This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece laments Ford and Chrysler rebates amid high oil and gas prices, forecast higher home heating costs, and rising freight and fertilizer prices. It notes Gov. Salmon in Washington urges awareness of 25 percent heating cost hikes and critiques new federal rules curbing lottery reporting in Vermont while urging free press and information access.
The piece notes President Ford’s partial shift from austerity toward a broad spending program amid a global energy crisis. It highlights growing compromise with the Democratic Congress, internal administration coherence gaps, and Vice President Rockefeller’s push for executive legislative coordination and business-government reappraisal. It also questions how deeply current proposals will resolve the world crisis and warns of broader economic reform needs.
A Vermont columnist recalls Gov. Salmon urging honesty about economic woes and urges truthfulness about recession, tax disputes, wage fights, and public frustration. The piece cites teachers, farmers, town officials, manufacturers, and critics while noting distrust of leaders and the need to restore public spirit.
A reflective note suggests stores gas stations restaurants offices and public services could gain by asking customers how to better serve their needs and what changes they would want. It questions whether suggestion boxes are ever read and if owners truly seek feedback from 1157 or more customers.
A reflective piece envisions thousands of customers submitting ideas read and valued by officials. It imagines prizes for top suggestions over six months and potential improved bread, benches, drinking fountains, night gas stations, and a jubilee photo event to greet entrants.
A North Bennington family thanks many good Samaritans after a serious College Drive accident. They praise Rescue Squad, Putnam Memorial Hospital staff, friends who cared for children, and neighbors. They urge community input and public suggestions, even joking about a new unwritten law for better public service. Shaftsbury letters policy noted.
A reader correction to The Banner states Birthright founded by Louise Summerhill of Toronto is not militant against abortion. The charity relies on volunteers aiding pregnant women with clothing, temporary housing, and information, sometimes collaborating with Planned Parenthood. Treasurer Gerald McCue lists address in Vermont.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.