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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Vermont Environmental Board unanimously denies the Wildlife Wonderland game farm permit near Weston, citing violations of four Act 250 criteria. Local opposition in Weston and Mt. Holly influenced the decision, highlighting local opinion in land use. The ruling reinforces Act 250’s relevance and may guide future protests of similar projects.
Letters To the Editor from The Banner express faith in American freedom and Constitution as the people’s instrument. The writer notes inflation and national leadership troubles, but emphasizes that Americans vote for whom they choose and trust in ingenuity to prevail.
Reader letter condemns a Communist party visit claiming the group lacks representation and seeks to deter propaganda. The writer asserts hostility to communism, cites bread prices in Russia, praises American know how, and warns of upcoming changes within a year. Name references Lelma Foxx and Lew Hart.
A Vermont reader praises Attorney General Kimberly Cheney for advancing women’s rights, noting Phoebe Morse’s work on sex discrimination and the Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women. The letter questions political advertising and endorses part time agency support, praising female leadership in state government.
An author discusses a failed kitchen disposal gadget and highlights Sweden’s Clivus Multrum self contained composting units. The Cambridge office promotes a water free, odor controlled system that converts kitchen and toilet waste into humus over years, requiring no energy or chemicals and reducing water use. Cost begins at $950 for family Sized setups.
A former associate recounts meeting Nelson Rockefeller 33 years earlier, funding the Oceanside Blade Tribune with a $15,000 loan, paying it off over 15 years, and maintaining a long personal and professional connection. He notes the loan helped buy the paper and reflects on transparency versus public scrutiny.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, dating to 1637, marched near the Kremlin as part of its annual foreign tour. The group, greeted by Muscovites, invoked memories of Napoleon and Beacon Hill traffic as they sought international understanding through a chilly October parade.
A Benito Mussolini era style march in Moscow with long-handled axes drew foreign observers. An American military official warned misreadings could complicate relations while some saw a coded Kremlin message about balancing consumer goods with arms. Soldiers joked about pigstickers as a sign of waning military bearing.
Bennington Bicentennial Committee thanks volunteers from 204 Depot Street and Mt Anthony Union High School Bicentennial youth group for helping sell Vermont state medallions. Medallions remain on sale at the Chamber of Commerce with a commission earned for the Bennington committee.
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