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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1977
Page
5
In a damp Dorset hunt day, two hikers meet a lone man gathering Christmas pine for wreaths. The exchange reveals rural sociability lives in weather talk and shared country lore, from bees nests to early winter guesses, before parting amicably. Boston Globe
The GAO report criticizes federal agencies for overdue payments. The General Services Administration was late on 73 percent of its bills and HEW 68 percent. The text notes the Department of…
Third World development dominates a discussion on 64 percent transportation and a proposed law to require payment of overdue bills by agencies contracting with private business. Walter Laqueur comments on international agencies and private contracts as North-South dialogue features prominent in the discourse.
Miss Catherine Cumpston, a Northfield School senior from Old Bennington, receives a commendation letter for top performance on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. At the 15th annual Republican Women’s Conference in Boston, attendants include Mrs. Clifford Harwood of Manchester and Mrs. J Duncan Campbell of Bennington. Senator George D. Aiken urges a $350,000 appropriation for the Roaring Branch flood control project.
On this date in history Columbus reached the new world with a Bahamas landing. In 1960 Khrushchev banged his shoe on the UN dais while Boland broke his gavel trying to restore order. Thackeray muses on aging and selfishness.
Patricia Henel of the Washington County Mental Health Center urges constructive talk on sex education during Sex Education Week. She notes that parents' anxiety shifts with questions of readiness and emphasizes linking anatomical knowledge to context through relationships, attitudes, and everyday behavior.
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