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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 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.
Fifty years after Sacco and Vanzetti were executed Massachusetts admitted the trial was unfair. The piece recalls anti foreign sentiment, flag vandalism on Route 7, and dissent during the Vietnam era, noting today’s courts protect radicals and criminals more fairly. It urges that the travesty not be repeated.
The piece critiques a bill to raise the private industry mandatory retirement age to 70, weighing rights against productivity and loss. It calls for exploring phased retirement models seen in Scandinavia and urges Congress to study alternatives rather than mandate cuts. It notes potential benefits for health and employer needs while warning of forced-out workers and reduced job satisfaction.
A Cleveland winter tale recounts a strained morning when a wartime Ford delivery car arrives for priority use. An elderly father backs his prewar Packard into it, halves the Ford, and both men share drinks as they assess the damage.
The Vermont 4th District Environmental Commission denied a housing permit near Colchester Bog north of Burlington to safeguard the sphagnum moss habitat. University of Vermont and The Nature Conservancy backed preservation amid concerns of drainage, pH shifts, and nutrient run off threatening rare orchids and insectivorous plants.
A reader argues poor nutrition and mineral intake drive mental illness and health costs. Citing Eskimo iodine levels, Masai diets, and vegetarian mountain communities, the letter links minerals to energy, immunity, and thyroid function. The writer notes mineral variability in produce and cites Rutgers research while urging personal responsibility.
LEON E. SNOW of Park Street Extension says the Vermont Public Service Board granted a 440000 National Science Foundation funded Electric Load Management Project. The report analyzes load costs, peak demand, and testing of water heating. He submits the material to the Bennington Free Library for public reading and urges local factions to unite for better town governance.
A concise saying suggests practical habit of noting messages promptly by the telephone to avoid missed information or reminders.
Washington voices erosion of faith in Geneva prospects and in U S policy. Carter Angers Israel and unsettles Arabs by hard line, while Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy offered a model of incremental progress. The piece urges returning to small steps, like shared control of a road in Sinai, to move toward settlement.
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