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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1976
Page
6
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The editorial argues the United States faces a hollow energy policy three years after the Yom Kippur embargo. It notes rising dependence on Arab oil, a lack of conservation progress, and political posturing by Carter and Ford amid Iberian and global pressures. It warns that both candidates trivialize the energy crisis while backing Israel.
In the lead up to the election local candidates draw attention, but a concrete effort stands out. The Bennington Rotary Club pledges 10000 dollars to the Rescue Squad building fund and Putnam Memorial Hospital has surpassed its goal. The Mt Anthony Boys Program runs an all day Redemption Center drive tomorrow collecting cans and bottles. Donors who call 442-6900 will have pick up, with proceeds supporting the Rescue Squad.
A Banner letter from the widow of Sgt. Harley Graham of the Bennin gton Police Department recounts an incident during a fuel shortage about two years ago. A drunken caller demanded action and asked to confront the officer he had been speaking with. Graham replied calmly and identified himself as the officer.
A wife recounts a 113 Congress St narration alleging a young police officer used force to subdue her husband during a hospital incident. She states the officer’s actions contributed to his decline and eventual death two years later, seeking no suit but public acknowledgment.
A Letter to the Editor critiques T Garry Buckley’s opposition to the bottle bill, praising John Alden’s legislative record on environmental issues. The writer recounts losing four sheets of homosote during a windstorm and urges Vermont voters to support Alden in the lieutenant governor race, citing Buckley’s stance as regressive.
Doris L. Bahan of Shaftsbury recalls an Oct. issue letter by sportsmen advocating opening the Shaftsbury Flats swamp to hunting. She notes the area is a dangerous quicksand quagmire with no measurable bottom, previously posted against trespassing, and warns that cows horses and other animals have disappeared.
Vermont business leaders question how much a new governor can improve the economy while urging targeted spending for travel promotion and industrial development. The summer brought modest employment gains but lingering fiscal concerns, with debate over taxes and state agency budgets likely to shape winter legislative action and the governor’s early priorities.
A rambling essayist laments metric conversion and the world of weights and measures. He jokes about failing math tests, misplacing pints and quarts, and confusing miles with feet while clinging to familiar Anglo Saxon references. He vows to study the metric system despite cultural nostalgia.
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