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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 426 Main Street Bennington Vermont 06201.
The piece argues strong support for a greatly improved Route 7 across Bennington to Manchester, noting planning commissions in both counties endorsed the project. It contends opposition is minor and rooted in those unfamiliar with the long campaign by residents who urged a better cross-county thoroughfare.
The piece argues Route 7 upgrades will boost southwestern Vermont’s economy if well controlled, while warning against stifling growth. It then critiques Congress for aging leadership and seniority as a barrier to renewal, noting Rep. Colmer plans to step down, with Madden and Delaney as potential successors.
The piece recalls criticism of Democrats led by former Gov Philip Stoff and notes General Fund spending rose from 138.1 million in 1968-69 under Hoff to about 250 million for the two years of the Davis administration. It frames Republicans as now steering the fiscal ship amid higher costs.
In the Vermont House Rep. Frank Wilson voices contempt for minimum wage workers calling them alcoholic unreliable and bum-like. Critics say his remarks on a $1.60 hourly rate reveal a callous stance that ignores families depending on the wage. The article urges him to retract or resign.
The director of admissions at St. Joseph College publicly thanks Father Matusik for recruiting in Vermont and nearby states after 1971. He notes the accreditation team recommended a full-time librarian and that Matusik’s efforts helped boost freshman applications by 20 to 25 percent by March 15, 1972, with promising September enrollment prospects.
Publish list of delinquents to shame unpaid taxpayers. Letter supports publishing names to encourage payment. Names Albert T. and Margaret A. Ray at 14 Congress St. cited as examples.
Quotes criticize Blue Cross and Blue Shield for neglecting consumer interests. Blue Shield described as a state and county medical society creature. The piece notes Medicare driven utilization review and questions private sector quality in audits. Dr John H Knoudtes of Massachusetts General Hospital is cited.
Gov Davis criticizes the 1972 Vermont General Assembly as failing to enact major reforms while noting a few measures pass. He cites election year politics, weak executive leadership, and a pending $177.4 million appropriations bill as focus for action before adjournment.
A woman stranded with a flat tire is helped by a kind motorist who changes the tire. She thanks him and warns to lower the jack slowly as her husband is asleep in the back seat, per United Mine Worker Journal.
The article urges studying winds and clouds as ancient predictors of weather, noting how pilots and travelers can rely on signs like cirrus formations and wind shifts. It recalls sailors, farmers, and birds as telltales, and celebrates clouds for their beauty and practical forecasting value.
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