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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial condemns a 76 senator letter urging generous Israel aid as risky timing that undercuts pressure for concessions in the Cyprus and Sinai disputes. Article argues the move embarrassing Congress, could harden positions, and hinder Kissinger’s diplomacy ahead of meetings with Sadat and Rabin.
Selectmen in Bennington move to hire a new superintendent of public works a former engineer and contractor from Winooski. The choice faces opposition from town department employees and will start in July with expectations of efficiency and potential political unpopularity. The board is urged to back him as he streamlines public works and makes tough decisions.
A collage of famous sayings about senses, success, and reform from the Burlington Free Press the Hartford Courant and the Boston Globe. The lines contrast everyday wisdom with humorous observations on virtue and vice.
Kevin Thibodeau leads critique after Hoosick Falls bicentennial event drawing about 3,500 attendees. The piece asks whether cultural and esthetic efforts alone will spur real change, urging broader revitalization, stronger GHA support, and inclusive downtown improvements.
A reader critiques Gerald Raftery and Sidney Schanberg on history and forecasts of reprisals, arguing against conflating economic and political systems. The letter praises cooperative action, recalls colonial destruction, and references Kent State, Attica, and My Lai with a closing personal反edge defending nonviolence.
The Leake family expresses gratitude to the Bennington Rural Fire Department for their quick action and courteous service during the holiday weekend. Signed by R B Leake III of Woodford Road and William W Burger of 105 Paddock Place in a personal note.
Washington column presents Kissinger's view that Watergate toppled executive foreign policy, then Congress blocked enforcement of the Paris peace terms, cut aid to South Vietnam, and doomed the South Vietnamese army. The Cambodia invasion is cited as essential for troop withdrawal, but congressional limits led to a broader erosion of U.S. credibility, including in Israel.
A two day training workshop near Middlebury at Keewaydin Environmental Education Center, run by the U.S. Forest Service with foresters and teachers. Participants formed mixed groups to solve puzzles, study streams, soil, and planning scenarios, and visit Middlebury to gather real life data.
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