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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1976
Page
5
A Maine farmer recounts teaching and rescuing garden toads while likening their usefulness to bird songs. He recalls Grandfather guiding tomato hoeing, toad rides across the farm, and a toad named Pertinax lost to picnic litter. He compares the toad’s quiet value to St Francis preaching to birds.
A Letter To The Banner thanks the League of Women Voters for hosting last Friday’s Dole versus Mondale debate. The writer praises the event as a clearer opportunity to compare the vice presidential hopefuls on issues, competence, character, and campaign style, noting it surpassed prior media coverage in usefulness.
The article asserts Walter Mondale as Carter's wisest choice for vice president, praising the strategy of enlisting top-qualified officials. It notes disappointment only with the hatchet-man and the man who appointed him, MAX H. Webster of 318 Silver St.
A Vermont reader decries coverage of legal actions against Stewart St. Peter as a political attack. The letter urges Democrats and the press to warn voters and defend candidates, calling for responsible action and accountability in campaigns. Signed by Alexander S. Pearl and Robert E. Pearl, Grand Isle.
The piece details Henry Kissinger's private disparagement of Ford and his policy missteps during the Helsinki agreement and Mideast stance. It argues Kissinger damages Ford's credibility while Ford supports his secretary, suggesting resignation as a path to renewal and renewed hope for Ford.
The Cape Cod National Seashore marks 15 years with praise for its growth and management. The piece lauds beaches visitor centers trails and preserved sites while urging continued maintenance, ecological defense, and restraint from political meddling as it nears a century of service.
Chief Louis J. Aubuchon and Leo T. Nash lead weekly crime detection classes while diverse topics range from contract bridge at the Girls Club to a Theremin demonstration at Bennington College. Wildlife incidents, bridged by a bear cub and a hedgehog, are noted alongside a bulldozer accident injuring Paul Jepson. Local clubs, foreign affairs talk by Ferdinand Mayer, and a First Consumer Day feature consumer tips. County highway hearings draw hundreds with Plan H support from landowners. Historical milestones recall Yorktown surrender and the Star Spangled Banner debut, plus 1936 aviation race, Nixon Kissinger Moscow trip in 1973.
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