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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201, with Sundays and holidays omitted from publication.
Editorial examines Massachusetts DPU push for peak-load electric rates, noting potential to reduce capacity expansion and avoid aging generators but flagging risks. It cites Connecticut’s steep rate differentials and unresolved issues about consumer behavior, meters, and regulatory acceptance. Hearings begin November 29 to test feasibility and impact.
The Bennington water system project drew critique after engineer Eugene Bilodeau blamed environmental groups for delays. The editorial calls his remark a rhetorical excess and defends orderly progress while noting frequent excesses in public debate.
The town hesitated due to cost and lack of local backing. Now federal money will fund the filtration facility, addressing long standing water system problems. The Sierra Club is praised for raising public awareness about clean water while credit is due to the community for recognizing the need and securing financing.
Mike Walker earned praise at a testimonial dinner for decades of local and regional fire service leadership improving training and readiness. He also helped organize Battle Day parades with John Proud, earning townwide appreciation. Also noted is a reader correction about the Livingston house location on Booth Terrace in a earlier architectural quiz.
Eliot Marshalls New Republic column notes Joseph Kraft defense of Richard Helms at Kenwood Country Club stirred strong reactions among retired CIA agents and Washington insiders. Kraft argues four points about responsibility, committee questions, and shifting norms, concluding Helms faced a legal but politically charged case.
In the Favorite Jokes column, Charles Lindner recalls a woman disputing a high medical bill after eight house visits during her son's measles. The doctor retorts that he also had many cases, while the mother fires back that her son infected the entire 4th grade.
Gerald Raftery Sunderland argues that Richard Helms acted as a patriot amid Chilean turmoil. He traces Newton’s third law to revolutions and counter revolutions, cites Park Chung Hee in Korea, Indonesia’s 1965 bloodshed, Marcos in the Philippines, South Vietnam, Thailand, and the AFSC, concluding counterrevolutionaries study past revolutions to survive.
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