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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Ford advocates 30 month decontrol of oil prices while Congress resists fearing a $30 billion hit. He threatens abrupt price controls end August 31, betting on oil industry windfall and new drilling to boost supply. Critics warn conservation won’t improve and tax money could fund better energy options. Jeffords and Abzug cross party lines on a Lee amnesty vote, highlighting Vermont GOP tensions as 1976 approaches.
Editor notes suggest San Carlos seeks a bicentennial sister city in Bennington amid growing national bicentennial interest. The piece also discusses Vermont cigarette taxes, Massachusetts hikes driving shoppers to southern Vermont and New Hampshire, and the broader tax impact on residents.
A collage of miscellaneous quotes and snippets from several papers. The notes reference seed catalogs spring planting a lawn care motto from Reader's Digest and a wry Washington bumper sticker. It includes brief humorous or editorial lines from Burlington Free Press Washington Post and Springfield Union.
The Banner notes recent letters criticize New England Telephone for interrupting service when a customer leaves his phone off the hook. It adds that customers exist throughout Vermont.
Robert A. Paul of New England Telephone Co. urges customers to stop leaving phones off the hook. He notes it blocks access during busy hours and emergencies, generates trouble reports, and can interrupt service. He offers bell cut off as an alternative to remain undisturbed.
Henry Christman on Pleasant Street recounts sightings of a rare white robin in North Bennington, describes public reaction, and quotes ornithologists on albinoism. He notes the bird appeared again on April 18, 1976, and reflects on its symbolic meaning for the Hedding family, while comparing local sightings with documented cases.
To the Editor The Banner. Mt Anthony Union High School welcomes a summer theater the students conceived last year. The play Man of La Mancha stars David Donahue as Don Quixote and Kate Morgan as Aldonza with many performers. Tickets at the door are 2 for adults and 1 for students. Performances run Aug 13 14 and 15 promising an affordable, family evening.
A reader question prompts a look at wrens eating a wide range of foods including insects fruits and seeds. The piece notes wrens small size and big habits their territorial nesting behavior and the value of nesting boxes for pest control. Also includes garden and cooking notes on stem soup from cauliflower pods broccoli leaves pea pods and iris division timing with practical guidance on handling rhizomes and leaves for winter storage.
The column notes July 20 marks the Cyprus invasion anniversary and questions Kissinger’s push to restore Turkish military aid. It cites George Ball’s testimony warning of Turkish concessions, recalls the 1974 invasion, and questions U.S. interests, with broader critique of Kissinger’s authority and policy. It closes by recalling a New York Times note on social quirks surrounding public discourse.
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