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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Henry Ford II urges a 10 cent rise in the federal gas tax as a national stimulus, arguing long term gains for the economy and the auto industry. He cites potential $11 billion revenue to aid the unemployed and low income families with subsidies, while critics from GM and Chrysler oppose the move.
An opinion piece argues that reading skills decline in Chicago and across the nation. It links weak reading to TV exposure, calls for avoiding text simplification, and urges educators to challenge students to read harder material to preserve excellence. It cites UC Berkeley freshmen and widespread remedial courses as evidence.
Matthew Shulman of East Enosburg argues price hikes in sugar reflect a broader, noncompetitive system across major industries. He cites 900 percent profit increases, rationing fears, and manipulation of supply, urging stricter anti trust enforcement and higher taxes on excess profits to safeguard free enterprise and prevent social upheaval.
Laina Gerrish of 207 Union Street recalls a long struggle against private power firms in Vermont. She notes repeated attempts to take over or reform utilities were stymied by the utility lobby, while public and municipal options persisted in debates from 1936 to 1965, including proposals for State Power or Transmission Authorities and a Canadian hydro option, all opposed by the lobby.
After two legislative sessions delayed by fears of statewide zoning, a revised Land Use Plan emerges. It shifts from state controls to a framework for local town and regional plans to feed into a state plan, with limited state regulation only for elevations above 2,500 feet under Act 250. Local maps will be locally approved, and many Vermonters remain unfamiliar with details as a new committee chair amid debates highlights cautious progress.
A discussion at a Randolph Food Forum explores self sufficiency as a viable lifestyle and shield against dependence on large powers. Dr. Robert Huke showcases sun heated domes for year round vegetables and catfish, while farmers share methods from hog proxy cropping to cooperative grain exchanges to reduce reliance on external markets and stabilize income.
The November 23 page letter titled A working board had the wrong signer. The correct author is Janet A. Henry, 307 Silver St., Bennington, ED, replacing the previously printed Janet Harvey signature.
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