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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece weighs the Route 7 controversy sparked by Judge James L. Oakes ruling against the Vermont Highway Department. It notes a possible majority favoring a new Bennington to Sunderland corridor while rehabilitation supporters push for improving the existing highway. It criticizes the Highway Department for not following Judge Oakes's directives, delaying progress.
Opinion writers warn southern Bennington County may end with no decent road if the new Route 7 is abandoned and repairs are delayed. The piece traces a decade of funding, vacancy in action, and a legal struggle between a pro new road majority and a legally supported minority.
Harry Schwartz of the New York Times notes a pessimistic shift after the 1977 American Cancer Society journalists seminar in Sarasota. Basic research funding falters amid emphasis on environmental and nutritional studies, even as medical science cures and life-extending advances rise. Rates of death from cancer remain high, with many diagnosed patients dying within years, and the public clamor for easy fixes like laetrile grows.
A reader praises the Vermont State Special Olympics event held at the University of Vermont in Burlington, noting disabled children from Bennington participated. The writer expresses admiration and emotion at their hard work and effort during the June 4 and 5 event.
The Prospect School community thanks parents, students, staff and a long list of donors including Powers Market Evans News Bennington Bookshop Woolworths Mammoth Mart Grand Union A and P First National Stores Madkour Joe Joseph Bennington Brush Co Stan Terrill Tech HiFi Yotts Market Walkers Market Willies Market Sales Adams Drugs Price Chopper Fairdale Farms Friendlys Benn Barry for merchandise donations. The fair raised 1350 dollars for the school and attendees shared a successful day in North Bennington.
Leona Beattie writes from Bennington praising local Special Olympics athletes and instructors for their year round effort and success. She notes every participant earned at least one medal, many more, and urges community recognition alongside other sports events. The writer thanks volunteers and mentions media coverage by Burlington news.
A long term dispute over saving primeval redwoods in California pits environmental aims against logging interests. Protesters plan a convoy to Washington while loggers cite jobs and park expansion as threats to downstream groves. Officials note shallow roots and erosion risks, urging protection of Jedediah Smith, Del Norte Coast, Prairie Creek and Humboldt areas.
Describes Carroll Cross superintendent of Park Lawn Cemetery and his team for excellent Memorial Day upkeep including precise trimming around every headstone. Notes many visitors praise the well kept grounds year round, credited to Cross and Margaret Craven of 403 Gage St.
A reader questions the Carter administrations use of funds for Mrs Carter's seven nation tour arguing the trip is a goodwill gesture rather than a genuine policy mission. The columnist cites Jacqueline Kennedy and Jacqueline Roosevelt as precedent and critiques the emphasis on women staff and daily state briefings as a distraction from real foreign policy aims. The piece concludes with a defense of Mrs Carter while urging honesty about the trip's purpose.
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