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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1975
Page
5
Diane Ravitch argues for reviving CCC and NYA concepts to curb youth aimlessness and urban resource gaps. envisioning an Urban Conservation Corps with dormitories, remediation, and community work in parks libraries museums and schools, complemented by NYA like stipends to keep students in education.
In a burst of cultural fever, E L Doctorow earns a $1.85 million paperback guarantee for Ragtime, signaling a new market power for serious novels. The piece weighs whether literary value can align with popularity amid star salaries, six figure screenwriters, and a cultural economy that prizes both art and commerce. It notes mixed opinions on Ragtime's status as a “serious” or popularized history and reflects on the broader implications for writers, publishers, and American culture.
Trustees receive confirmation from Twin State Gas and Electric Co. of a proposed annual saving near 1500 dollars on village street lighting. Police report August activity includes patrol miles 2260, 10 arrests with 8 convictions and 2 pending, one accident investigated, two youths caught taking money from milk bottles, and 13 doors plus 4 windows found unlocked.
A Santa Barbara physicist, unemployed for a time, removed his master's and PhD from the educational section of resumes. Within two weeks he secured a job at a small electronics firm. Later he explained he moved the degrees to a catchall "Other Interests" heading to fit today’s market.
A 1917 British pledge on a Jewish homeland in Palestine resurfaces amid critiques of Middle East diplomacy. The piece links the Balfour Declaration to ongoing American tech influence, Kissinger shuttle diplomacy, and potential risks to U S credibility if technicians or governments pull back from peace efforts. It reflects anxiety about long term power dynamics in the Sinai and beyond.
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