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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation Located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A 1976 highway safety review shows fatalities rose only slightly despite more travel, while the fatality rate per 100 million miles fell from 3.5 to 3.4. Even with 68 percent of interstates exceeding 55 mph, stronger enforcement could save more lives and fuel. The piece argues linking federal highway aid to state enforcement to advance compliance.
Editor notes mark end of Drysdale's Store era on South Street as Bird's takes the first floor, preserving the Drysdale Building name. James Reston highlights lax immunization prompts and Vermont Health Department clinics offering measles vaccines amid local outbreak, urging parental action for kids missing shots.
The Christian Science Monitor reports that major corporations may withhold ad budgets from violent TV shows. The AMA led a push urging 10 advertisers to drop violent programs while praising those reducing violence. GM and Chevrolet announce guidelines without full disclosure. Viewers’ tolerance and训练 awareness workshops from church groups add to the debate.
Letters to the Banner note that Congress created a Postal Service Commission last year to study the Post Office and report next month with recommendations to improve service and efficiency. The writer cites long standing financial instability and mentions rumors in Washington about the Postal Service.
The Postal Service unemployment Committee endorses a five day a week delivery rather than six. The likely non delivery day for patrons is Saturday. The plan faces strong opposition from Congressman Charles Wilson and Chairman Robert Nix. If Congress passes it, the outcome remains uncertain.
A readers letter urges Congress to oppose large water resource programs funded by Omnibus Water Resources Development Act. It accuses subcommittees of bias, notes high costs like Tennessee-Tombigbee at 1.6 billion, and calls for public pressure on Sen. Leahy, Sen. Stafford, and Rep. Jeffords to oppose postal delivery cuts and support the Postal Service.
A review of John Parkinsons Paradisi in sole Paradisus terrestris a 625 page 1629 London edition reissued by Dover. The work catalogs hundreds of plants with Latin notes on names origins and culture offering enduring horticultural guidance and sharp critique of unscrupulous gardeners.
In this critique the author argues Agee would destroy CIA networks, ruin careers, and endanger undercover lives. The piece notes the Justice Department’s stance, discusses potential laws against leaking agency secrets, and weighs democratic risks versus secrecy. It also touches on Agee’s garden manual excerpts and a defense of Mondale’s stance on checks and balances.
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