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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1975
Page
5
A historical opinion piece argues Congress won t pass strict handgun limits despite 70 percent public support. It cites political risk, gun lobby pressure, and slow impact of laws, urging steps like halting new gun production and a broader stockpile reduction, as proposed by Rep. John Conyers.
A profile of the National Rifle Association, detailing its budget, membership, and influence on Capitol Hill. It highlights its grassroots strength, recent expansion of its legislative arm, and push for 100,000 new members while noting the political impact of its letter campaigns and ties to gun legislation.
Inside the new Bennington Free Library site advances after cupola and gilded weather vane. Officials appoint Victor A. Agostini U S commissioner for Vermont. Mont Anthony Union hires Spencer MacDonald as temporary consultant. Local wind damage prompts pole replacement on U S 7. Humprey predicts Bennington College will grow in innovation under president Bloustein. Funeral of historic events listed including Naval Academy opening in 1845 and Agnew resignation in 1973.
Ray Burgess, a volatile segregationist Alabama House member who had once armed himself and pressed to keep pistols in the chamber, died after a fatal shooting during a domestic dispute three months after he agreed to stop bringing a revolver to the floor. Last week colleagues, who briefly disarmed him, passed a resolution praising his life and contributions to the state.
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