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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes Vermont voters across Springfield Rutland Winooski Hinesburg Middlebury Bennington Shaftsbury backed public power or study of alternatives to private utilities. Springfield votes to pursue a public power system with a $58 million bond, underscoring broad momentum against private power interests and pressuring state leaders to respond.
In a close vote 254 to 100 residents of a Vermont town named Georgia north of Burlington approved building a dog racing track. The plan envisions greyhounds racing this fall in Pownal and relies on Canadian and cross border funding, potentially drawing scrutiny from the state racing commission amid broader regional animal sport debates.
The INS reports several illegal entrants found working in federal offices including Washington D C and the FBI office in New Jersey. Two were at O'Hare Airport in Chicago and two more were painting the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. The piece evokes the Lazarus line about the golden door.
Editor notes the Bennington Board of Civil Authority earned praise for fast election counting after spring Town Meeting results. The piece also highlights Liberty Union efforts to place power referendums on multiple Vermont ballots and urges recognition of LU as a constructive political force, while not equating results with full support.
A letter to Senator Emory A. Hebard from The Banner criticizes the governor’s decision to cut the Special Education budget in Vermont. The writer argues the cut is a regressive step harming mentally retarded residents and urges reconsideration by the House Appropriations Committee.
A Bennington advocacy letter argues that a minimum $776,916 is essential to implement Step IV of a 10 year 1972 plan to provide universal education for Vermont children. The signatories urge the committee to restore funding, stressing education must meet each child’s needs.
Louis Grodsky of Dorset criticizes Burr and Burton board for an unfinished budget and 120000 debt. He advocates converting the private school to a public one and replacing the board with an elected body to ensure higher standards and transparency.
Alvan J. Lawrence, selectman, decries uninformed and partially informed votes in Shaftsbury. He thanks those who voted Tuesday, chastises nonvoters and those swayed only by news media, and laments the loss of Mert Snow and the impact on the town and its dedicated public servant.
Commentary notes a remarkable coincidence that all competing oil companies charge about the same price for gasoline. Also quips that jogging exposes one to fresh air and reduces risk of mugging, per a comment attributed to a magazine tone.
Charles Doe of Bellows Falls built Vermont’s first FCC licensed station, WLAK, debuting on Sept 4, 1922 with Brazil's Orchestra. He educated farmers, sold radio kits, and later opened a repair shop while ham radio and early TV WCAX shaped rural Vermont.
The Ways and Means Committee led by Al Ullman proposes a 5 cent gasoline tax rising to 40 by 1979, import quotas cutting oil imports by a million barrels daily in 2-3 years, a federal petroleum purchasing agency, and a windfall profits tax to curb costs and boost energy conservation. The plan aims to reduce imports, raise revenue for transit and research, and avoid broad price shocks unlike the Ford proposal. It favors gradual implementation to cushion the economy and questions how revenues would be used, while keeping the focus on conservation and industrial needs.
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