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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves as the local newspaper with community news notices and periodical updates for residents.
A Vermont opinion piece laments Bennington for slow vote counting despite late polls. It urges more poll workers and faster absentee processing, notes prior counting issues, and critiques the Board of Civil Authority. The column also recalls Naramore polls and cites Dixville Notch as a contrasting example.
President Ford seeks to cast the 1976 midterm as a referendum on his anti inflation program but faces weak public support. He emphasizes a balanced budget while critics doubt smaller deficits will curb grocery prices and demand hard fiscal choices and specifics. The lack of concrete cuts or tax proposals weakens his message.
Ford champions an income surtax with caveats and urges Congress to adjust the impact. He backs energy restraint and wage price controls as needed, while Democrats may push bolder energy and relief measures. Unemployment fears rise as inflation persists, with housing and welfare concerns cited.
Profiles from the Past recount Vermont’s prewar anti slavery stance and reaction to Lincoln’s inauguration. Governor Erastus Fairbanks pledged Vermont would do its full duty as 780 volunteers were raised to join a 75,000 army, despite weak militia and scant arms. The 1861 mobilization sparked swift statewide enlistment and patriotic fervor.
The writer rebuts Frances Ross's view of Vietnam penal problems as political and argues for a long range humanitarian approach. He likens replacing Thieu with Hanoi to harmful cancer chemotherapy and cites north south abuses as evidence the north is not milder. He contrasts one party North Vietnam with past regimes from Hitler to Mao.
A letter from Arlington criticizes the American Friends Service Committee position on aid withholding. The writer argues an investigatory body accuses 93 governments of political torture, including the United States, and questions the fairness of singling out one nation. The letter urges readers to examine evidence with honest scrutiny.
John G. McCullough of North Bennington notes the Vermont Council on the Arts will convene its 10th annual meeting at the Big House in North Bennington on Friday at 10 30 a.m. The membership corporation funds arts institutions and individual artists, with new trustees elected and reports on grants and programs. Members may vote nominate or run for the board to influence Vermont arts funding and policy.
The Boston Globe notes that professional football may be failing to sustain interest as audience counts falter. A humorous thumbnail remark contrasts a traditional gentleman with a modern felon, who complains about a shirt tucked outside his pants.
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