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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1974
Page
5
A narrator brings a car to a hospital after it develops alarming noises and behavior. A somber doctor notes a front end check while the car and its owner joke about diagnoses and past unnecessary engine surgery. An orderly warns outsiders as the car begins its psychiatric examination.
Safford Street traffic is halted as repairs proceed on the flume supplying the Olin Scott Machine Shop. Roots under the road caused the tube to fail its key plank and the earth to cave in. Burrington Construction will cap the tube with a concrete top and add a permanent wall. Hundreds of yellow perch die at Bomoseen from an annual fungous bloom.
A reader urges U S government action for American Indian welfare citing Rosebud Sioux conditions and funding, asks how the Bureau of Indian Affairs serves needs, and offers to help with drives for food and medical aid. The message lists health, environment, and education shortfalls and calls for reforms and public support. It also notes local items about fish kills, robberies, savings bonds quotas, and upcoming village ordinances.
Commentary argues the world faces a severe food deficit as Asia risks famine without demand reduction. It notes plunging reserves from 95 to 27 days, rising feed and fertilizer costs, and compares cow productivity in India versus the United States. The piece jokes scientists might MIRV a cow before a missile, urging rich nations to cut consumption and boost production.
Edmund F. Soule argues in a Christian Science Monitor letter that Nixon's rise reflects a decadent moral climate. He warns Americans to examine themselves for ego driven ruthlessness and lack of growth, suggesting the future hinges on who we are, not prosperity.
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