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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1976
Page
5
A reminiscence on American promise seen through a Jewish grandmother’s life from wartime Poland to Ellis Island. It reflects immigration, humor, resilience, and the mythic appeal of American opportunity across generations.
In Shaftsbury a $100 request for Sage City Symphony funding was rejected at Town Meeting. The all volunteer orchestra of 65 and conductor Louis Calabro perform five free concerts yearly, with members donating rehearsals and services and parties funded by orchestra volunteers.
Christine Graham invites public to two free concerts in North Bennington on March 20 and Arlington on March 21. She praises the orchestra spirit, noting social afterglow and low costs of about 12 cents per person per party.
In a NYT reprint, Joseph R. Hixson notes fiscal 1976 77 cuts threaten the NIH and National Cancer Institute funds. Proposals slash cancer from 744 to 688 million, heart and lung from 349 to 343 million, and maternal infant health support. Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Benno Schmidt seeks protection for NIH funding as Dr Michael DeBakey urges continued research in cancer and cardiovascular fields.
A reader extols the 1976 Bennington REACT group as part of the nationwide network aiding emergencies. He cites rapid response to stranded motorists and accident scenes, mentions 24 hour channel 9 monitoring, and urges fellow CB users to stay off for emergencies while praising the team’s service.
Nathan Pressman reports on the Socialist Labor party convention in Southfield Michigan naming Julius Levin of Haddonfield New Jersey for president and Constance Bremen of Ipswich Massachusetts for vice president. The letter notes Michigan certified on ballot and calls for more interview opportunities. Joseph R. Hixson contributes on health research funding priorities and policy influence.
Ford wins in Massachusetts Vermont, showing strength against Reagan while Carter trails in Massachusetts but prevails in Vermont and New Hampshire. Wallace proves protest vote appeal. Udall remains viable but trailing, with Bayh Shriver Harris and Shapp tagged as Losers amid liberal shakeup.
E C Woodworth, treasurer of Arlington for 55 years, is publicly honored by unanimous vote, retiring him as honorary treasurer with a lifetime salary of 25 dollars per month. Pownal and Shaftsbury local results noted, along with hospital expansion plans and several historical anniversary milestones.
A Kansas City Star column imagines the Founding Fathers using contemporary idiom promising life liberty and the pursuit of happiness plus much more in a playful reinterpretation.
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