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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece argues President Ford invoked the domino theory at Notre Dame to justify continued aid to Thieu and Lon Nol while noting Thailand readies a withdrawal and seeks neutrality with Hanoi and Beijing. It claims Thailand fears U S air bases on its soil could invite Cambodian violence, prompting a shift toward independence and closer ties with the Communist bloc.
Editors note that Mt Anthony has an avid following as four New England schools vie for the top boys basketball title in Augusta. Transportation from Bennington shows the regional passion despite last year’s rough Bangor trip. The column recalls 1935 unemployment grimness, comments on local plans, energy woes, and a light note about garden tomatoes.
A reader references William Raspberry's classroom article and a book from Delecorte Press to argue about how schools educate children. The letter discusses two opposing forces shaping education, the cost of schooling, and the need for effective use of tax money. Group A seeks reform within existing essentials while contrasting views on schooling versus education.
The text argues Group B pushes ideas that clash with institutional essentials like time structure and evaluation. Critics rarely drive practical reform. change comes from recreating conventions. Journalists and board members shape debates, but sustained involvement, including dry long debates, is vital to progress in education. Lawrence E. Harrington Bennington.
A Vermont sugarbush family faces a fast invitation to rent 500 taps for a new evaporator. They weigh labor savings, equipment wear, and possible revenue against risks. After a late lunch talk, they decide to hold off while remaining open to potential tapping arrangements. Spring 1975. They plan to stay outdoors for maple season and watch for geese.
In Bennington area schools the Craft Curriculum Workshop equips kindergarten through Grade 6 students with hands on learning to reinforce lessons and boost confidence. Run for 80 years since a Title III grant, it now operates within school budgets with leaders William Steel and Jeanne McWaters guiding visits from Arlington to Pownal.
The piece argues the CIA’s recovery of a Soviet submarine from three miles deep signals a broader struggle for control of the oceans. It links Howard Hughes and the Glomar Explorer to a push for a new law of the seas to prevent environmental warfare and underwater military exploitation.
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