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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1974

Page

5

Vermont News Briefs Highlight Elections and Prices

A letter to Senator Gibson claims small Vermont manufacturers fear NRA codes reprisals. Rumors say Wills and Adams will not seek reelection. Aiken and Bartlett remain as candidates for lieutenant governor. Plumley confirms 1950 re‑election bid. Local theft: $1,000 cash and $1,000 checks stolen from Green Mountain Lumber. Market prices vary by location with groceries and produce listed. Educational concerns rise as Harold Raynolds questions Bennington High School as a vocational center. Historical notes recount Manhattan purchase in 1626, Hood sinking in 1941, and Nixon Kosygin space pact in 1972.

Vermont Ernest Gibson S.F. Herron Royalton Manufacturing Company South Royalton William H. Wills Charles B. Adams Waterbury George Aiken Putney House of Representatives William D. Bartlett Harold Raynolds State Board of Education Bennington Raynolds

Censorship debate fuels sacred texts and school policy

The Bennington discussion on censorship probes who decides what counts as immoral reading and whether appeals can target censorship itself. Citing Shakespeare and Song of Solomon, critics warn of a creeping power to suppress thought, urging safeguards for individual rights against guardian-driven purity.

Bennington Mt. Anthony America

Memorial Day and Americas global leadership legacy

Sen George D Aiken reflects on William Frenchs 1775 Westminster death as first Revolutionary War fatality and Vermonts pivotal role. He lauds US democracy, freedom, and middle east mediation role, notes Vergennes flotilla ties to Benedict Arnold and Saratoga, and argues Americas enduring strength and peace prospects despite skeptics.

George D. Aiken Vergennes William French Westminster Vermont United States of America United States Middle East United Nations Vergennes Col Benedict Arnold Valcour Island

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