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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes the Senate House conference committee kills a energy crisis proposal to force state regulators to test rate changes. Utilities argued against bulk discounts and state participation, successfully gutting the plan. Washington’s role may reemerge to aid in securing needed rate increases for future expansion.
Regulators resist large rate increases prompting utilities to seek Ford administration assistance. A future 1974-style energy crisis could worsen shortages, cause blackouts and force inefficient oil and gas plants to run longer. Northeastern and West Coast commissions lag in approvals, while consumer-oriented regulators rise elsewhere. Utilities and Washington debate mutual aid to align rates with national energy goals.
The 1853 will of Josiah Burton shaped Manchester education with funds to support Burr Seminary and a separate girls' seminary. Burr's bequest and community support allowed co education, leading to Burr & Burton Seminary in 1855 and Vermont's first privately endowed academy.
The Washington Star notes how congressional deference to local wishes faded with home rule. Senate Appropriations Chair Patrick Leahy opposes the Mount Vernon Square convention center, blocking the $27 million federal loan as time runs short. House ally William Natcher supports the project, but Leahy’s stance keeps the plan hostage.
The editors urge keeping Mount Vernon Square as the site for a $110 million convention center, arguing the location anchors downtown rejuvenation and shared local risk. They warn delays raise costs and suggest financing approaches to win Leahy’s approval, noting Largo, Prince George’s County, remains a competing option.
A letter to The Banner argues abortion is a cop-out and claims the right to life of the unborn precedes other rights. It criticizes pro abortionists, cites Supreme Court rulings, and mentions alleged deadly hospital abortion incidents, urging social and economic justice instead.
A longtime Vermont hunter argues for preserving bobcat season noting cats breed in high ridges while shrinking in low lands. He invites observers to view cats on weekends, then shifts to a tale of Tip O’Neill's first election and a neighbor’s voting kindness from 1935. Newsweek
Bennington College lectures by George Woodwell warn that substituting oil drilling for fish resources threatens biodiversity and long term food security. He argues economic growth is finite, urges protecting ecosystems, and questions accepting any toxic level of contaminants in the environment.
In a Friday MAUHS review the fiddler was David Rowe, finally acknowledged in the program and praised for setting the mood. The piece notes the review was based on a final rehearsal and expects stronger performances in live shows. Manchester invites letters to the editor with signature and address, preferably under 200 words.
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