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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1975
Page
5
New York Times reporter Jane E Brody outlines the bleak outlook for birth control research. Firms abandon aggressive contraceptive development due to 17 year patents, 15 year premarket testing, rising lawsuits, and tougher federal standards. Public groups remain active though industry budgets shrink.
The NIH, International Committee for Contraceptive Research and WHO coordinate to develop a marketable birth control drug aimed at developing countries. The piece notes ethical questions about testing in the third world and outlines desired drug features: infrequent use, off-sex timing, ease of use, reproductive focus with minimal side effects, and no long term hazards. It compares pills and IUDs as current safest methods and stresses pregnancy risks. Dialogues on methods and risks to continue next week.
The Banner readers discuss the American Revolution bicentennial, insisting Bennington’s role is pivotal. The letter clarifies the event honors the Revolutionary War, not the Declaration, and notes the April 19 kickoff tied to Concord and Lexington as foundational moments shaping local pride and understanding of history.
THOM SPARGO writes from Monument Avenue about Bennington's overlooked impact in the Revolutionary War. He argues Bennington sparked the war by supporting Ticonderoga, supplying cannons, and launching a national bicentennial event plan that failed to materialize May 10, 1775, an opportunity lost for Bennington and the nation.
Bennington notables including Looking Back Miss Helena Hurlburt Mrs Charles H Dewey and Mrs Eleanor Powers prepare for a Bermuda sailing from New York next Saturday night. Walter H Berry of Old Bennington and Walloomsac Inn marks the 1888 blizzard anniversary with a reunion Tuesday. A Park Street chimney fire at Eugene J Prue residence caused minor damage. Local firefighter Gerald Cornell remains in fair condition after a ladder accident at Holy Cross Novitiate barn fire. Bennington unemployed rate at 10.6 percent in February vs statewide 6.5 percent. Aldace B Newton joins Tracy E Kenyon staff after earning Vermont license. Shaftsbury road commissioner recount shows William E Dailey leading by two votes over Burton Cross. Dr William A Flood and family settle on Bank Street North Bennington. Historic notes cite 1743 Boston Town Meeting, 1812 War Bonds, 1947 Philippines bases lease, and 1964 Jack Ruby murder conviction and death while awaiting retrial.
The piece argues that mayors and governors seek federal aid to avert service cuts as unemployment rises in cities. It highlights Vermont as a case study in overextended state spending, with per capita debt rising and taxes stretched. It calls for scaled spending to match income and warns against land development and poorly paid jobs, urging broader reforms in education and governance.
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