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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues for HEW shake up led by Secretary Califano to trim a tangled bureau structure. Proposes Health Care Financing Administration for Medicare Medicaid, consolidating cash assistance under Social Security, creating Office of Human Development, and a new student financial aid bureau. Notes GI Bill remains with VA, beyond HEW.
Senator Herbert Ogden proposes excluding reporters from some committee sessions to avoid inhibiting free discussion with half baked ideas. The column also notes swift approval of Sen Merritt Hewitt’s rehab funding for Economy Graphics in North Bennington, a 10 cent pay phone repeal, and a July 1 effective date for right turn on red legality without signage except where posted.
A Wall Street Journal piece notes cries of empire breakup echo in North America and Britain. It highlights Trudeau warning Congress on Quebec separatism and Scottish independence talk at Ditchley Park, linking these to regional tensions in Scotland and Quebec and their parallels with the American South.
The piece argues that rising central government power fuels demands for regional autonomy in Canada and Britain, stressing decentralization to preserve stability. It cites Trudeau on Quebec autonomy, Scotland's surge after devolution debates, and contrasts with American federalism supporting national union and shared benefits.
A column argues gold fever resurfaces as a world trend from gold shares to bullion. It recalls California’s 1848 rush on Rush Creek, deserts the land, and shifts to hard rock mining, noting environmental damage and past folly. The piece closes with Vermont lottery parallels and a Scots saying.
The Cyprus question eases as Turkey may gain land seized in 1974 with military aid resumed. Archbishop Makarios would relinquish the presidency though retain clerical authority. The plan envisions a Greek south and Turkish north with a federal unity framework.
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