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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Vermont’s Outdoor Advertising Law bars mammoth billboards and other off premise ads. The rule shields scenic views and may shape future tourism in coming years. In contrast Massachusetts already features giant bicentennial billboards, while Vermont envisions historic landscapes free of such signage.
In a tense exchange with Sam and Wilson, President Ford presses for commitment to stay the course while Sam demands a job or a house. Kissinger dismisses bank loans as the issue and hints at endorsing bombing, prompting Sam to joke about British regard and a men’s room insult.
In Vermont the issue draws limited mail to Rep Jeffords and Sen Leahy, with 75 to 25 against letting Vietnamese refugees in. Nationally over 144000 refugees counted midweek. up to 125000 may resettle abroad or in U.S. through reunifications. Many arrive on parole with pathway to citizenship or special legislation possible. House panel recommends 405 million over 14 months for relocation and support costs.
Bennington Museum houses two Patsy Santo works, including a Elm Street Luther Graves home view once on the corner now the Elks Club site. The Graves painting, bought by Mr. and Mrs. Van Vechten Graves, draws much visitor attention, says curator Peter Cook. A Union Street scene was acquired by the Bennington County Medical Auxiliary and given to Putnam Memorial Hospital for its lobby.
May 14 observes National Head Start Day marking a decade of the federally funded early development program now based in the old Red Brick School building in Shaftsbury serving 30 preschool children. The Burlington Free Press notes mixed success and warns against higher gas taxes that would affect air pollution costs for average people.
A historical column introduces the Bennington Museum, tracing its evolution from the old St. Francis de Sales Church saved from demolition to a regional museum opened in 1928. It details renamed institutions, major collections, and expansions including Grandma Moses School House addition, as a new weekly feature on Vermont history by Cora Cheney.
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