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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1976
Page
5
Advice on recognizing maladjustment in teens and adults including feelings of inferiority insecurity self-consciousness despondency and worry. It lists eight signs and offers eight practical steps to healthier living emphasizing health detachment problem focus goals socialization support and humor.
A long critique of women entering the U S Naval Academy notes the plan to enroll 80 women this July for the Class of 1980, amid opposition from Navy leaders in 1971 and ongoing questions about roles and employment after graduation. The piece questions mission, quotas, and the impact on male enrollment while contrasting with other Ivy and liberal arts schools and noting midshipmen pay and service commitments.
Dispatch from Friendship Maine recalls spring barbering rites on farms with stories of long hair and makeshift clippers, a blacksmith inspector clash, and quips about Baldy and local characters. The piece then shifts to era notes, prices, and brief regional updates including a 1951 Brunswick store opening and local civic notes.
The piece recounts R Jenkins treasurer and Mrs. Santway program chair referencing Joseph Sarkis owner of the North Pownal property hosting the town dump. It discusses Vernon Berg III, Class of 74 ensign, who identifies as bisexual and was discharged for homosexual behavior. His Navy board testimonies stress individual merit, while a superintendent and Berg’s father offer contrasting views on handling homosexuality in service. The Admiral’s Independence and dissent in Vietnam policy are also noted.
A humor snippet describes a busy mechanic brushing off a motorist’s rattle request with a quip about big jobs, followed by a town dump closure threat over Tanning Company cooperation and property damages, plus assorted quips about finding items and a conservationist’s card about Lake Superior and Erie.
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