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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1974
Page
5
A satirical town report from Marlboro envisions a fictitious pornography coordinator role to lampoon local government oversight. The piece riffs on federal and state forms, odd inquiries, and rumors, portraying townsfolk plotting comical conflicts over a proposed “porno report” and the upcoming Town Meeting.
A Banner reader letters page argues Steve Rice lacks understanding and cites attended meetings on the Mt Anthony controversial reading material. The writers defend that the issue involves fiction containing pornography and urges informed voices to speak out to guide youth. They note law enforcement presence at a prior meeting and emphasize that discussions occurred at the start with ample citizen input.
Parents from Mt Anthony critique library selections citing budget strains and call for more suitable reading. They urge attendance at the June 4 meeting and oppose Civil Liberties group influence, arguing it infringes parental guidance and risks student taxpayers.
Leonard J. Black addresses Mt Anthony Union High School District voters urging participation at the Tuesday meeting. He frames public education as a ship needing a basic, broad education for students and questions catering to publishers. June 4 7:30 PM at the Junior High School.
Vice President Ford urged remembrance of living veterans not just the dead, noting many returnees are crippled or damaged by war. The piece warns of ongoing unemployment, crime, and struggles of Vietnam era veterans, with figures from the Veterans Administration showing millions involved and hundreds of thousands still receiving benefits.
Ninety Vermont hotels sent cars to the Montpelier liquor warehouse and removed eight cases of whiskey and gin before noon. The state control board limited gin to any one hotel due to heavy demand. About 1,000 cases remained at noon as authorities blamed slow license applications by towns for delays. A severe evening storm caused damage in Bennington with a blown chimney, a shattered tree, and a damaged greenhouse, interrupting power from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
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