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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. This record notes the newspaper’s publication cadence and corporate address for reference.
Editorial argues antinuclearists are right that unstable states should not receive hazardous tech. It cites Pakistan’s March upheaval, Bhutto's loss of control, and Western suspensions of fighter jets and reprocessing deals. The piece warns against arming Third World regimes lacking stability.
A compact feature on common field daisies known as oxeye or farmer’s curse. Describes blossom structure, origins of the name days eye, and folklore linking sun imagery. Notes daisies invade meadows and roadsides, cheer picnics, yet vex farmers who value cultivated pastures.
Florida outpost calls for a dictionary to define usages from television radio and sports pages. The piece mocks decimated categorical denied and singularly unique arguing that unique means one of a kind and singularly unique is redundantly singular.
The Banner letter outlines Safe and Sound Route 7 goals amid a long court case involving Harvey Carter and clients. It notes potential delays to the super 7 corridor even if Arlington segment proceeds and warns drivers face unsafe roads. The piece mentions at least four fatalities over the weekend.
Paul Scott of the Committee North Bennington argues against segmented highway upgrades on Route 9. He cites accidents near Searsburg hill Kocher Drive Route 7 Mammoth Mart dragstrip and Woodford mountain base, warning the proposed north Bennington to east Manchester segment will fail to relieve downtown congestion and may worsen traffic without a Bennington beltline.
Coca-Cola's long term ties to Jimmy Carter raised questions about influence and conflicts. The piece details sugar policy schemes benefiting processors, the 240 million annual subsidy plan, and an unofficial White House Cuba channel via Coca-Cola chairman J. Paul Austin. It questions disclosure and propriety of Austin's talks with Castro and Carter, urging congressional scrutiny.
A personal essay lamenting the loss of back country routes as highways widen and pave over old paths. The author recalls rural memories, roadside hazards, and encounters with farmers, wildlife, and distant towns, arguing progress erodes scenic country roads. He cites Prohibition era memories and warns roads will vanish, urging travel while they still exist. The piece shifts to critique of Justice Lewis Powell over abortion constitutional logic, urging a broader societal view of necessity beyond medical definitions.
The piece argues Justice Thurgood Marshall estimated 1.8 million annual abortions with 600,000 unmet, outlining societal costs to the poor, welfare strain, crime risk, and the broader national interest. It criticizes political stances on funding and highlights cross partisan concerns about family values and public welfare.
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