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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece argues Congress should halt blank checks for Saigon and end Ford administration claims, stating Thieu lost South Vietnam due to his failure to reform and negotiate. It links U.S. funding to ongoing bloodshed, urges hearings or funding cuts to reveal truth, and notes broader political consequences. It also mentions Aristotle Onassis' death and coverage of his widow's anticipated marriage.
Letter urges Vermont House lawmakers to balance the budget with focus on welfare for the poor. author contrasts Palm Sunday drama with legislative choices, notes milder winter reducing fuel bills yet ski-related revenue rising, and questions who bears increased living costs as welfare funding is constrained.
A letter to The Banner discusses welfare funding and the politics of taxation, arguing that public funds favor certain groups while the poor bear the costs. It cites rising unemployment, shifts in caseloads, and calls for shared sacrifice, drawing on religious and ethical arguments. Rep. Jordan D. Cole of Putney adds a closing note.
Community efforts nurture school programs as Patriot Booster Club gains strength from parent volunteers. Shaftsbury school expands with new addition now usable despite ongoing leakage litigation, reopening welcomed by students and teachers.
A letter from Mrs Mary Ann Hansen of Overlea Road thanks Mrs Laura Riley for finding and mailing a wallet left in a telephone booth outside Paddy's Restaurant in Bennington. The Springfield cousin lost the wallet, Mrs Riley found it and called to arrange return. God bless her and honest people.
Letter from Mrs William H Rice of North Bennington questions why three Mt Anthony Union High School board members Lawrence Harrington Antoinette Button and Raymond Murray want to end two satellite programs asks why they call them dropout programs whether state funding could replace lost money and if they have pursued options yet The letter concludes with a quoted remark from Janice LaRoche on party beliefs versus expediency and social clubs.
A Skylark column from Mount SEARSburg welcomes spring with nature notes on redwinged blackbirds starlings and finches returning, snow still high, and hedged by legends about Easter. The piece links Easter customs to renewal, sun worship, and Egyptian symbols of new life, ending with a warm seasonal greeting.
In a broad Asia focus, U S Japanese ties rise as Japan becomes pivotal with Cambodia and Vietnam in flux and Thailand pressuring for U S force exits. Kissinger and Nixon era tensions reshape, with Japan seen as a cornerstone, despite lingering doubts about a lasting U S presence.
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