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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1977
Page
3
A House Commerce Committee study of 22 states finds Medicaid pays for about three million surgeries in 1976 at roughly double the rate of the general population. The report warns that a national system could bankrupt taxpayers without strict controls on hospital budgets prices and physician fees.
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Wanner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editor notes no fatal crashes over the holiday in Vermont due to police presence or careful driving. As school resumes, drivers are urged to watch for children near buses and crossings, with emphasis on the foolproof duty of motorists in school zones. Fuel supplies remain ample but prices are rising, and heating costs may soar. dealers will tighten credit for buyers with weak credit histories.
A state columnist argues opponents of a new Route 7 gain backing from 18 percent of residents, compares them to the FALN, notes Sunderland votes for the project, cites local opposition pockets in Bondville Londonderry and North Bennington, and critiques VPIRG for delaying the road and inflating costs.
Postcard from Wilmington recounts the 60th annual Deerfield Valley Farmer's Day Exhibition held over a Friday and Saturday. Neighbors show homegrown crafts, 4‑H displays, livestock, horse shows, and family fun with stalls, rides, bingo, and music as locals share pride and companionship.
The writer recalls riding the Rutland branch line by horse drawn wagon to a North Bennington railroad station, then by rail to Biddeford, Maine, a journey once a full day but now five hours by car. He notes 1912 memories, a wearied farewell to trains, and an early Curtis Jenny biplane tied to maritime fortune near Fortune's Rocks. He mentions early aviation, a cottage vacation, and World War I training planes.
The Miami Herald notes an exchange where Hondo Texas mayor jokingly asked President Carter for a large unemployed workforce. He aimed to embarrass a constituency too poor for a new $1 million civic center and linked federal aid to unemployment above six percent.
The speaker argues public works programs should target towns with job shortages to place nonworkers back on the payroll. He notes a civic impulse to help those who seek work, while lamenting limited government ability to expand such efforts.
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