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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorials condemn the US Postal Service for delayed mail and potential cuts. Rep Lawrence Powers and Rep Ned Pattison voice concern over a dismal fiscal future, while local inspector James Maguire says service locally is satisfactory despite broader complaints.
The Vermont Liquor Control Board allows state run shops to remain open on Veterans Day to avoid losses as deer season opens. The piece argues holidays have become vacations and Federal calendars shift, noting veterans are overlooked while hunters seek a night away.
The Wall Street Journal noted Rolls Royce released an economy model amid frugal times but did not detail features. It cited a price of 49500 while speculating on possible cost cutting such as materials or missing luxuries.
Representative Ned Pattison discusses the U S Postal Service in Washington addressing funding, six day delivery, rural post offices and the looming long term future. He notes 70 percent of first class mail is business mail and cites the impact of expanding communications and computer technology on mail usage.
EM lets a typed letter be created at the destination by electronic transmission while EFT allows customers to pay bills via bank instructions over the phone. Both rise in use, threatening first class mail share. The USPS would still deliver cards and newspapers, raising costs paid by taxpayers or users, demanding public debate on postal service funding and scope.
George B. Gordon reflects on fur trade history from beaver to sable, noting fashion driven prices and the 1978 Vermont rule prohibiting common wildcat trapping. He warns that stylish demand endangers bobcats, contrasts northern wildlife management with fur farming, and endorses protecting local wildcats while joking about coonskin gifts.
A Manchester Center reader objects to a Banner article by Anne Eisenmenger about a District 8 Environmental Commission public hearing on senior housing plans. The writer says criticisms were misattributed to Mr Heaton and asserts the reporter altered statements to harm him while stating no animosity toward Heaton.
A letter to The Banner writer Stacy Granger recalls fall’s cool shroud on dark streets. The poet contrasts warm beaches with autumn’s color and burning leaves, recalling warm days as farmers harvest corn and pumpkins near Northside Drive.
A senior Democratic senator warns midterm voters may tire of the Carter family as politics turns to a broader family dynamic surrounding President Carter. Billy Carter's endorsements and tours, Mrs. Carter’s book tour, Ruth Carter Stapleton’s expanding evangelistic ventures, and Chip and his wife returning to the White House are all seen as reshaping the presidency into an extended family enterprise with potential political fallout.
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