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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper issued except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece discusses President Ford’s sparse references to Kissinger during a foreign policy discussion and speculates on his influence and possible successors. It also covers Bennington’s Youth Advisory Committee, its aims for a new youth center, past Youth Information Center issues, and a call for community attitude change toward youth.
The Banner prints a letter urging Mt Anthony District residents to attend Curriculum Committee meetings. It notes candidates Dorothy Gilbert and Alan Morrison attended and discusses proposed scheduling for Mt Anthony Senior High next year. The letter questions whether an eight period drop schedule would require more staff and where to hire, whether to cut or reinstate courses from last year’s budget.
A call from the science department to restore cut labs and maintain offerings sparks a debate over budget and course cuts. Voters must know where candidates stand on staff, programs, taxes, and future expansion before the election.
In a letter to The Banner Barry Steinhardt argues Rep. John Meaker, now touted as reformer in the attorney general race, blocked a small claims reform bill while chairing the House Judiciary Committee. The measure would have allowed speedy, lawyer free claims under 500 dollars and curbed abusive filings by some businesses. Steinhardt questions Meaker’s commitment if elected.
The Vermont debate centers on Governor Salmon who seeks Senate race and called the Ford tax reform absurd. The letter notes Leahy supported the bill, which would have raised taxes on some families and provided credits for child care and retirement income. It argues the bill liberalizes the estate tax to benefit family farms and small businesses and praises Congress for passing it while warning against Salmon’s Senate bid.
A reader reports a man selling candy for the Unification Church in a Bennington shopping center lot on Oct 7. They say the sale supported Rev Sun Myung Moon and accuse the group of brainwashing and world domination, urging public caution.
Arthur Devlin of Woodford writes praising the Pownal Fire Department for returning his wallet and money rescued during their Thursday bingo night. He thanks the firefighters and notes the incident ended with all possessions intact. Letters to the editor are welcomed with signature and address.
An aged Vermont columnist recalls open fireplace use and care based on early family days in New York and fifteen Vermont winters. He emphasizes clean chimneys, using kerosene on cold ashes to start fires, keeping ashes in the fire pit, starting small, and choosing hardwood fuels like white ash and maple for steady heat with minimal sparking.
In a 200th anniversary era note, Secretary of the Treasury William Simon calls for ending the penny. He argues production costs exceed value, copper prices drive removals, and future inflation effects would adjust prices to the five cent rule. He foresees 1990s shifts in coinage and echoes on Lincoln’s image and historical ties.
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