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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1977
Page
4
Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. Address 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 provides periodical distribution and corporate imprint.
Editorial weighs escalating ski costs from $10 to $15 weekend rates and soaring insurance. It notes a Burlington court ruling awarding 1.5 million dollars to a Stratton Mountain skier paralyzed after a slope accident, shifting liability to owners for trail conditions. It urges state law to place responsibility on skiers unless negligence is clear, and calls for better condition reporting and safety guidance from resorts.
The piece reviews how patrons funded art from the Borgias to modern times and notes rising federal support via the National Endowment for the Arts. It highlights the Green Mountain Arts Collaborative in Bennington, its need for funds, and Ellen Lovell of the Vermont Council on the Arts touring to assess the group.
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra will relocate its office to Burlington to broaden its reach and strengthen finances. Executive director Joel Gratwick cites rising Burlington concert activity and plans a six concert series with the Flynn Theater for 1978 79. Founded in 1935 the orchestra has offices in Woodstock Middlebury and now Burlington current director Efrain Guigui will move将 to Burlington.
Consumer activist Ralph Nader argues public housing erodes property value and civic participation, as government landlords teach dependence and deter tenant voices, with housing becoming patronage for contractors and officials, stifling free expression.
A Manchester physician with 31 years of experience urges building a new Route 7 in Vermont to protect travel safety and support tourism. He warns current road hazards endanger visitors and residents, noting fatalities on dangerous curves in poor weather.
Dr Clifford B Harwood argues a two lane road with a four lane right of way to East Dorset would improve safety for rescue squads and patients rushing to Putnam Hospital on stormy Friday nights. He notes current traffic dangers from northbound drivers and urges joining the improved road to handle density.
The Bennington town manager Louis Sarelas extends congratulations to Kenneth M. Larson of Dermody Road for earning the Eagle Scout award. The letter praises his hours of study at Mt. Anthony Junior High and his positive community contributions through youth leadership and family standards.
PETE HORTON examines Act 250 delays and rising costs that doomed the Winhall Trust Convention Center. The proposed 350 room complex near Stratton Mountain faced public opposition, environmental hurdles, and financing losses, with locals debating land rights and development speed. The author argues large conventions may not fit Vermont, noting a 350 room center is not yet timely.
The piece argues myth persists in modern thought and daily beliefs, from movie stars to politics, science, and sports legends. It traces Frazer and Frye, linking primitive patterns to Star Wars and other romances, and ends with a quip from Rodney Dangerfield about a Seeing-Eye Python.
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