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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The newspaper serves Bennington County with editorial content and local commentary from its Vermont newsroom.
The article questions how governments value life in pollution, safety, and war costs, citing EPA figure discussions and comparisons to Transportation and Defense budgets. It notes ransom ethics in terrorism and the paradox of sanctity of life amid brutal genocide, contrasting public policy with terrorist pricing.
Ruth Levin writes from North Bennington to The Banner about Emma Conroy a longtime Bennington League of Women Voters member now in Pennsylvania. The letter shares translated lyrics from 675 B C praising a woman’s plan to save the state and urges Equal Rights Amendment commitment.
A veteran writer recalls Armistice Day now Veterans Day and Thanksgiving, laments calendar shifts for long weekends, and shares memories of Novembers past. He notes unpredictable climate, winter prep, and his readiness for whatever the coming cold season holds.
The Burlington Free Press urges Senate action on a large land purchase along the Appalachian Trail to protect and expand access. The piece notes heavy summer traffic and over use in places like Vermont, urging sustained maintenance and new trails, valuing trail construction as a productive public works effort. It recalls the AT’s CCC origins and argues outdoor recreation warrants renewed commitment.
A reader letter condemns Central Vermont Public Service Corp. for seeking 18.7 percent rate increases via Construction Work in Progress to charge customers for six nuclear plants and an oil-fired plant not yet delivering power. The piece cites risks borne by consumers and compares NH practice, urging readers to write PSB Chairman Richard Saudek and oppose CWIP.
The piece argues Carter’s Southern rhetoric attracted Black support while outlining a key critique: his inflationary, wait and see economic policy hurt Black Americans most, despite his broader political appeal. It contrasts his Georgia governorship pledge about education and jobs with his later national record.
A humorous verse by Philip Schuyler of Westport Conn laments autumn leaf fall. The speaker pleads for trees to make their leaves disappear quietly to spare rake labor and avoid a noisy, splatter filled lawn.
Comic Charles Lindner delivers a breakfast punch line about a TV marathoner waking to a race against the clock. The second gag presents a mother horse warning a foal about family separation in a brief WSJ humor note.
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