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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1974

Page

5

Headed to the issue they fear the most

A reader letter to Dialogues from Lotti Tobler of Shaftsbury challenges women health centers and self help groups while defending freely discussing bodies. She argues self diagnosis can be dangerous and that some women harbor hatred toward obstetricians. Tobler concludes women fearing danger should have their heads examined.

Shaftsbury New York City Boston New York Lotti Tobler

Halting billboard removal faces funding drought

The nine year effort to remove interstate billboards is near collapse as federal dollars dry up. Officials warn momentum will be lost by June 30 without new funding, risking widespread abandonment of the program despite some 250000 signs already removed.

United States F. John Francis Department of Transportation Transportation John A. Volpe Congress House Senate U.S Lloyd Bentsen Texas James Wright Commission On Rep. Wright Marion Fuller Brown Maine The Beautification Commission Wright American Institute of Architects

Looking Back: Miss Shirley Raw Wins State Spelling Contest

Aged 13, 8th grader Miss Shirley Raw of Manchester Village School topped Vermont's state spelling contest in Montpelier. Also noted are plans to cut and ship wood pulp from Green Mountains near Arlington by International Paper Co., employing 100+ workers across Sunderland and Stratton, with central camp near Kelley Stand.

Shirley Raw Manchester Montpelier Green Mountains Arlington International Paper Co Kelley Stand East Arlington Sunderland Stratton State Liquor Control Board Vermont St. Albans Burlington Rutland Bennington Barre Newport St. Johnsbury White River Junction Brattleboro

Customer Relations Managers Bring Frustration and Irony

A Bogus New York address, photocopied replies, and rubber-stamped courtesy sour the author’s view of customer relations. He recalls a cordial exception from Northrup, King and Co. giving two packets of Golden Rocket corn with no ads, no charges, and no dealers. A coal-stripping boom shadows the regional mood in Gillette, Wyoming.

Northrup King Minneapolis

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