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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1973
Page
5
Washington editors warn calls for Nixon resignation would upend two centuries of constitutional practice. A 27th Amendment style rush to resignation would replace stability with parliamentary volatility, risking an abrupt constitutional shift and long-term damage to precedent and governance.
A Vermont ruling limits driving licenses for 1934 to poll and flood tax payers. Those taxed this year must pay before licenses are issued, unless taxes are abated or exempt. Also notes school hunting absences policy, deer horn rule, and a 1948 airport funding check for Bennington. Events span 1872 fire, 1933 Civil Works Administration, 1953 baseball antitrust, and 1965 power failure.
A reader to the Bennington Banner writes to the Board of Selectmen, arguing the town plan must be supported or rejected by officials. The letter frames the plan as a tool to prevent disorderly growth, guiding change through proper channels and timely action.
Alan Jon Fortney of 329 Elm St criticizes a nine acre spot zone proposal in a floodway near Woodford Road. He argues against paving for a parking lot and shops, warns of crime rise, urges Bennington selectmen to uphold the town plan and defeat the change amid citizen opposition.
A taxidermist crafted the leopard and Dynel, a medacrylic textile fiber from Union Carbide, is praised for versatility. It can imitate fur for warmth, rivals steel in strength, and appears in blankets, clothing, toys, carpets and more. Its chemical resistance suits boat decks tents and ducts, but it is best known for wigs in blondes brunettes and redheads.
A king rules a vast land with multiple palaces yet tolerates corrupt courtiers. A diligent prosecutor seeks proof from palace counselors, but the king refuses access to his scrolls. Faced with public anger, the monarch contemplates drastic action, ultimately ordering the prosecutor beheaded.
Shaftsbury Elementary School fourth to sixth graders collected 165 dollars and 84 cents in the Trick or Treat for UNICEF campaign. Top contributors were Polly Colvin 10.75, Victoria Bucknall 5.81, and Alissa Richards 5.75, with teachers Ruth Martin, Dorothy Bailey, and Mary Walker assisting.
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