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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues Republicans push the fall campaign theme that Democrats run a do nothing Congress. It cites the struggle over federal environmental standards for surface strip mining, noting GOP obstruction led by California's Craig Hosmer, with 150 amendments and quorum calls weakening a bill to restore land after mining. The author says obstruction is bipartisan and Congress bears blame.
Citizens urge decisive town action at the Kocher Drive Park Street intersection where traffic danger has grown with the new connector. They question delaying a traffic light in favor of delaying costly equipment like an $80,000 hook and ladder truck, asking if political clout slows safe road improvements.
Editor notes urge towns to consider Stamford’s plan for handling refuse without a landfill. Stamford’s pioneering approach offers a model for other towns while Bennington weighs accepting unrecycled material. The piece also mentions shrub-napping, Weippe marijuana plant display, and tips on cutting food costs.
Lawrence E Harrington of Bennington urges readers to scrutinize a Montpelier study on union school districts as the bond vote for junior high renovations approaches. He cautions proposals may reshape elections and district control, risking Bennington loses, and calls for safeguards and clarity before any long term Mt Anthony Union decisions.
A midsummer guide to ongoing garden chores and planning. Readers describe removing spent daffodil and tulip leaves, saving pods and seeds from columbines and albums, starting indoor seedlings, watering deeply, tending the compost, thinning crops, harvesting tiny potatoes, and preparing for next year with cover crops and planning.
A former student recalls John Duval and David Jareckie guiding 17 high schoolers on a 1970 cross country trip in two VW vans from Bennington to Atlapulco Mexico. He praises Duval for care, leadership, and character, and laments leaving Mt. Anthony for a principal's post in South Hero.
The 1969 wiretap on a White House speechwriter ties Gen. Alexander Haig to orders from higher officials. Henry Kissinger denies knowledge, while J. Edgar Hoover and others face scrutiny. An Omaha ad about free kittens contrasts with the political drama and looming impeachment pressures.
Dorothy Ferrence of Hoosick Falls N Y writes to commend the Bennington Choral Society pops concert held last Friday. She notes a varied tuneful program with humor and a standing ovation for the chorus, urging the paper to publish at least a short write-up recognizing the performers.
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