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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1976
Page
5
John Gould recounts business credit, accounts receivable, and the shift to charge cards imagining the telephone company promoting a new service. He recalls garages, old timers, and a 40-65 Winchester as a memento of extended credit and old pricing schemes, concluding with a proposal to explain the idea to the telephone men.
A refugee narrator from a big city warns Vermonters of looming urban problems. He recounts settling in Vermont after doubts from locals, finding work within a month, and noting unsettling visions of development. He calls out “developers” who push widening highways and rapid expansion threatening local life.
A Letter To The Editor notes the Williamstown Theatre Festival will raise the curtain on its 22nd season starting Thursday July 1. The note emphasizes the festival's ongoing recruitment and preparation for the upcoming run.
A theatre appeals for ongoing fundraising to sustain its 479 seat venue. The company highlights national praise and honors, grants, and the need for nightly full houses to cover costs. Local supporters urged to contribute to preserve 21 years of live theatre amid worries about developers and changing communities.
Terence Ripmaster a linguistics and communications Ph.D. from NYU and teacher at Ethan Allen Community College Manchester warns Vermont readers that shopping center expansion highways and fast food can erode civility sleep and beauty. He cites sociological studies and urges preservation of space air and rural character while noting benefits of progress.
Entomologist H. L. Bailey of the Vermont Department of Agriculture reports widespread defoliation as maples and elms are stripped in many areas. Insect feeding for the year is over and cocoons indicate moth emergence in a week or two.
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