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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. Printed by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Bennington selectmen voted to hire an assistant for town manager Louis C. Savelas at a $15 000 salary plus benefits, aiming to ease workload and improve delegation to department heads. The decision raises questions about efficiency and public justification, with secrecy surrounding the plan and costs mounting to about $40 000 for leadership.
HEW Regulation 504 grants handicapped individuals full rights and suitable accommodations in federal funded buildings and projects. The 165 page HEW background packet is criticized as dense and unreadable, raising concerns about accessibility. Rutland postal officials struggle with mail sorting and locating Bennington, suggesting potential mail misrouting to the dead letter office.
A early Vermonter from Bradford, James Wilson, became America's first globe maker. He learned engraving, mapped celestial and terrestrial globes, and built a thriving shop in Bradford and later Albany. By 1810 his globes drew Boston and New York reps, with a rare pre 1811 globe now on view at Bennington Museum.
An article portraits Fritz Mondale as a fortunate, influential vice president in Carter's White House. It highlights his access, apolitical influence, upcoming travels, and push for enhanced intelligence oversight, while noting Carter’s tense Capitol Hill relations and Mondale’s loyalty and evolving role.
A Letter to the Editor from the manager of the area’s only locally owned cinema denounces The Banner critic Tim Powers for reviewing Nasty Habits with apparent malice. The correspondent argues he attended the film only to condemn it, ignores praise for cast and production, and proposes a peep show as a alternative. The letter notes controversy over promotional material and the nun image tied to the film.
Readers debate whether building new Route 7 will lessen displacement compared with repairing the old road. Letters cite The Banner coverage and criticise media influence on commerce and entertainment industry ads, with references to downtown revitalization and public sentiment.
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