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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The newspaper serves Bennington and surrounding communities with local news, features, and notices.
The editorial notes President Ford’s televised address to the Future Farmers of America as a “bully pulpit” moment that sparked protests when networks delayed the World Series. It mocks his pep rally tone, contrasts with FDR fireside chats, and argues Ford talks down to Americans while urging energy savings and fiscal restraint.
A commentary notes the breast cancer surgeries of Betty Ford and Margaretta Rockefeller highlight the disease's toll. It cites 33 000 deaths and 90 000 new cases yearly, urging public backing for cancer research and sympathy for affected women. It emphasizes action over despair and the need for scientific progress.
The writer shares a personal account of radical mastectomy five years earlier and argues that cancer, while tragic, need not end life. It is crucial to accept reality, value borrowed time with loved ones, and celebrate daily joys. The piece urges timely action, ongoing fight, and gratitude for medical care.
A letter to The Banner reviews Curriculum Workshop gifts and booster club activity. Bennington notes recent donations including clothing, first aid kits, equipment, and a $800 000 whirlpool. The Patriot Booster Club invites participation and lists contact numbers for Molly Stark School and the district’s Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union.
In Burlington last week at the George Aiken testimonial dinner with President Ford attending many speakers praised the Senator's record. The writer notes a lesser known impact Guiding a dairy practice shift away from skimmed milk to fat free milk in Vermont, shaping maple syrup handling and dairy naming standards in the state. Shaftsbury.
The Liberty Union chairperson in Essex Junction states there is no connection and unlikely future links with a group named the International Workers Party. The letter criticizes corporal punishment in Vermont schools as inhumane and urges abolition to protect children’s rights.
A family breakfast discussion in Middlebury touches on the Business Council's concern over President Ford's economic actions, inflation, taxes, and market signals. The dialogue covers prices at Stan's Market, grocery costs, and family budgeting amid national issues.
Washington humor column debunks Ford economic ideas with pithy Q and A. It explains surtaxes, the rationale for bundling proposals, and the energy inflation link. It humorously critiques car pooling, walking, and the Community Improvement Corps versus WPA.
A Las Vegas doctor’s wife phoned a local casino to page her husband. The reply: The house does not make doctor calls. This anecdote from Family Weekly captures a witty clash between medical urgency and casino policy.
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