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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes two new shopping centers, one in North Adams on a 742 acre downtown site and another in Bennington near Kocher Drive. After environmental review and engineering data, the Omega Properties project was approved, extending Bennington’s business area toward Route 7 and Kocher Drive. The plan, with the Veterans Home state office building, will reshape local development and reduce walkable shopping, increasing automobile dependency as growth continues.
The town, facing stretched sewer and water capacity, plans strict supervision of new residential developments. Two projects stall amid water and sewer questions as officials warn growth must not outpace town services. Planning commissioners will seek a fair resolution to balance development with service adequacy.
The Carter administration moves to withdraw from the International Labour Organization citing politicization, arguing the ILO and UN reflect political bias against Israel while ignoring labor abuses elsewhere. Critics warn the move could isolate the United States and appease labor leaders and business groups.
In a Friendship Maine piece the author notes a Canadian woodsman pictured with an ax to illustrate foreign labor taking jobs. The essay traces the ax’s history from European beginnings to Maine adaptations, explains hang and wedge concepts, and contrasts old choppers with modern machines. The writer concludes by pondering the photographer and asking where the Canadian woodsman found that ax.
In a long ago tale God confounds a united people by giving each person a different tongue. The story explains linguistic diversity as a divine punishment for hubris and a cause of cultural rifts and nationalist strife, yet also hints that shared language fosters clearer understanding.
The piece argues that imperfect language distorts experience and blocks clear communication across cultures. It notes how English dominance and media threaten smaller tongues, while individual private meanings and dialects fuel ongoing misunderstandings, even amid diplomatic effort and cross cultural contact.
The Hudson Institute futurologist Herman Kahn argues energy supplies will not run out soon and technology will rise to meet demand. He foresees abundant fossil fuels for 50 to 100 more years, coal as a bridge, and a shift toward solar, geothermal, fusion, and hydrogen by 2050. Nuclear is possible with better reactors, while conservation remains key to reduce oil dependence.
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