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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1976
Page
3
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial criticizes Vermont lawmakers for adjourning with mixed results. The body rejected an outright Sunday sales repeal, kept small stores exempt, kept phosphate bans, expanded taxes to used airplanes, and approved a statewide lottery referendum. A Senate probe into fundraising practices targets the Unification Church.
The piece surveys Democratic candidates' flirtation with long term economic planning through the Humphrey Javits act, noting potential political roadblocks. It weighs congressional budget battles, the Frank Adams proposal versus Ford's stance, and the risk that planning collapses amid expediency and party divides.
Editor notes praise a Mt Anthony Union High School bicentennial luncheon for its imaginative menu and local history theme while joking about future plans. The column mocks a Postal Service study of mail classes and laments rising first class mail costs.
The Burlington Free Press notes the average citizen spends about 70 days annually earning money to cover taxes, driven by patriotism and a sense of duty, with no easy way to avoid payment. The Boston Globe comments on Jimmy Carter leading in a beauty contest due to having the shiniest teeth.
The writer urges citizens to pursue truth through persistent questions about the MAUHS district. Teachers describe their professional duty to educate beyond school hours, arriving by six, presenting fresh material by eight, and moving between rooms to reach adolescents with interests beyond textbooks.
A Shaftsbury address laments the strain on educators facing long hours and rising living costs. The speaker argues salaries lag behind increases in essentials, calling for calmer school climate and better understanding from parents and community, noting the need to nurture discipline, communication, and responsibility among 100 to 150 youngsters.
At a March meeting Mt Anthony Union High School board voted unanimously to urge the Bennington Police Department to ticket cars parked in front of the school circle day and night starting March 29. Director Clyde Burgess noted a new law makes the move legal. Bennington.
A reader argues that rising school expenses burden taxpayers including seniors and young families. They urge cutting nonessential frills, promoting walking to school, and restoring core subjects to reduce taxes. They doubt April budget approval will pass due to these concerns.
Washington writer notes a Henry Mencken effect on U S politics as Ford touts Mayaguez actions while Spencer and Carter face a definitional battle over fundamentalism. The piece frames public opinion shifts after Mayaguez and analyzes campaign dynamics and media reaction in late 1970s Washington.
A partisan column argues Daniel Patrick Moynihan shaped UN debates with blunt realism and criticizes U.S. aid and freedom standards. It suggests William Scranton could offer steadier leadership, challenging peers who favor lenient interpretations of allied regimes.
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