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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial views Ford's State of the Union as tired rhetoric aimed at pleasing many, noting political tone and potential use in next year’s campaign. It highlights tax cut plans, Social Security tax increase, defense budget, and the bicentennial backdrop while mocking the speech’s dullness and partisan politicking.
The Vermont Legislature is unlikely to overhaul the Miller formula this session with debate centering on Rep. Edwin Colvin’s income based rebate plan and continued study of new approaches. Similar moves in Maine and interest from Rep. Giuliani reflect broader attention to fair funding. analysis will weigh tax impact and district effects before action. A light note ends with a quip about a copy of The Shires of Bennington ordered by William A. Shires of Greenville NC, raising a puzzled family inquiry.
A reader protests a front page article lead about the Career Education programs. The writer says local coordinators do not direct the project but seek to serve in a helping relationship and disputes the quoted sponsorship.
Teachers and administrators in the Arlington District have long fueled the Learning for Living project, predating its funding last July. Many teachers initiated classroom career education projects, earning recognition to be printed in upcoming Banner articles. Watch for features highlighting local teachers’ creativity and impact. 604 Main St.
In December 1974 a petition asked Gov. Salmon to grant Wayne Carlson a conditional pardon in exchange for returning him to Canada to face charges and finish a seven year sentence. The writer argues Carlson is Canadian, warrants exist with RCMP, and deportation costs waste taxpayer money while officials shuffle responsibility.
Marilyn Keyes Douglas, Hoosick Falls Village Trustee, defends the village against Judson Brown's claim that Hoosick Falls is sleepy. She cites two first class school systems, active associations, a Senior Citizens Center, year round youth programs, civic groups, and local industry, inviting readers to visit or contact civic leaders.
Twitchell of Shaftsbury defends humane trapping and argues raccoons become wary if fed. He says true trappers check traps daily and avoid cruelty, and he cannot forgive attempts to tame wild animals despite the letter in Banner.
The narrator recalls harsh winter of 1971 72 and 1973 with subzero temperatures and storms. Chickadees thrive despite cold and a reader from Edgewater New Jersey reports chickadees feeding from her hand. A red tailed hawk sighting near Bennington provides a vivid wildlife moment.
Senator Edmund Muskie faces a pivotal moment as he prepares a nationally televised Democratic Answer to President Ford's State of the Union. Analysts note the party's need for a guiding philosophy amid Watergate era distrust, with rivals jockeying for position and muskie positioned as a potential centrist solution.
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