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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Vermont workers largely fill the harvest but some orchards want foreign pickers, especially Jamaicans, to boost efficiency. The state Job Service sought permission to hire foreign labor but the federal Labor Department vetoed it while a large unemployment backlog persists. The dispute risks higher apple prices as growers and opponents trade charges, with no harvest remedy in sight.
In a Boston Globe piece Michael Sandel Brandeis Rhodes Scholar talks of a sober generation of the class of75, describing them as solemn selfish and subdued amid shifting cultural ties. He notes a lack of a defining popular music brand and describes varied paths from college dropout to working in Australia ski instruction and lounge service. The piece also notes the mixed appeal of the back to the earth movement across generations.
Prompt action by the Vermont State Police stopped a group described as Illinois gypsies from invading a Woodford store in Bennington on July 4 and robbing it. The relief was that most of the money was recovered and overall loss remained minor after a day’s end check.
Readers vent about a New England Telephone Co representative pressing them after a letter in The Banner, calling it harassment and recounting threats of disconnecting service. The letters also touch on public notice of gypsy activity, local media coverage, and a reflection on today’s youth culture and sports in Vermont communities.
The Court barred bar associations from setting minimum fees and upheld a defendant's right to refuse court appointed counsel. The debates question the profession's monopoly, advertising bans, and the rise of do it yourself legal services, while noting costs and access to justice for the public.
A Burlington Free Press brief notes a humorous gardener's lament about failing crops and fatigue, capturing the season's mood with a wry line about growing only tiredness last year.
The article views Gerald Ford's campaign launch as emphasizing duty and decency, aligning with a Truman-era myth while distancing from Nixon-era tactics. It notes Callaway and Packard as key backers shaping Ford's committee, contrasts Reagan and Connally prospects, and argues Democrats must unite to counter Ford amid a challenging political climate.
After a West Coast couple funded an oil-well project in East Texas they mailed cards to all engineers and drillers reading Get well soon, a gesture noted by the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner as a humorous move amid the venture.
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