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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes a pilot program delivering unemployment checks by mail in Bridgeport, New Haven, Waterbury and Torrington, with claims reconfirmed every six weeks while checks arrive biweekly. Vermont uses a similar model. European governments favor mail delivery to reduce waiting and unrest. Connecticut may end the system as conditions improve, while Torrington merchants oppose a return to the old pickup method.
The Ford Foundation awards 200000 to the University of Hartford to run a national desegregation program, reactivating a service Washington cut in 1973. The piece urges foundations to fill government gaps, praising timely, targeted relief and noting the evolving role of private funders in public policy. It also recaps a Vermont gypsy invasion tale and a Shaftsbury chain gang cleanup led by Col Fairfax Ayres, highlighting swift local action and visible improvements in Putnam Square.
Belgrade reporting examines how Moscow nudges East and West Communist parties toward unity while tolerating state differences. It notes carrot and stick tactics, detente aims, and a push for ideological purity ahead of a planned European summit and a future world Communist conference.
The essay argues that television shapes public perception through selective coverage and edited material. It compares sports and news coverage, warns of manipulation, and cites Commentary on America’s shifting nerve, urging scrutiny of media and national character.
The piece argues the United States should avoid imperial overreach and violence. It cites Kennedy and Nixon era ideas, warns against CIA action and LeMay influence, and urges peaceful tools such as aid, sanctions, patience, and example to defend liberty.
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