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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes the Closing of the Economy Graphics plant in North Bennington hurts the regional economy and tax base. It cites $1 million owed by the firm to the Vermont Industrial Development Authority, contrasts with employee-owned Vermont Asbestos Group’s success, and urges local and state action toward a locally driven replacement and responsible management.
A reader expresses incredulity at election outcomes involving the Vermont Federation of Teachers and media portrayal. At UVM the tally read 319 for no agent and 141 for VFT, reflecting ongoing tensions between educators groups and associations.
The vote battle between VFT and VEA ended in a VFT defeat and a disastrous result for VEA with only two votes. The American Association of University Professors instructed its members to vote no agent and yet gathered 10 votes. Concurrently the Hazen Union’s decision to affiliate with VEA drew substantial publicity.
The Banner notes a photo of six men from the Northside Drive Harwood Hill Businessmen’s Association sponsoring road landscaping near Northside Drive and Benmont Avenue. The piece also covers local soil health ideas, bees, birds, and horticultural practices, with a focus on natural minerals, pollinators, and a note on the Vermont Federation of Teachers dynamics.
Jamaica writer describes wind and water as a perpetual miracle of light and shadow. He explains open lake wind patterns, safety signs from clouds and birds, and how inland boaters overlook storm cues. A personal anecdote recounts a sudden squall, wind, rain, and the struggle to reach shore.
Ronald Reagan's primary wins push the Republican National Convention toward a dramatic TV showdown. PBS President Lawrence K Grossman asks networks to share their convention coverage without charge, promising gavel to gavel coverage even if dull.
Richard B. Kaufman of Pittsfield argues in The Berkshire Eagle that modern teachers lack discipline and that past methods using a blackboard eraser or yardstick were effective. He claims progressive education is costly and low quality, blaming educator-managers and academics rather than teachers, and insists backward measures were more successful.
A European scholar requests Vermont readers’ help locating tall standing stones and potential stone circle remnants for a forthcoming U S edition. He cites two large menhirs near seven and ten feet six inches and asks for any comparable tall stones suitable as gateposts, offering credit while keeping locations confidential. Replies to 2 Allerton Ave Brattleboro VT 06301.
Geraldine Kelson of 134 Coolidge Ave complains that Memorial Park expansion spoils a once beautiful area with a brook, forget-me-nots, a spring and watercress. She notes trees and birds are gone and warns what may come next, urging taxpayers to scrutinize local planning.
A writer argues against televising Congress claiming sight of proceedings would turn politics into show business. He warns of posturing and hair splitting on camera, predicting a future Congress of anchormen while noting work happens off the floor in meetings and staff corridors. The piece concludes that founders did not foresee government subversion through entertainment.
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