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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorials warn that televised debates may fail to enlighten due to candidate puffing. If held to real cross examination, they could settle doubts about Ford's thinking and Carters naiveté, with League monitors guiding tough questions to avoid mere speeches. The piece also notes Vermont Steamtrain stops boosting Bennington business and local tourism.
Park Lawn Cemetery at Bennington along Route 7 began in 1908 to serve a growing town, with first interment May 14, 1908. It houses about 9,000 burials, including Lt. Thomas Jewitt and his wife Eunice, moved from earlier graves, and Governor William H. Wills with family plots near a veterans memorial. The 1912 mortuary chapel, designed by a dedicated committee, features Munson granite, marble floors, cypress interior, and green cathedral glass.
A reader argues against mass nuclear power, challenging CVPS claims of safety. Cites Idaho Falls 1961 core explosion fatalities and a 1964 United Nuclear burn death. Questions waste disposal, atmospheric fallout, and military storage. Urges citizens to seek independent facts from libraries to decide humanity’s fate. 3 Pine Circle East.
The author notes colleagues have publicized Robert O'Brien's voting record to show gaps between campaign positions and past votes. The piece accuses O'Brien of not informing voters about his roll calls, citing votes against the Little Hoover Commission, the Agricultural Development Commission, and a bill granting the state employee association collective bargaining rights.
A Bennington Democrat, Robert Santway, writes to Rep. James Jeffords declining a September 4 debate, citing lack of voter interest in the format and his lead in the primary. The letter accuses rival Bob O’Brien of voting against Dr. Martin Johnson’s reappointment and notes peers’ lack of support for O’Brien for governor.
Letter to the editor from Bellows Falls praising Gov Thomas Salmon for regional economic leadership. It notes Scott Skinner’s Rutland Kiwanis speech aligning with Salmon’s earlier positions, mentions the New England Regional Commission Task Force on Capital and Labor Markets and its capital development bank recommendation, and urges Skinner to study the task force report and support Salmon’s efforts.
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