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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial argues on balance for funding human service agencies from the town budget rather than voters. It praises long term benefits and notes a small 68000 dollar request, underscoring neighborly value and measurable and immeasurable gains for Bennington. It contrasts state aid floors and White House interference with Congress ethics and Judiciary Committee actions.
Mary Rogers faces trial from December 1903 with Leon Perham and Stella Bates. Leon claims Mary asked Stella to buy chloroform. Mary and Stella vow to pin Leon as murderer. Jurors select, with Henry Day reporting on Mary’s appearance and demeanor. Verdict: Mary guilty of first degree murder. Leon convicted of second degree. Stella acquitted. Mary sentenced to death.
Vermont letters to the editor criticize ski area fuel use while store owners report a shift toward local shopping due to energy shortages. Middlebury area merchants show residents' share rising, travelers slipping, with tourism broadly undercounted in state surveys. Campers and inns report strong advance bookings as Vermont observes shopper trends amid a national mood of caution. Mardi Gras attendance in New Orleans also wanders, with fewer attendees and more backpackers traveling.
In two letters to the editor, Priscilla Kennedy of North Bennington condemns labeling people and urges accepting Ted Bird’s apology, while urging public officials to protect privacy. A Shaftsbury and Bennington reader urges support for human services articles on March 5, noting Banner policy prohibits election letters near voting.
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