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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial critiques U S arms sales role and Carter's tentative plan to curb them noting vague cut targets and pipeline contracts. It argues for aligning weapons deals with foreign policy, reducing overall sales, and shifting investment to health, education, and housing. The piece then surveys 1970s moped growth, regulation differences in Massachusetts and Vermont, and hints at industry adoption by Columbia of Westfield and European manufacturers shaping a durable market.
A commuter to the Banner asks Bennington County officials to address dangerous road surface decay on Route 7 between Bennington and Manchester. The writer notes past resurfacing by the Highway Department five years ago, which extended shoulders and relocated the center line, but says shoulders have since broken away, worsening safety concerns.
Duncan A Campbell urges Governor Snelling and Highway Department to repair Route 7 in Bennington County. He notes cracked center and shoulders hazards forcing cars across unsafe lanes, calling it the worst maintained major road in Vermont and urging funds toward repairs over new plantings or a new road.
To the Editor the writer recalls stereopticans once common in Bennington households before radio and TV. The North Bennington firm H C White Co printed the cards and produced the viewing cards. The writer remembers posing for Christmas scenes and reflecting on the fading era as the stereopticon decayed.
A somber meditation on Memorial Day recalls bloodshed and loss from war. It honors the brave and asks why violence persists, ending with a wreath laid at Arlington and calls for sober, principled remembrance.
Boston Globe reports on ersta Aman and the Burlington Free Press note he grows weary during prolonged stillness. The piece frames fatigue in relation to activity, contrasts rest with exertion, and cites observations from local health writers.
A vivid personal account details a sudden well outage and a community facing drought. The writer contrasts modern water systems with past shortages, notes voluntary and compulsory rationing in Marin County and southern California, and argues against building on semi arid land while warning of gods and land history shaping water use. The piece ends with a reflection on Ethan Allen and rainfall dependence.
Census findings counter headlines by showing the family remains strong as the core American institution. Eighty four percent are intact husband wife families, with most remarriages sticking after divorce and long term commitment persisting despite trends such as smaller family size and later departures from home.
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