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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 125 Main Street in Bennington, Vermont 05201 and excludes Sundays and holidays from its schedule.
A nationwide swine flu vaccination effort, launched amid fears of a winter epidemic, faced delays and disputes over liability with manufacturers. Critics including Dr. Albert Sabin warned that education was lacking and that elderly immunity and other strains reduce protection. Officials acknowledge the system’s unpreparedness for a mass immunization.
The first Smokey the Bear cub died at the Washington Zoo and a new Smokey takes his place amid a 20th century backdrop. The U.S. Office of Education proposes a $3.2 million one year plan using students and adults in 80 schools to combat rising crime and violence, with a critical view that more students than adults might better address the issue.
Public letters raise alarm over Vermont Agriculture's push to reuse chlordane claiming crop needs. References to cancer risk from tests and expert testimony by William E. Smith, M.D. include concerns about insecticide residues in eggs and the broader health implications.
A reader compares Roosevelt era cabinet intellect with the Mt Anthony Union School Board and questions practical application. They recount raising own chickens, testing eggs for insecticide, and cite 1975 FDA findings of chlordane in dairy, meat, and human milk, asking how much poison before action is taken and if a cancer link may follow.
A look at past U S presidents reveals how early careers shaped their presidencies. Many served in the armed forces with several reaching general ranks. others were lawyers, including Taft who became both president and chief justice. The piece notes military and legal paths as common prep for office.
The article surveys U S presidents who held jobs before or after the presidency including vice presidents governors secretaries of state and other roles. It notes figures such as Calhoun Dawes Jefferson Adams Van Buren Nixon Coolidge Roosevelt Johnson Kennedy Truman Washington Lincoln Hoover Taft Monroe Harrison Jackson and Garfield with various pre office careers and post office paths.
World roundup notes a dry European summer and rising fuel prices amid oil doubts. Elizabeth Taylor remarried Burton then divorced, while Mao Tse tung died and India delayed elections. Frank Sinatra married as beat rumors of the Beatles reunion faded.
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