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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1976
Page
3
A nostalgic kitchen note shares cake lore from ancient Egypt to Roman weddings and beyond, then moves to practical recipes. Included are a date nut cake, cocoa sponge, cheesecake, and a one bowl Fool’s Cake, plus baking tips and serving ideas to finish with clever leftovers and parchment pan guidance.
The Bennington Recreation Department and Recreation Youth Council sponsor a Winter Carnival from February 13 to 15 featuring aquatics indoor and outdoor sports sledding snowshoe events cross country skiing and a variety of competitions. Activities include a billiards style games and a Mr Mount Anthony contest with prizes plus a talent show and a photo contest themed Winter Lights. Volunteers are urged to help and snowshoes and a sleigh are being borrowed.
A long list of weekly school lunches from Mt. Anthony Union High to Bennington Elementary shows varied menus including macaroni goulash, fish sticks, tuna rolls, and pizza with daily milk. The Singapore portion reports a blue jeans fashion show ban for revealing attire in a rock opera style event.
Newport Rhode Island honored the Siberian smew as the city bird after it drew spectators to seaside ponds. The bird, believed first wild sighting in the continental United States, will stay as long as waters stay ice free, per Mayor Humphrey J. Donnelly.
A personal memoir recalls evacuations, air raids, and the emotional moment of France falling in 1940. The author contrasts wartime resilience with present fears, invoking E F Schumacher’s Small is Beautiful to argue for reordering priorities. It reflects on energy demands, community self reliance, and a call to collective action.
Mayors from 125 cities begin their midwinter gathering in Washington to press White House and Capitol Hill for public employment and revenue sharing laws. They plan talks with President Ford and leaders on a public works anti recession bill and other economy measures. The existing five year revenue sharing program distributing 30.2 billion to 38,000 governments expires year end.
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