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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by BANNER PUBLISHING CORPORATION at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues Reagan’s Texas primary victory has inflated his ego and faith in using the Panama Canal issue to attack Ford. It warns his willingness to go to war to defend the canal shows recklessness, cites Goldwater’s concerns, and fears nuclear catastrophe if Reagan garners the presidency.
A federal official left a $38,000 salary for a higher paying post to cover his rising college costs. The Mt Anthony Union High School community faces tuition hikes as graduates seek aid. Dollars for Scholars runs a local drive this week to broaden support and assist students with funding.
A Boston Globe opinion piece humorously laments doctor punctuality. It questions why patients wait long and doctors appear late, then vanishing again, hinting at a deeper mystery behind closed doors and possible odd explanations.
A patient arrives for a 3 o clock appointment at 2 55 and endures a mental strain from dark thoughts and National Geographic. Police detain him briefly to cool off, then question him. After reflection he shows fear and confesses to agree to brain surgery and a heart transplant, promises change, and schedules a return appointment.
A fictional scene portrays a Democratic party meeting where a new leader extols love for all Americans including Republicans and independents. Members, amid chants of amen, confront calls for reform, critique big government, and mock political figures, ending with a mass exit in pursuit of future defense contracts.
Ira Allen Putnam overhears two newcomers from south of town disparaging natives at a March Town Meeting. He recalls summer people’ ignorance and their odd comments about Vermont farms, sky views, the Hayden Planetarium, and a farmer with a tractor nickname dear John.
Washington columnist chronicles Jimmy Carter’s electability after visiting New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. He contrasts Carter’s appeal with Watergate trauma, cites reactions from David Broder and Tom Wicker, and notes voters’ hunger to believe Carter as polls loom in a pivotal industrial state.
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