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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1975
Page
5
In a breezy essay from 1975, Melvin Maddocks notes how summer slows history yet quickens inner life. He compares summer to a Mediterranean self, says vacations let people postpone worries, and recalls journalism’s “silly season” of trivia before September returns with history and obsessions intact.
The piece describes Germany’s 1921–1923 hyperinflation, its trigger from reparations and Ruhr strikes, and the 1923 currency reform that exchanged old marks for new and capped money supply. It notes rapid price declines, rising unemployment, and a stable postreform economy by 1924, while warning inflation’s political risks. It cites Hitler’s rise as rooted in prior losses.
Today work begins on a new grandstand at Alumni Field to replace the one that collapsed Monday night during a ball game between the Paradise Diners and the Philadelphia Colored Giants. Also, the "New Faces" cast in Arlington rehearses under Miss Eleanor Campbell for performances next Thursday and Friday at Town Hall. Bennington's 1935 Grand List shows a $46,455 shortfall in real estate and personal property assessments.
A long excerpt argues that despite data on gender, equality policies clash with personal bias. It cites marriage as a key influence on women’s public status, notes education gaps, wage patterns, and occupational segregation, and questions if women can reach top roles while maintaining traditional marital deference. It references Judith Stiehm and William Dailey Jr. and lists village and state notices plus historical U.S. events.
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