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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece discusses FBI dossiers on Washington insiders, noting Hoover used files as political leverage and Kelley defends current policy while admitting their existence. It warns such records threaten representative democracy and urges a House Judiciary Committee inquiry to ban the practice.
The Albany Times Union spotlights Bennington Vermont in a satirical piece describing the town as a tiny, cautious community. It notes a long-standing 18 month budget mindset, mentions Putnam Square and White Creek, and praises the local railroad station being repurposed while mocking regional provincialism.
Editor notes unusual sunsets explain via Guatemala eruption dust in the stratosphere a three mile thick cloud 12 miles up spreading across the Northern Hemisphere. Experts predict the effect may last a year or more. Also Vermont gets 250000 for disaster planning. Economic gripes and a Wall Street Journal quote end with a Burlington Free Press flourish.
A Mt Anthony High School senior urges Bennington readers to approve next year’s school budget. She cites careful review, warns against cuts to teachers if defeated, and supports funding to protect programs. She references local education figures and Arlington, plus a cave study note from a separate The Banner article.
Karlis L pusis of 203 Depot St denounces House actions against the Un-American Activities Committee and CIA FBI critics. He blames congressional Democrats for aiding communism, cites Vietnam, Chile, and Watergate as evidence, urges strong intelligence agencies and warns against liberal media.
In Sunderland a chilly Thursday morning the retired tomcat Little Monster catches a live flying squirrel under the bed. The creature is later found dead, its flat tail left as the only trace. The narrator recalls the cat’s odd grooming habits and late night interruptions before the incident.
Vermont congressman James Jeffords has settled on rent free housing in Suitland Maryland to ease family relocation while continuing work in Washington. Several Vermonters with Washington ties are noted, including Henry Lambert moving back to Manchester as town manager and others advancing careers in federal service.
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