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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial weighs President Carter’s push for a lean White House staff against proposals to disband the Council on Environmental Quality. The column argues the 40-member body guides long term policy on land use, toxic substances, and ocean dumping, acting as a nonenforcing trailblazer separate from the EPA and warns that losing the council could loosen the nation’s environmental direction. The piece cautions against penny wise policies harming future environmental guidance and urges preserving the council’s role.
Editor notes critique the McDonald’s glass promotion for lead concerns and public response. FDA flip flops on danger, Massachusetts whistleblower warns potential long term lead exposure. Meanwhile local cooperation on EDA money with Shaftsbury and North Bennington school board earns praise. The Bennington monument reillumination sparks pride during bicentennial festivities.
A reader rebuts an editorial on grant money aiding people over studies. Cites a three year National Science Foundation grant to Vermont Public Service Board worth $440,000 to study residential usage, reported in The Banner on Jan 18, 1974.
A ratepayer demands answers on a $440,000 three year grant to study residential electric load control in Vermont. He cites Public Service Board Deputy Commissioner Richard DeGrasse and Chairman William Gilbert, asking where the funds went and what outcomes or benefits resulted, urging the governor to disclose the study’s findings.
Bob Williams of San Francisco attacks Carter's dual rate plan, arguing the 13 cent citizen’s rate should not require handwritten return addresses. He warns the rule would create many unreturnable letters and urges common sense from postal authorities.
A critical overview of Victor Lasky’s It Didn’t Start with Watergate arguing the book wrongly attributes political misdeeds to earlier figures. The review notes haphazard organization, reliance on diverse sources, and selective history, while acknowledging the book’s readability and potential historical value.
Washington Update analyzes President Carter's early moves on domestic and foreign policy. Congress returns to vote on key issues before August recess as Begin visits July 19 and Brezhnev signals possible arms talks. The piece notes Carter's blunt tactics on water projects and human rights, his cautious diplomacy with Begin, and the risk of accelerating the arms race with Soviet forces. It contrasts Carter's approach with Ford's and warns of the danger of unbridled weapon proliferation.
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