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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper issued every day except Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues coal is a flawed hero in the US energy crunch. It cites Princeton physicist Theodore Taylor warning about carbon dioxide from coal and a greenhouse warming risk. It notes mining dangers, transport limits, and continued pollution even with scrubbers, urging public conservation and exploration of alternatives.
The February 3 feature on Page 11 explores gravestones in Water's Hill Cemetery Woodford for Spencer Lyon and Rhoda Lyon. It traces the Lyon and Cutler lineages from Dorchester and Marlboro through Taunton and Stoughtonham, detailing Revolutionary service and family ties, including Josiah Cutler and Amy Cutler, and notes Elisha Lyon's debt and illness before his 1836 death.
Bennington residents backed every special budget item on the Town Meeting warning and praised campaign supporters who worked hard for the funds. The vote showed varied margins, suggesting mixed opinion and a need for fuller yearlong discussion of agency work. The piece notes the selectmen declined to place these requests in the general fund and calls for more proactive budgeting in the future.
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