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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 25 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
A satirical look at the long chaotic presidential primary process. The piece notes shifting tides for Carter Ford Reagan and the experts, skeptical public interest, and suggests unlikely ticket options like Uncommitted or None of the Above, questioning the voters’ engagement and the Founding Fathers would be unimpressed.
The Wayne Hays mess shows how a long abuse of perks at Capitol Hill and a payroll padding accusation by Elizabeth Ray threaten his chairmanship of the House Administration Committee and the Democratic campaign panel. Opponents seize the moment to seek reform, though not a full purge, as public scorn deepens.
The correction clarifies that the diagram shown for an early clock with verge escapement and foliot balance dated 1850 should read 1650. It explains the balance with a notched bar and movable weights adjusting rate, notes limited accuracy, and traces evolution to pendulum use and two-hand clocks. It discusses Galileo's 1583 isochronism insight and Huygens as a possible first pendulum user, with a shift to spring-driven small clocks as shelves became popular.
The text traces the shift from mainsprings to portable timepieces around 1500, noting verge escapements’ sensitivity to powered mainsprings and the development of stackfreed and fusee to equalize pull. It highlights Hooke’s anchor escapement circa 1658, its advantages, and the rise of accurate pendulum clocks and early German watches without glass.
A Bamner reader submits a letter to Gov. Thomas Salmon voicing concern over Route 9 hazards at Searsburg Mountain. The May 1 collision between a Merrill Transport tractor trailer and Tobin Meat Packing Co. vehicle left a driver dead. The writer argues widening did not reduce danger for trucks and autos on the downhill bend near the river.
Letter writer questions the realism of President Carter backing a quick move from nuclear power to solar energy amid heavy California utility lobbying. The note recalls House votes on energy and welfare proposals, noting Ford vetoes and Beame endorsement, then asks about Carter’s influence and motives.
In California and beyond the ABC push faces uphill odds as Carter contends with Brown Church and Udall. Carter could secure 1200 to 1300 delegates, while fears of a Humphrey Kennedy draft loom if momentum falters. Kennedy's potential VP link raises questions about open primaries and party unity.
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