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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1976
Page
5
This essay critiques the overuse of the word natural in ads and culture. It traces the term from misleading marketing to deeper societal notions of rights, education, ambition, and religion, warning that natural often signals manipulation rather than truth. Copyright 1976 Christian Science Publishing Society.
The Bennington area diary highlights include Princess Alexandra Kropotkin visiting Mrs. Lucy Gaul in North Bennington, a pre-Decoration Day sale at Jennie Yett's Shop, and the dedication of the West Arlington school. Mary Jo Shelly earns a top Air Force leadership post, while a nursing graduate from Bennington is honored with gifts.
Letters to The Banner recount May 17 18 state Board of Education meeting. Highlights include 14 of 16 vocational centers built and plans to extend hours. Aimed at coordinating school calendars to avoid 25 day absences, with legislation proposed by attorney Stephen Brandwene. Ed Fabian named deputy commissioner replacing Alan Weiss. Review of basic mathematics competencies also noted.
Education board members praised listening, speaking, reading, writing and reasoning as fundamental competencies and base lines for curriculum. Esther Urie noted teachers and Department of Employment Security members supported their practicality while stressing that these basics alone do not encompass all learning.
James R. Nason, a Merrill Transport driver, urges action after a fatal collision at Searsburg Mountain. He cites multiple wrecks at the same curve and asks why the state blocks road improvements while drivers and community members suffer. He recalls West Coast roads and pleads for safer, four-lane improvements to prevent more deaths.
EF B Weiss of Doyle Dane Bernbach lists sweeping lifestyle shifts from 1976 onward. Employed women, feminism and smaller homes redefine work, family, and values while trends like 24 hour living, informality, and global fashion spread.
The source notes rising demand for doctors with 1973 visits 325 million higher than 1964 leading to longer waits, reduced consultation time, higher physician fees and steeper medical insurance premiums. Dr. Donald Vickery of Georgetown and Dr. James Fries of Stanford discuss this in Take Care of Yourself.
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