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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
A Bennington area rape case prompts praise for police and officials, highlighting swift, compassionate handling and support to the victim. The article notes the case as the first under Vermont's new statute classifying rape as assault, crediting advocates and the legislature for advancing gender equality and reporting.
Editors note mixed reactions greet metric system in Vermont with faith and fear. Vermont establishes a Metric Council to guide adoption as workshops rise this fall at Southern Vermont College with course credit from Southern Vermont College Castleton University and UVM.
The Concentrated Urban Enforcement program boosted federal agents in Washington Chicago and Boston to trace guns linked to crime and crack down on dealers. Over the past year gun crimes fell 21 percent in those cities while national declines were 14 percent, supporting tighter national gun controls amid recent violent incidents.
The piece argues that lax areas feed gun crime in stricter cities, citing 80 percent traced weapons bought outside the cities. It urges federal action to ban cheap handguns and tighten sale rules, warning that lax controls threaten the public and calling for prompt national laws.
A Cambridge opinion piece argues Beame acted with a basic instinct to save city services amid 1974 75 payroll funding peril. It criticizes bankers underwriters and the faithless handling of bad securities while urging national support and fuller disclosure of New Yorks dire finances. John Kenneth Galbraith is quoted as noting economic complexity and the need for federal aid.
A study by the U.S. Forest Service aims to identify remaining Vermont roadless areas for possible future wilderness designation. Strong personal memories recount the allure of untouched forests, the harsh realities of earlier timber camps, and a warning that wilderness cannot be restored by map outlines.
In The Banner letters column, readers learn Oldcastle director Eric Petersen will run a community drama workshop at Southern Vermont College this fall. The seven BREF sponsored workshops offer enjoyment or college credit through Castleton State or UVM, covering art history music history dance world religions child development and more.
At Southern Vermont College on Monday Sept 12 at 7 p.m. a workshop event invites artists to meet instructors Esther Brown Bernie Bandman Matthew Broadbent Leo Hourihan Randall Krum Sue Sgor bati and Eric. Representatives from BREF Castleton State College and Southern Vermont will answer questions and may enroll attendees.
Dear Citizens of Bennington the writer thanks you for your support and continued diligence in expediting the legal hassles over our problem. David E Mackie Four Squires Restaurant expresses appreciation for Route 7 issues and community response.
A columnist reflects on Calvin Coolidge as the most successful syndicated writer, paid well for a brief year, who quit because he felt he had covered all subjects. The piece argues that many media figures never reach that point and keep speaking. The author muses about taking a vacation to replenish ideas.
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