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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1974
Page
5
Burlington area women organize the second Vermont Women’s Festival at Camp Wihakawi Northfield September 13 14. Workshops cover health myths media rape self defense and lesbianism led by Windsor Prisoners Community members and others. The event aims to unite women statewide through shared meals music and a women’s communications network called the Feminist Union.
The Feminist Union aims to evolve its purpose through discussion to back women entering politics in Vermont. There is no fixed ideology yet, to avoid dogmatism, and the group will focus on encouragement, movement, and communication to overcome fears of change. The 10 month old Women's Switchboard in Burlington assists with inquiries on jobs, childcare, doctors, and more, and offers festival questions or life quality concerns at 73 Church St. and 862-5504.
George D. Aiken of Putney, a nurseryman, has been granted a patent for a new and distinct overbearing strawberry variety, reportedly the first plant patent awarded to a Vermont resident. Attendance at Bennington public schools reached 1039 with 390 in high school, 91 at Cora B. Whitney, and 401 in the graded school. Fifty students were from Bennington.
Federal Energy Administrator urges simple home steps to reduce oil imports and electricity costs. He notes lighting accounts for over 16 percent of home usage and recommends going fluorescent, using dimmers, and keeping fixtures clean. End with last out lights out.
Bennington school enrollment likely to rise again this year despite a new school addition. Migratory waterfowl hunters over 16 must now hold special stamps, with stamps arriving at the Bennington post office.
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