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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
A series of citizen committees led by Gerald Harley promotes limit setting on federal flood plain regulations and other local reforms. The piece argues concern drives democratic energy, citing school shower policy and ID card moves, praising Greater Hoosick Association while urging concernere to grow into lasting public spirit rather than mere paperwork.
Local efforts in Pownal center on a country market and summer chamber music concerts. Cartoons at the Bennington Post Office lampoon the system while residents enjoy a smile. Readers note editorials and letters urging Jerry Brown, and veterans seek a Purple Heart chapter in Bennington in this Vermont community reportage.
The Senior Citizens of Bennington thank Bob Berezny and McDonald's for ham burgers fries and soft drinks on Senior Citizen Day. They also thank Fred Parker and Vermont National Bank for a gift pen. Mary T. Seidel, Director, notes warm appreciation.
Letter recalls Memorial Day rituals in Bennington Vermont centering on the Battle Monument and Veterans Home. The 1910 parade featured schoolchildren on School Street, girls in white dresses, boys in blue knickerbockers, a brass band, Company K, and musket salutes at the cemetery. The writer and a friend formed a youth unit with air rifles and soap-earned uniforms, noting later parades and enduring love of the parade tradition.
In Bridport Vermont a Burlington savings bank used a photo of a long unused three stall barn as an ad with the headline Need some help. The owners lament the image shows the worst side, note past repairs, and discuss plans amid high interest rates and a possible 20000 loan. They recall prior barns and joke Good enough for a barn.
Paul Malamud, a North Bennington High School and Yale alumnus, writes from New York City and Bennington about the allure of the city and the harsh reality for many young people. The piece contrasts dreams of Broadway, writing, and fame with widespread underemployment, disillusionment, and risks for runaways and vulnerable youths.
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