmill fire on Route 7 causes $4,000 to $5,000 in damage, with uninsured loss and 3,000 feet of lumber lost.
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Bennington
Manchester
K. of C. Roller Skating Club
Mitchell Kahwaily
Riley
North Bennington
Olive Vance
Doris Chouinard
George Walsh
Robert Hogan
Robert Wood
U.S. Route 7
Angelo Carbonti
Carbontis
Vermont Land Use Plan sparks readers’ defense of property rights
A Letter to the Editor from Waitsfield by Robert Crenshaw argues that proposed state zoning would strip landowners of inherent rights, detailing conservation to urban caps, tax concerns, and possible eminent domain. He urges citizens to oppose the plan before 1974, citing constitutional protections and local resistance in Warren.
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State of
Vermont
United States
Russia
China
Warren
Reconsider Route 7 relocation after tragic traffic death
Letter from Manchester reader G. Dick Finlay appeals to the Conservation Society of Southern Vermont Sierra Club Harvey Carter Esq and Judge James Oakes among others urging a reexamination of a relocated U S Route 7 after the death of Alfred F Torrisi last Friday He argues a safe modern highway could have prevented the disaster and that Bennington County is poorer as a result
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The
Conservation Society of
Southern Vermont
Sierra Club
Harvey Carter
James Oakes
Alfred F. Torrisi
Bennington County
Letters to the Editor criticizes bias and coverage
A reader claims the Bennington Banner discriminates against girls by omitting Mt. Anthony girls sports and censures an advertisement on Page 8 suggesting limited routes for boys. The letter also questions a Ford Nixon remark relayed by WMHT and urges editorial change to avoid further controversy. Signer Katharine C. Nash includes P O Box details and notes 200 word limit for letters.
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Mt. Anthony
Downhill all the way recommendations for 1974 by E B White
E B White lists eight policy suggestions for 1974 covering rail service mass media presidency tides solar energy nuclear power mail privacy and cars. He critiques national policy and urges practical reforms while detailing the labor of building a wheelbarrow as a metaphor for national direction.
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Nixon
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