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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1968
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues Pownal residents must control Sunday racing at Green Mountain Park and set a higher special fee if needed. It warns that state rush for easy money could erode local benefits, urges Senate to weigh community impact and secure guarantees against reduced racing days.
The editorial lauds candidates for entering local races and voters for participating, noting a 3,000 turnout of 8,000 eligible. It praises town moderators Tom Hall and Norton Barber, discusses zoning adoption in Shaftsbury and Wilmington, and contrasts Bennington’s bond-insight with North Shire’s $400,000 elementary school addition approval. It expresses envy of North Shire’s school bond success and urges inclusive celebration planning.
The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders warns of apartheid in cities, urges breaking white-black barriers, and weighs options of vast enrichment, integration, or intensified policy. It notes riots likely, praises a Senate civil rights compromise, and laments cuts to programs while urging private investment with caution. The piece ends warning that blame will fall on every American if ignored.
Readers urged to plant native shrubs and berries to attract bluebirds and provide nesting habitats. Article cites red osier, highbush cranberry, chokeberry, crabapples, dogwood, bayberry, grapevines, and bluebird houses built per Conservationist guidance. Mentions pesticide concerns and practice of placing nests 200 feet apart.
Letters from Richard A. Severson and Clifford B Harwood raise concerns about delays in negotiations with Boston and Maine Railroad regarding an emergency route to the Second Ward and the cost of a new fire station. They question utility pole placements, assessments for Niagara Mohawk, lighting budgets, and safety implications, while Kenalene J Collins comments on Sunday racing and Vermont politics.
Old Bennington essay muses on use as noun and verb with prefixes ab re and ref. It contrasts daily life items from Edison era to modern waste, reuse and refuse, cites New York City garbage, Rosenheim power from burned paper, and urges mindful consumption and disposal.
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