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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1975
Page
4
Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201, excluding Sundays and holidays.
The proposed 30 percent stamp share would hit the working poor and welfare recipients hardest, risking reduced use and nutrition. Critics note inflation already elevates food costs and warn Congress to block the measure before March 1 to prevent months of higher prices for the needy.
The piece notes the Wolf Moon as a Northeast Indian name for January’s full moon, compares winter’s bite to hunger and cold, and observes pioneers stocking hay and wood. It reflects on January and February as the coldest, snowiest months, with frost and deep winter ahead from December toward April.
A philosophical meditation on winter’s grip and the bonds between seasons. The piece links cold, light, and survival to enduring cycles, urging readers to accept seasonal truths as essential to knowledge. It invokes moons and recurring natural order to frame human experience.
Letter to The Banner argues MAUHS budget increases total 14.2 percent with 9.9 percent real rise after excluding junior high bond. Editorial notes pessimistic revenue projections may curb tax demands. A separate Bennington scene recounts a youth center theft of tape player and amplifier, urging return and warning of charges, with calls for community vigilance.
A reader frowns on state focus on gold leafing for the Capitol dome while VOSHA-rated buildings like Weeks School and Brandon Training School lack sprinkler systems and fire code repairs. They question fund allocation and say safety standards seem ignored, eroding public respect for government. Bennington letters policy notes signatures and 200-word limit.
A satirical piece portrays Henry Kissinger drunkenly wandering Vietnam fantasies at the TV. Friends mock his urge for intervention while the State Department decays, Casablanca plays, and imaginary advisers push more money and bombing toward a doomed negotiation. The scene blends Cold War power, film noir, and political folly.
Profiles highlight Abby Hemenway of Ludlow and George Perkins Marsh of Woodstock. Hemenway edited the Vermont Historical Gazeteer and pursued Vermont history despite hardships, while Marsh, a diplomat and scholar born in 1801, authored Man and Nature and championed conservation, influencing environmentalism worldwide.
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