This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes that more than 1 million in grants will fund road bed improvements on sections of Vermont rail lines as part of the VT 2 transportation loop project while a planned steamboat component awaits investor funds. It laments missing the Rutland to Bennington spur and warns southwestern Vermont may miss benefits, urging consideration of a spur to connect to Amtrak service at Rensselaer.
A Vermont school district hearing on the Bennington district budget drew only four residents amid debate over local control and rising education costs. The state Education Department urged reorganizing 278 districts into eight regions or into regional groupings, a plan long discussed since Gov. Hoff era, meeting expected backlash.
Editor notes upcoming elections, urging voters to evaluate education issues rather than personalities. League of Women Voters hosts a courthouse session tonight for residents to question candidates across three districts. A Bennington delivery truck carries a misspelled warning, inflaming discussion on foreign oil and economic power.
The piece notes Prime Minister B J Vorster pursuing covert and public outreach to Liberia Ivory Coast Senegal and possibly Zambia as South Africa faces rising black power on its borders Mozambique Rhodesia and South West Africa. It argues detente may be pragmatic policy with limited internal impact and examines Kaunda and other leaders wary of violence while seeking gradual change.
Rep. John J. Mulligan introduces a bill to ban phosphate detergents in Vermont with the Senate Natural Resources Committee weighing exemptions. The piece notes past concerns of eutrophication from detergents and farm runoff, then discusses weed control at Lake Bomoseen and a shift to weed harvesting as a safer, cheaper method. It ends with cautious support for cleaner waters and better habitats.
Tom Braden interviews Adm. Coutinho about Portugal's revolutionary council and its nonmonolithic stance. Coutinho says a coalition government with Communist influence is possible, arguing communism is national, not international, and cites varied property views within the council. Braden contrasts the admiral's childlike framing with a high school council metaphor, signaling Portugal's looming governance question.
Nathan Pressman from Ellenville, New York writes to The Banner praising a Grand Rapids branch of the Socialist Labor party. He contrasts socialist aims with President Ford’s capitalism and argues workers will someday replace the capitalist system with a socialist society benefiting all.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.