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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues for reform of the military pension system, targeting double-dipping where retirees earn both pension and civilian salary. It notes 1978 Pentagon pensions totaling $9 billion and calls for policy changes to curb profligate practices while preserving fair compensation for long-serving defense personnel. It warns against return to compulsory service due to political hurdles.
Judge Thomas L. Hayes orders two murder suspects transported daily from St. Albans Correctional Center to Bennington for their May trial. The plan draws criticism as costly and time consuming and some push for housing in a local lockup with hired guards. A robin sighting by County Clerk Elizabeth King brings a note of spring amid winter. A freak accident at Main and School streets caused extensive property damage but no serious injuries, potentially averted by vigilant police. Gambling is described as getting something for nothing despite high costs.
In a Banner letter, voters’ rejection of nuclear plants and waste sites is seen as a push for federal accountability. The author cites Gov Snelling, Vermont House bill H 261, and the West Valley waste disaster to argue states must act now to curb nuclear projects and share disposal costs.
East Thetford resident argues for strong state control over nuclear facilities and waste disposal. Citing Robert Kaper in The Nation, the writer urges passage of H 261 to grant Vermont power over reprocessing plants and dumps, warning of perpetual care duties and long lived waste hazards.
On behalf of the board staff and residents of 204 Depot I extend deep appreciation to the voters for their overwhelming support at the polls Tuesday March 1. It honors residents often unwanted by families and underscores that, in the final analysis, your vote matters more than money. Richard W. Sears Jr executive director Bennington.
A long held wish for a farm pond shifts toward aquaculture with notes from experts in California, Michigan, and Georgia. Ideas include solar heated greenhouse tanks, manure-enriched ponds, and multi species systems featuring catfish, trout, Chinese carp, and other water crops, plus potential legal limits on certain fish.
Senator George McGovern argues that nuclear superiority is meaningless and deterrence rests on unacceptable damage. He criticizes counterforce and civil defense ideas as dangerous, asserting the need to limit arsenals and hold architects of death to account.
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