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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece notes how primaries are sold as key contests from Iowa to Massachusetts and pinpoints Michigan as crucial for President Ford. A Reagan win could signal a lame duck status, affect governing capacity, and shift momentum toward Reagan for the Republican nomination.
Cheers rise for a Saturday parade by hundreds of district students in Bennington as part of the Bicentennial celebrations. Three high school bands from MAU and Arlington lead the procession with floats and young participants, replacing drum corps and fire trucks. The event highlights education and community spirit, inviting a large turnout.
A Washington writer recalls the 1926 Senate lineup, praising vivid characters like Henry Ashurst, Reed Smoot, Tom Heflin, Carter Glass, and Robert LaFollette as a bygone era. He muses how modern media flattens personalities, contrasted with George Norris’s principled stand and Muscle Shoals triumph.
A Vermont hamlet of 58 voters reveals its early settlers, notably William Eaton and Eunice Peirce, plus the town’s poet famed for “Mind and Fancy” works. The tale traces 1791 beginnings, population shifts, and a Civil War era book’s wandering journey back home.
The Burlington Free Press notes scientists claim diet defines us with nuts highlighted as more common than previously thought. The Boston Globe quotes optimism as a mood, contrasting with pessimism, while Good Housekeeping comments joy at new fallen snow diminishes with age.
Two top energy spokesmen resign in frustration over energy policy. John M. Teem left ERDA to head solar programs while Roger W. Sant exited FEA as senior conservation expert, criticizing the administration. The piece argues conservation could cut costs and notes home insulation and efficiency measures could dramatically reduce energy use and bills.
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