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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice confirms its ownership and home address for the local newspaper.
Editorial notes Maryland and national implications of graft prosecutions. It highlights Spiro Agnew and Marvin Mandel cases and the potential of civil forfeiture under anti racketeering laws to reclaim ill gotten gains. If successful, these suits could deter bribery and shift costs to offenders.
Bennington Free Library releases a Vermont Collection bibliography compiled by Margaret B. Allen with illustrations by Linda Brew. The pamphlet serves as a directory for historians and readers, with many items restricted to library use, and is priced moderately for those seeking past knowledge. The piece also notes local sentiment over landfill fees and urges maintaining free access where possible. Around the Corner Time to dry those flowers.
President Carter asks HEW secretary Joseph Califano Jr to craft a national health insurance plan and submit it to Congress. A nationwide outreach program will solicit views from citizens and groups before finalizing the proposal.
Battle Day Incident Bennington Child Day Care thanks Mr and Mrs David Vanderwerken for a second annual hayride and picnic for 30 children and teachers, guided by their son David. The note lauds the Vanderwerkens generosity and marks the transition from summer to the school year program.
A draft White House brief on the Bakke case argues California systems may use race as a factor in admissions but condemns the Davis medical school for reserving up to 16 of 100 places for minorities. It warns the middle ground may be illusion and notes concerns about quotas versus genuine opportunity.
The four California law school deans warn that a general disadvantaged admissions plan would not significantly boost black enrollment and could invite charge of a hidden quota. The piece argues against subtle court overruling and upholds a broader social aim to improve minority representation, citing doctor diversity and national leadership concerns raised by the Carter era.
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