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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1976
Page
4
Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The statement provides the newspaper’s publication schedule and corporate address for readers seeking contact or subscription information.
The piece argues state colleges must be subsidized to avoid cutting enrollments as tuition rises, comparing higher education costs to stamp prices and postal union asks. It suggests combining tax subsidies with improved loan programs, warning against dwarfing opportunity by income. It also endorses local history orientation efforts for Bennington tourists.
A New Yorker notes how the nearby block is repeatedly dynamited yet leaves no visible damage. The writer adapts to sounds fading from alarms to explosions, describing surreal scenes of gunfire, Greek revelry, and a tractor trailer smashing plate glass as the same south block later erupts in a final suburban-like blast.
The piece compares Argentina to Texas and Alaska in size and resources, then details severe inflation from 1975 to 1976 under Peronist policy. It recounts subsidies, nationalizations, and price controls that fed a rapid devaluation, noting a 566 percent yearly inflation and a 1000-peso note misvalued on official text versus black market rates.
Washington writer recalls Beirut's siege and the diaspora as shrapnel shocks a dorm and a Holiday Inn becomes a symbol of a fractured country. He records calls, wrecked life, and hopes for reform amid chaos, noting thousands dead, professional exodus, and fear of factional feuding.
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