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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1976
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.
Editorial laments a two sided clash between the Bennington Fire Department and Post 13 baseball over Mt Anthony Union High School field use next August. It notes $90,000 taxpayers’ money spent on Willow Park ballfield with no ready field and urges a community effort to fix Willow Park if possible.
The piece notes a proposed political ticket by CREDO calling for Carla Anderson Hills for president and Sen. Howard Baker Jr. for vice president, while contrasting with Ford or Reagan. It also describes Mt Anthony Union High School hosting a music festival amid a heated school budget debate affecting music education programs.
Shaftsbury argues against a 50 percent cut to MAU music. He notes 650 music students, three instructors at risk including Bill Foss, and asks why band funding cannot be self supporting. He suggests profits from football games and student concerts could aid the department and invites further reader comments.
The Vermont House approved a 95 to 36 vote to cut state aid, signaling recognition of taxpayers' financial strain. The writer questions whether more money guarantees better education and urges reevaluation of the education system and aims. Marion F. Martin of Woodford argues for a new approach to prepare youth for life and urges community solidarity.
The Shaftsbury history committee expresses gratitude to voters for approving $1,000 in revenue sharing funds to help defray expenses. Marion Smith notes the encouragement and appreciation from the community for their interest and backing.
A Bennington Museum display recaps the birth of wireless telegraphy and radio. It highlights Marconi’s 1895 breakthrough, Hertzian waves, the coherer detector, and the evolution to vacuum tubes and loudspeakers, noting Fessenden and DeForest as key contributors. The piece credits ongoing public interest in Bennington County and thanks voters for support of the Bennington Opportunity Council.
A humorous synthesis of presidential race chaos with Ford Reagan Carter Jackson Udall Wallace and others. The piece lampoons cross‑polling rivalries and shifting alliances, noting Florida and New Hampshire results, Florida strategy shifts, and side plots over Kissinger, Cuba, and Israel. It blends fictionalized lines and real names to mock campaign theater and voter apathy.
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