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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201. It serves as the local newspaper providing daily news and notices to Bennington and surrounding areas.
A New York nursing home operator, Bernard Bergman, pled guilty to two counts of federal indictments over 1.2 million dollars in Medicaid and tax frauds and received four months in jail. The opinion by Judge Marvin E. Frankel argues Bergman’s crimes were blatant yet notes his public life and works, urging a broader, clearer sentencing philosophy balancing punishment and rehabilitation to maintain public confidence in the judiciary.
Residents are urged to enjoy a near home Fourth of July weekend in 1976. Massive Willow Park picnic in the afternoon and airport fireworks cap a day of community celebration, memories, and family time. The piece emphasizes staying close to home and avoiding political controversy while celebrating with neighbors and grandchildren.
The author recounts a London Chelsea Flower Show visit with Tom and Elizabeth Hall of West Shaftsbury and a driving tour of southern England in June. They describe prize roses at Chelsea, the Year of the Rose, and garden types at Herstmonceux Castle Leonardslee Newnham Kent and Chiselbury Priory with borders hedges topiaries and chalky soil challenges.
A Banner reader challenges Richard Sleeman and argues that education, not politics, should drive Bennington School District Board elections. The letter frames Sleeman as conflicted due to involvement with children's education and asserts the author’s view that focus must be on learning outcomes.
A candidate discusses difficulties in securing absentee ballot applications, emphasizes he has solicited personally, and states he has not and will not solicit support in nursing homes or on issues about education on June 29. He references Moe Harrington Richard Sleeman and Louis Perrotta and signs as Bennington.
A Bennington reader urges harmony and knowledgeable voting on school issues. The letter favors Manfred Ehrich, praising honesty integrity and maturity, and calls for a board able to focus on business without personal ill will. 324 Crescent Blvd.
A reader defends Jimmy Carter against lingering doubts about his clarity on the issues. The letter argues opponents based their Stop Carter arguments on weak substantiation and labels the ethnic purity remark a phony issue, noting a Newsweek May 10 piece as evidence of Carter's positions.
Marion Smith of Shaftsbury criticizes the Mt Anthony curriculum committee episode noting three attendees left last Monday night due to direct personal attacks by the chair. She says the Banner and Radio Station WBTN underplayed a sad, embarrassing occurrence in their coverage.
Readers praise the Work Activities Center-UCS second anniversary and urge understanding for mental illness. A letter-writer recalls slurs about the center and asserts treatment and group therapy aid recovery, urging community support and pride in Bennington County. The Bennington School District election date is noted with policy on letters.
The piece contrasts past and present America through a Walker-like critique of Reagan. It likens him to a national image, saying his appeal lies in packaging and prime time rhetoric. It argues modern society prizes watching and branding over practical invention and action.
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