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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The editorial argues the President should push stiff national laws on gun registration and owners. It criticizes Ford for not challenging the gun lobby and questions the impact of federal mandatory sentences and LEAA funds. It notes enforcement is largely state driven and LEAA’s track record is mixed, with funds not reaching courts and corrections where needed.
The column critiques the presidents anticrime plan urging stronger gun control beyond a ban on cheap Saturday night specials. It cites gun lobby influence, statutory loopholes, and public opinion while contrasting Australian voting with traditional floor meetings in Vermont districts North Bennington Shaftsbury and North Bennington School Board explains how to adopt Australian ballots, noting regional practicalities and potential voter participation benefits and risks.
In Washington the government by veto dispute heats up alongside the economy. AFL-CIO chief George Meany blasts the Ford plan as a callous disregard for the unemployed while Congress presses to sign housing bills that could create 800,000 jobs. Ford warns that vetoed measures spark inflation.
The House passed an energy bill seen as weak on conservation and heavy on tax loopholes. It removed major gasoline taxes and kept incentives for solar heating while criticizing Detroit’s influence. The bill’s future in the Senate remains uncertain as Congress argues over stronger measures. Coal is poised as a long term solution with new fluidized bed technology under study to cut pollution and replace oil and gas for power generation.
A museum piece traces the sewing machine from its 1790 English patent through early European models to 1842, noting limited success until improvements by Barthelemy Thimonnier and others clarified the path to modern designs. The origin tale highlights evolving designs and the role of makers in shaping this household tool.
Smithsonian notes credit Elias Howe Allen B Wilson and Isaac Singer for the sewing machine's success. The piece traces origins from Thimonnier to Knowles in Vermont, patent history from 1842, many firms forming then failing, and enduring value of antique machines. Bennington Museum displays include 1859 Raymond Brattleboro piece and treadle models Howe Wilcox Gibbs Wheeler Wilson.
Banner Page 10 reports new sawdust applications expanding beyond discard value. Readers recall old sawdust on butcher shop floors for absorbency while noting modern cleaners mix sawdust with synthetic additives, with higher prices for the “new” labeled products. Hints suggest possible food uses for sawdust as resource conservation grows.
Various Bennington Museum staff contribute to the new column What Does a Museum Say The feature, begun recently, will explore local history and its place in the museum's offerings in coming weeks.
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