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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial argues the housing crisis threatens the middle class as costs soar and home ownership becomes unaffordable. It cites a $41,000 average new home and a required $20,000 income for affordability, urging land-use planning, cluster designs, and modernization of construction. It calls for federal support of factory built housing and standardized codes to stabilize wages and expand supply.
Rep Edwin Colvin led a resolution to invalidate new Vermont auto inspection rules, passed by the House but halted in the Senate. The rules require pulling a wheel to inspect brakes, a move opponents say costs owners and won’t improve road safety. Commissioner Molloy’s allies in Montpelier and in the Senate oppose the measure.
Bennington Rotarians question the background of a former Nazi Party member nominated to head the international Rotary. The editor urges careful fact gathering and world-wide Rotary participation to seek truth, warning Nazism conflicts with human dignity and lessons from history. A pilot bus project funded this summer may test public use and viability in the area.
A reader vents dismay at Banking and Insurance Commissioner James A. Guest remarks about Senator John Howland. The letter critiques the proposed salvage measures for Vermont's critical malpractice situation and challenges Guest's stance.
As the session opened in January or February, lawmakers discussed a carefully researched malpractice bill. Critics argue the measure, though not perfect, was intelligently drafted to offer relief and reflects the differing ideas of the presenter and Gov. Salmon.
A district seventh grade music student writes to the editor protesting MAU music cuts that threaten his career plans. He notes family investment in instruments, lists his experience across clarinet, recorder, saxophone, and oboe, and invites readers to attend a March 16 concert at the high school auditorium while circulating a petition for the superintendent.
A columnist mocks liberal views on Castro and Cuba's Africa links. He argues Castro's moves reflect Moscow planning, cites Cuban involvement in Africa and the Middle East, and criticizes U.S. Congress and politicians like Senator Kennedy for arms policy and human rights.
James Madison Alexander Hamilton and John Jay discuss the Florida primary in an imagined Founders Club scene. They contrast the original calm of representative selection with modern campaigns, noting rising parties, a long nominating process, voter disengagement, and a looming Illinois contest as Ford Carter and Nixon-era politics echo today.
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