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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Arlington Recreational and Park Committee advances a $181,321.22 park between Route 7 and the Battenkill River with lighted courts, comfort facilities, a pool, and new fields. Supervisors Harvey Halbur and David Ennis oversee summer work funded by federal, state, and local contributions, with uniforms and a scheduling subcommittee set by the panel.
In a bicentennial reflection, the Molly Stark Trail in southern Vermont is traced from its rough frontier days as the First Vermont Turnpike through its evolution into a government highway. The piece recalls ox cart ruts, tolls in Woodford and Searsburg, hard topping in 1931 32, and stagecoach routes from Troy to Boston, with vivid notes on landscape, pioneers, and the road’s enduring scenic path through the Green Mountains.
The piece laments cracked tennis courts and poor field conditions in Bennington with a wry nod to town problems. It also notes Sen. Edward G. Janeway of Windham County will retire, praising his experience and fair play as Vermont legislative service ends.
Letters To the Editor discuss Bennington fog and Vermont weather. The writer praises rain for green mountains and notes mist from peaks. Winter snow attracts skiing visitors and skiers contribute cheerfully despite crowds.
A nostalgic tribute to Bennington and its local newspaper The Banner, praising its breezy news coverage and staff. The piece lauds Alexander Drysdale for a valley history prose song and encourages its reading in schools. Compo Rd, Westport, Conn.
Voice of the voiceless thanks readers for humane coverage of Bennington County Humane Society and John Leaning. A grateful adopted stray speaks through verse about shelter, kindness, and finding home during Be Kind To Animals Week. Angela Devoto and Rock Rogers credited.
An English visitor expresses gratitude for five weeks in Bennington. She thanks Mrs. Stuart Bradford Mrs. Robert Bucknell Mrs. H A Gendron Mrs. Lucia Howard Mrs. Mab DuHamel and Mrs. Dirk Lawrence Rev Dr Arvel M Steece and wife and the Walloomsac Inn proprietor for hospitality and tours. She praises Bennington residents for their friendliness. BLENDA PEACOCK-ROWE 461 Guildwood Parkway Westhill Seaborough Toronto Ontario Canada.
Frustrated after a decade of phone directory errors, Frederic F Taylor of Dorset recounts his long campaign with New England Telephone to correct spelling glitches that shifted his name from Frederic to Morton or Mortimer but never settled the listing, ending with a wrong number claim.
Sens. John Tunney and Lee Metcalf convened 38 experts to assess fusion progress amid rival Tokamak and laser approaches. The report underscores U.S. lag behind Russia, funding biases toward fission, and potential policy shifts if Congress reshapes the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Infighting and classification muzzle research momentum.
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