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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues that OSHA is blamed by businessmen yet benefits two million injured workers yearly. It notes the U S has a poor industrial safety record and cites Labor Secretary Ray Marshall proposing targeted changes to increase OSHA’s effectiveness where it matters most.
The article argues OSHA should focus more on construction, transportation, and petrochemical sectors where accidents are most frequent. It criticizes past broad approaches and urges action to reduce hazards and keep workers out of the emergency room, linking success to lower workers compensation costs and business acceptance.
The Forest Service plans to buy privately owned land in the southeast Meadows area covering Stamford Readsboro Bennington and Searsburg to create public use space including along the Long Trail. Funding comes from Land and Water Conservation Funds partly from offshore oil lease income.
A spring concert at Arlington Memorial High School in the gym showcases students from elementary to senior bands and choirs, including All-State singers. Music teacher R Joe Godfrey marks his 10th year as the program delivers pieces from spirituals to a Thompson Alleluia, ending with the Star Spangled Banner and a shared sense of rural community pride.
The editor warns that funding and backing shape the presidency and urges readers to scrutinize a leader’s character across words, expressions, and actions. It condemns Nixon’s Frost interview as a self serving spectacle, urging citizens to demand accountable governance beyond televised sound bites. EVA MARIE DANE Montpelier.
North Bennington resident Stuart Aldrich critiques Montpelier highwaymen and Mrs. Hall for portraying Route 7 improvements as destructive. He argues safety needs can be met without damaging homes, noting the suppression of alternative betterment plans and opposing Super 7 as a substitute for fixing the old road.
A reader thanks Gov. Snelling for the tax relief on fuel oil and praises David Shaffe for five years of persistent effort. The letter commends Shaffe’s bulldog determination and expresses appreciation from the writer Herbert W. Lorenz of 214 Union St.
A New York narrator recalls a nostalgic letter from his mother about Marysville fading with progress. The missive details a Suzuki factory on a former farm, a sex boutique downtown, a McDonald’s replacing a porch home, and other city-slice changes. The writer concludes he won’t return, cherishing memories of a bygone Land of Golden Dreams.
Employers are advised to designate a UC administrator, craft clear job descriptions, require work histories and references, and document terminations with precise language. The guide warns about fighting unwarranted unemployment claims, maintaining detailed employee files, monitoring UC notices, and preparing before hiring to minimize benefit costs.
A banker visits a doctor who deems him sound as a dollar, provoking a startled reaction and a fainting spell. This light anecdote from American Legion Magazine showcases a humor sketch about money and health.
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