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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The statement lists the newspaper’s publication schedule and its corporate address for the Bennington area.
Editorial urges Mt Anthony Union High School to curb budget excesses and protect programs in sports, art, and music while seeking compromise. The piece criticizes political turmoil and calls for a regional panel of unbiased laypeople to help the Mt Anthony Board resolve the dispute and keep education at the fore.
Amid student protests at UCT high school, Gunnar Schonbeck's Collage at Bennington College brought a shared sense of community. The event linked accomplished college musicians with area high and lower school students, extending reach to Hoosick Falls and Cambridge. It highlighted education as a continuing, joyful experience fostered by engaged teachers, eager students, and supportive communities.
Herblock notes Ford’s pre State of the Union hints about Thomas Paine and Common Sense and later remarks in Virginia about Patrick Henry. The essay argues the president’s quotes signal a revolutionary shift in how history and local control are framed, with Ford claiming unity and regional authority.
A satirical meditation traces how early American figures would view modern governance and secrecy. Gerald Ford channels James Madison, Patrick Henry and Lincoln to critique taxation, religion, press freedom, and executive power, while Wilson and Roosevelt weigh in on secrecy and public fears. John Paul Jones adds a final defiant note.
A reader argues that malpractice redress shifts costs to all sick people through insurance and higher fees, endorsing separation of hospital and doctor liability and opposing mandatory arbitration. The letter notes insurers cover damages, while patients pay via higher charges, and praises a Vermont stance on malpractice as rare. Bennington, Vermont.
Don Griffes of East Charleston urges Vermont lawmakers to vote against establishing a state lottery. He argues for alternative revenue, warns of bureaucratic expansion and crime risk, and praises remaining lottery-free status as a New England distinction.
Senator Frank Church jokes that a Do Not File memo could be filed in a Do Not File file while Youthful shoppers and Billy Blair the club entertainer reflect a lighthearted scene in a clothing store.
Widow Yvonne Thibodeau of 522 South St criticizes Mt Anthony Union School District for offering ten percent pay raises and preserves benefits while voters rejected a fifty cent tax hike and the district had withdrawn all monetary increases. She urges drastic cuts to ease taxpayer burden.
In Vermont, Senate Appropriations Committee aims to save $20,000 by removing two environmental engineers, risking higher air pollution control risk. Federal standards for sulfur in oil are stricter than state rules, potentially triggering fines and federal takeover warnings. Critics say the move undermines environmental gains and local control, while the EPA notes the irony of the policy.
The piece laments the departure of senior lawmakers David K. E. Bruce William C. Douglas Hugh Scott Stuart Symington Mike Mansfield Bill Fulbright Carl Albert at ages 80 to 68. It recalls their era-defining service from the New Deal to Vietnam and questions the vision and resolve of current candidates, urging clear goals and values for America's future.
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