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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A reflective column links the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill in Charlestown to the 1972 Watergate scandal, urging vigilance against tyranny. It cites Indira Gandhi's 1975 ruling and a Gujarat election to illustrate democracy's fragility, independence, and the need for strong public institutions worldwide.
An 83 year old author urges young Maple Hill burglars to seek a fair shake in America. He reflects on the break in at his Vermont home near Bennington College, condemns violence, and urges voting for honest leaders to reform a troubled nation.
A Searsburg garden journal recalls a beaver sighting in a pond near Skylark, with garden notes on reseeding after rain. Social visits from Meriden and Finger Lakes travelers are noted along with a hilltop summer start and a mower mishap. The beaver's presence, persistence, and eventual disappearance frame a light local chronicle of daily life and nature.
Lovett Hallie Sausville of Takoma Park Maryland writes to praise The Banner for its women columnists Morris Eggert and Karen Dobkin Fortney. She recalls Agnes Rockwood Elizabeth Dwyer and Pat Prandini Buckler and expresses support for Dialogues and the forum it provides for women’s issues.
Evelyn Soulis seeks housing from sea to Pownal Shaftsbury with four to five bedrooms. She has four teen and two small children and can pay up to $150 monthly plus utilities. After moving from 16 Pratt Street and with a Milton Pinsker summons, she asks for help finding a home.
The piece critiques a leftist takeover in Portugal, noting the Armed Forces Movement's leadership as naive and idealistic while revealing rapid municipal control by the party, state media moves, and slogans against NATO. It warns of a potential shift toward communism without strong ideological roots.
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