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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation. It is printed at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece argues Likud's rise unsettles the Mideast cease-fire as Washington must press a new coalition toward peace concessions. It warns Arab leaders risk misreading positions, increasing chances of renewed conflict and oil disruptions harming the United States and Japan. It notes U S oil reserves and Arab dependence on Middle East oil as key pressures.
A staff letter defends a headline calling the 105 graduates in the class top as maternal. three top scholars are women one grandmother and two mothers. The writer argues the note honors achievement over women liberation symbols and questions why mothers are a sensitive label.
The piece notes Rosalynn Carter's diplomatic Central America tour as a substantive First Lady effort, comparing her to Eleanor Roosevelt and praising progress for women in government roles. It argues change is gradual and that future leadership by women will accelerate.
A Globe, Journal, and Free Press trio notes schoolchildren face broader knowledge beyond wildlife. The Wall Street Journal quips on the impracticality of the go west mindset, while the Burlington Free Press urges patience with temper, framing self-control as growth.
The U S ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young draws steady headlines for sharp criticisms of nations and policies. He lectures Rhodesia and South Africa about minority rule, faults Sweden and Queens liberals, and questions Cuban intervention in Ethiopia while defying official policy at times.
The piece criticizes Andy Young for acting more as an Africa oriented propagandist than a traditional UN ambassador. It argues he irritates allies, strains Congress, clashes with Sweden, and reflects Carter's leadership style. The author contrasts historic UN ambassadors with Young, alleging he advances his racial views and political base, shaping U S policy personally.
A Brattleboro reader objects to The Banner headline SVC's top graduates maternally oriented. The letter questions why motherhood becomes a news angle and contrasts with unrelated references to fathers, urging fairer coverage in local journalism. The writer notes Marlboro and Windham graduates also become mothers and mocks gendered phrasing.
Garden notes celebrate an unusually warm spring with early plantings before Memorial Day and offer a plan for a second crop through summer. It covers dates for succession planting, methods to extend harvests by cutting and regrowing, and tips on saving seeds from beans beets lettuce radishes corn and cucumbers. The author tests a new Park Hybrid Cantaloupe Scoop promising earlier maturity and good flavor and records seed-saving practices for extending the growing season.
Tom Braden assesses Richard Nixon in a Frost interview, arguing he rejects the rule of law, seeks allies to evade consequences, and pressured by media toward a kangaroo court. he notes Nixon softened by politics, pressing for resignation to avoid a harsher legal fate, while Elliott Richardson faces the law and Agnew’s guilt debate. Betty Friedan on women’s roles at Smith College urges equal two role paths for all.
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