Bennington Banner Publisher Details and Date Line
The document line lists the 1976 May 11 issue of the Bennington Banner, a daily Vermont newspaper, with publication details for the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont. The entry marks the newspaper’s schedule and address for readers and subscribers.
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Bennington Banner
The
Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Vermont
Veto 49 anchors Ford as voters eye arms policy shift
The piece argues Ford’s veto of a weapon sales reform bill signals a power struggle between Congress and the executive over arms transfers. It criticizes U S arms policy, links defense contractors to politics, and suggests Democrats could leverage the veto in upcoming elections amid calls for reform and accountability.
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Nixon
John Mitchell
White House
Ford
Congress
United States
Soviet Union
France
Administration
House
Senate
Safe subjects and the Panama Canal in a changing mood
A political column argues voters avoid contentious issues from Nixon to Vietnam and detente. It suggests the electorate prefers faith, honesty, and Panama Canal discourse, with a weary mood after Watergate and recession. The piece notes campaigns will drift to safer topics as turnout wanes.
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Panama Canal
Middle East
Democratic Party
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Warren G. Harding
Harding
God
Vietnam
Jackson
Udall
Dandelions In Snow Bring Ponders Of May Weather
A mountain diary recounts a wild up and down April day last week with peas planted before a sudden warm spell, then hail and a snow shower. The entry notes May snows in prior years, daffodils and adders tongue by a pond, and debates dandelions as nuisance versus edible plant. It ends with a homemade dandelion wine recipe and a playful urge to try it.
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Charlie
Skylark
In Vermont Debates Over Adult Bookstores Standards Shape Outcry
Malvine Cole argues the core point that people need not patronize adult bookstores to influence their fate, while Vermont towns fuel a frenzy that gives free publicity to pornography. The piece compares public reactions to theater and petitions, noting broader obscenity debates and hidden local obscenity in deteriorating family life.
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Malvine Cole
Vermont
Rutland
Berlin
Burlington
Supreme Court
Letter thanks Banner owners for funding local history book
A Bennington Bicentennial Committee report praises The Banner owners Miller family for donating services and materials to publish The Shires of Bennington. The effort funded by five $1,000 donors and museum ownership, with final sales and potential second edition, benefited from Banner advertising and community support.
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Shires of
Bennington
Banner
Miller
Tom Brockway
Lawrence K. Miller
Pittsfield
Kelton Miller
Millers
Tyler Resch
Liz Dwyer
Bob Weichert
Bennington Museum
Museum
To buy or not to buy to The Banner editor
Malvine Cole Stratton defends Amendment rights to say I love you and you. She argues Vermont's so called King of Porn should be allowed to open sex bookshops and remain free from censorship. If profits fail he will close.
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Vermont
Malvine Cole
Transportation aid urged for cancer patients in Bennington
A letter regarding the Cancer Crusade asks for volunteer drivers to shuttle patients to Albany and Pittfield centers, noting 100 miles daily travel for outpatients and Albany Medical Center parking fees. It references American Cancer Society mileage support and asks Bennington County residents to donate, with contact details provided.
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Albany
Pitt- Sfield
Putnam
Albany Medical
American Cancer Society
Bennington County
Cancer Crusade
Beautiful Thoughts On Community Compassion And Reform
A reader praises Putnam Memorial Hospital staff for their care and urges global kindness. The letter advocates opening minds to beauty, condemns youth crime, and calls for love, care, and better societal values. Readers are invited to submit signed letters under 200 words.
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Vermal
Supreme Court
Putnam Memorial Hospital
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Shires’ Committee
Thomas P. Brockway
Peter W. Cook
Ben Karp
Fabian W. Kunzelmann
Calvin P. Otto
Patricia R. Otto
Joseph Parks
William R. Scott
Fred H. Stocking
Birchwood Knoll
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