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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A heated discussion over dissolving Mt. Anthony Union High School grows as boards consider a full, unbiased study of legal and financial impacts. Questions include costs for Bennington to run an independent high school, tuition implications for other districts, governance under one person one vote, and vocational and structural arrangements.
Mel Solomon, owner of two women’s clothing stores, mailed 25 000 circulars for a sale last July. About half were late or not delivered. He sues nine postal workers for 30 000 in lost sales and 1 500 in postage, arguing for damages to customer goodwill. A federal judge in San Francisco rejected dismissal of the suit, opening a potential if slim path to faster mail delivery.
The essay links Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan and Sun Myung Moon as emerging messianic figures shaping U S politics. It argues their rise reflects a cultural shift toward seeking moral authority amid liberal permissiveness and social change, with evangelical Christianity and nationalistic appeal guiding voters. It notes postwar shifts in society and the craving for decisive authority over freedom.
Open letter to Bennington voters urging support for re election to the Mt Anthony School Board. Harrington lists positions on budgets teacher raises bids curriculum reform and district reapportionment, asserting ethics and accessibility while noting he will vote after work at the polls next Tuesday.
Bennington of Buskirk signs a letter urging cooperative planning between Mt Anthony and Cummings ad hoc curriculum committees. He reports conflict at a June 21 Mt Anthony meeting, defends keeping calculus chemistry and other courses, and vows continued disclosure and outreach.
Letter writers Amy and Lyle Glazier praise Pete Maunsell for a Bennington Battle sites tour, noting the engaging running-fire oral description that resonates with visiting guests from Boston and locals alike. The exchange includes corrections to a prior letter about Harrington and Sleeman, emphasizing clear attribution and the line about the game is not always politics.
A Vermont Front Page report details caretakers at the Bennington Battle Monument struggling to guide visitors amid state sign rules. It notes 16 inch by 5 foot signs costing 50 dollars face restrictions, calls for dialogue with the Travel Information Council and DOT, and suggests Plaques, map plazas, trail blazer markers, and brochures to aid travelers to Monument Avenue and other local attractions. Citizens warn against government sign privileges expanding beyond public needs.
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