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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation. It is based at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The U.S. Civil Rights Commission urges federal rules to validate seniority policies that favor last hired workers. The aim is to protect minorities and women from being first fired in downturns, potentially forcing separate seniority lists by group as an alternative.
The Civil Rights Commission urged measures to blunt last hired first fired outcomes. Proposals include cutting hours across the board, promoting early retirement, and rotating layoffs. These ideas aim to aid minorities and women, while posing conflicts with contracts and corporate policies.
The author criticizes Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. public relations director Larry Keyes for unsupported generalizations about safe disposal of nuclear wastes. He cites GAO and ERDA reports on pollution and long term hazards, urging acknowledgment of real waste disposal risks and scrutiny of proposed facility expansions and waste transport.
The article reviews long running leaks and groundwater contamination at Maxey Flats Kentucky where trenches hold low and high level wastes leaking plutonium and other isotopes. It cites EPA findings, a 172 page ERDA draft warning of radiological hazards lasting for centuries, and Turkey Point leaks leaking 90 million gallons per hour. It notes Vermont Yankee capacity and urges town meeting articles for health and safety concerns.
A note recalls Canadian author angling essays and life in British Columbia. Haig-Brown, 68, served as provincial court justice and University of Victoria chancellor, revered for books on rivers and fishing. The piece quotes his reflections on eastern streams, winter steelhead, and a closing chapter pondering dying in November.
Senator William Proxmire awarded the January Golden Fleece to the Agriculture Department for a $46,000 study on frying two eggs for breakfast. The research shows 838 TMUs equal 0.036 seconds, totaling about 27 seconds to fry two eggs. The piece humorously notes potential further studies on sunny side up versus over easy and cites past Washington spending on why children fall from tricycles.
The Bennington County Industrial Corp shell purchase aims to house a new plant in Bennington employing about 100 people. It boosts the local tax base and job market amid Economy Graphics’ closure and uncertain Pownal track prospects. Lt. Gov. Buckley, the Chamber of Commerce, and BCIC receive applause for reviving a stabilizing industry.
Washington opinion piece questions granting amnesty to Vietnam war deserters while pursuing former CIA Director Richard Helms. It argues Helms lied under oath about CIA actions in Chile, defends a higher duty claim, and connects Elms defense to broader wartime and Cold War debates. The author urges Carter to drop the case, framing it as part of a fresh start and moral reckoning. The essay cites historical quotes and a Parade magazine joke referenced by Steve Addiss and Bill Crofut.
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