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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1976
Page
6
The Bennington Banner appears as a daily paper except Sundays and holidays. It is published by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The final Ford Carter debate lacked fireworks yet revealed contrasts. Ford touts statistics and stability while Carter emphasizes everyday people and future potential. The piece argues voters should take a chance on Carter, believing leaders must rise from the status quo to seek a better life.
The piece likens autumn baseball to a grim campaign, arguing the 162 game season with playoffs drains interest and money. It criticizes longer World Series and suggests trimming the schedule by two to three weeks to restore pace, fan attention, and less franchise greed.
In a letter to Richard Snelling and Stella Hackel dated Oct 15, the Vermont State Employes Association requests a public statement on support for a 16.6 percent across the board raise for classified state workers. The Compensation Review Board recommends the hike, citing an 11.6 percent gap behind private sector salaries in mid 1976 and projecting a 5 percent rise by July 1977, with an $8 million cost to General and Highway Funds. The association notes its 6,000 members and asks for a public position before the November 2 election.
Susan M Glazier of Woodford Road writes from Bennington that bike riding on Main Street is dangerous and urges lanes or parking bans. She cites a personal injury near Dunkin Donuts and calls for local and state transport planners to prioritize cyclist safety and survey needs.
Reader Jessie Joseph announces Vermont Symphony tickets for the Oct 30 Mount Anthony concert are also available at The Bookstore at Bennington College, which was previously omitted. Concert information remains unchanged and tickets can be procured there.
A community message praises the first DAY program on drug and alcohol abuse shown to educators clergy nurses and law officials from Manchester to Pownal and Hoosick Falls. It asks where the parents were and urges broader parental involvement in youth development with three more meetings to come.
Sunderland critiques shifting ideas about Wall Street labor and consumerism. He argues that old images mislead about markets and unions, notes the living standards of modern workers, and mocks education as day care. He advocates a focused, selective schooling for those who want to learn.
In a heated national discourse, Ford rejects mandatory handgun registration while praising freedom, arguing crime requires federal crime legislation and a new Council on Crime. The piece contrasts U.S. gun culture with Japan's strict limits and notes Massachusetts ballot friction, NRA mobilization, and political cross currents.
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