Editorials Blur of Post Office Policy and Public Safety
Editorials critique the new U S Postal Service for rate hikes without service gains. They cite Postmaster General Blount’s Dallas remarks on foreign policy and a push for harsher penalties for car theft. They urge citizen support for responsible crime prevention and warn against politically motivated stances.
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Winton M. Blount
Dallas
Mr. Blount
Blount
U.S
Paris
White House
France
State Department
United States
Fire Prevention Week Marked by Chicago Parade Tale
Editor notes mark the 100 year anniversary of the Great Fire sparked by Mrs O Learys cow or perhaps an Irishman with a wooden leg. A nationwide Fire Prevention Week parade honors the myth and history with Mayor Daley leading the observance in Chicago.
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Chicago
Diminishing wild Somerset area faces camping plan clash
A letter to The Banner questions Thomas Meade’s 700-site camping proposal for Somerset Vermont. The writer opposes converting wild 287 acres, noting 200 would stay wild, and warns of pollution risks from landfills and leach fields, fearing runoff into Deerfield River and Harriman Reservoir.
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Somerset
Vermont
Thomas Meade
Path
Meade
Deerfield
Harriman
Voting information for Bennington residents in Vermont
The League of Women Voters outlines how adults in Bennington may become voters including 18 to 20-year-olds and newcomers after 180 days residency. Key steps include appearing before the Board of Civil Authority on Oct 9 at 7 30 p m to take the Freeman's oath and, if needed, registering via written statements. Absentee ballots require timely application with clerk Frances Snow by Oct 12, with emergency home delivery available.
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League of Women Voters
Bennington
North Bennington
Board of Civil Authority
BCA
Main St
Vermont
Frances Snow
Molly Stark
Lindsay and McGovern duel for support in tight race
In a crowded prelude to the McGovern Lindsay clash, Lindsay and McGovern vie for liberal and cross party backing as California voters loom. Both aim for a June primary win with Muskie seen as possible beneficiary if their camps split the liberal vote.
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George McGovern
John Lindsay
Sandy Koufax
Whitey Ford
McGovern
Lindsay
California
Edmund Muskie
Cancellation of Bennington antiques show hurts locals
Lucille J Sterling of Boston reports that the February 1972 antiques show planned for the Bennington school building will be cancelled. She notes the substantial economic benefits such shows bring to communities and praises promoter Mrs Mildred Spargo for attracting top dealers and broad public attendance, urging reconsideration.
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Mildred Spargo
Bennington
Boston
New York City
Vermont
Lucille J
Sterling 59
Commercial Wharf
Sparks From the Forge and River Metaphor Rants in Landgrove
A scattered column assembles a series of polemics from Landgrove and nearby towns. It blasts cry-babies for ignoring death and suffering, argues against the river as a metaphor for change, critiques instant democracy and tax rules, jokes about car keys and voting, then laments pollution while condemning rapid environmental reforms. The piece names Col. Edward H.R. Green, Hetty Green's son, and Rep. John Zampieri, weaving political and cultural critique through a rambling, opinionated voice.
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Green
Massachusetts
Texas
Jeffords
H.L. Menken
John Zampieri
South Burlington
Lake Champlain
Albany
Little Brook
Putney
Connecticut River
Jewell Brook
Ludlow
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