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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1977
Page
5
Dispatch from Friendship Maine celebrates Septober as a time for rolling bees by placing small glass covered boxes in fields to locate wild honey. The author recounts guiding bees to a hive by triangulating two bearing boxes while noting wildlife visits and a defiant stance against Maine’s bee lining ban.
The Bennington Graded School district census lists 1437 eligible students, with 693 boys and 744 girls. Twelve sets of twins noted. A woodworking plant on Branch Street in North Bennington is deeded to Looking Back the First National Bank after a tax sale. A Lake Paran swimming pageant is planned with listed participants.
Massachusetts moves toward a 40 year funding plan to cover a 12.6 billion unfunded public pension liability, expanding a state data bank to compare plans with New England peers. Elio warns that without sound reforms, bankruptcy looms. local officials fear annual costs will strain budgets. The plan shifts pensions toward funded stability with federal grant support and data sharing.
A satirical guide lists nine contenders for New York mayor in reverse alphabetical order. Percy Sutton Ed Koch Gabby Hartnett Benny Goodman Carey Farber Perry Como Mayor Beame Sherman Badillo and Bella Abzug attack the governor and each other amid jokes about the chaotic election schedule and policy promises.
The writer thanks the community and town government for the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Bennington and notes that thousands enjoyed the events and will remember them for years. The letter recognizes the role of Bennington residents in making the occasion special.
A Bennington Fire Department notice thanks Rupert Murdoch New York Post and many local entities including merchants schools police restaurants motels clubs and rescue squads for their support in a city celebration. Attendees and participants are also thanked for making the parade and related activities possible. ERWIN MATTISON Chief Bennington Fire Department Bennington.
Quote from the Wall Street Journal appears in the Burlington Free Press attributing a view on character to what men find laughable, reflecting editorial framing of personal virtue and social perception.
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