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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Bennington Planning Commission and town officials plan for a busy west end with a major condominium complex and apartment expansion. Town Manager Louis C. Savelas proposes a flat developer fee to fund water and sewer upgrades, triggering debate on growth costs and taxpayer subsidies. Soule Street residents seek to reverse a condominium approval, while selectmen retain final zoning authority, keeping planning decisions technically independent. The debate over sign code and development influence is expected to stay heated as Route 7 growth looms.
The Banner editorial confuses a town grader with a wing in a playful aside. The piece clarifies the exchange as trading the old grader for a new wing, hoping future talk turns to a turkey wing instead.
National Newspaper Week highlights in a Brattleboro Reformer report on a Miami federal judge demanding New York Times investigator Seymour Hersh reveal his confidential source. The order, citing First Amendment risk, could force testimony with possible immunity. The Times notes past clashes over Pentagon Papers and leaker protections.
A New York couple in Connecticut notes the wave of divorces among friends. They fear social shifts, imagine lone households, and question how the community and their own life will adapt as couples split and children face new dynamics. They resolve that unity remains fragile yet present.
In a 1951 Vermont Woods story, the author recalls bow hunting's legal rise and deer kill counts over the decades, noting a peak in the late 1960s and a decline to 1,040 deer in 1976. The piece contrasts archers with rifle hunters, praising bowcraft, blood trails, and the quiet October woods while acknowledging risks from wind and distance. It ends affirming bow hunting as a lasting part of the state's hunting culture.
Tom Braden laments the loss of baseball on television and blames advertising, Kodak, Prestone, and car ads for ruining the game viewing experience. He recalls enjoying old broadcasts and urges expanded public broadcasting funding to restore baseball coverage, criticizing the current ad clutter and airwave clutter.
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