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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation, located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
A Saturday Review piece by Christopher Stern argues foreign investors are buying U.S. farms and other land, citing a $50 billion pool and interest from Italians Swiss Belgians Germans and others. The article discusses motives, fears of communism, tax advantages, and local reactions including racism and rising land prices.
A Maine Times piece attacks MIT for proposing a study of citizens willingness to be bribed to accept large scale projects. It cites West case where households accepted 5000 dollars each and warns Northeast towns would shoulder the cost. The editorial calls the plan immoral and urges MIT to drop it.
columnist notes holidays drift with weekdays Halloween remains Oct 31. UNICEF collectors roam weekend towns and Bennington Recreation Dept hosts a full costume parade Saturday 5:30 p.m. Citizens urged to save candy for Monday night Trick or Treat.
A Vermont farm policy note accompanies a Bethlehem letter on US suburbia. The author recalls a 1977 visit by a federal secretary to small Vermont dairy producers and contrasts maze-like US suburbs with Greek life. The piece examines car culture, shopping malls, housing prices, and bureaucratic openness in Montgomery County Maryland during a return from Europe.
A Lenox writer laments rising language decay driven by dictionaries, TV personalities, and editors. He decries misused words, dropped letters, and slang invading journalism, publishers, and broadcasts. He warns edict-like shifts may alter place names and everyday speech.
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