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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Banner endorses no single candidate but offers a consensus view on the Vermont Senate race. For Republican Sen. Robert Stafford versus John Welch, Stafford’s experience and reliability merit the nomination. In the Democratic primary, Gov. Thomas Salmon and Scott Skinner are both strong. Skinner offers fresh ideas, while Salmon provides pragmatic governance and national credibility. Vermont voters should assess these merits to choose the better fit for the Senate.
The column argues for Tom Salmon in Vermont's Senate race over Scott Skinner, criticizing Skinner’s lack of public office experience and Salmon's governance. It discusses Salmon's fiscal conservatism, tax increases, and bipartisan approach, while noting Stafford faces a primary. The piece shifts to a scientific aside on corn origins and fragrance, contrasting political talk with agrarian history.
A reader contests the hiring of Eugene Smith as Mt Anthony principal. They accuse Hall and Vander Els of manipulating the screening, claim Messier was known but sidelined, and urge publishing Messier’s credentials to reveal the “best possible choice.” The letter alleges political maneuvering ahead of an election.
A Bennington reader vent's frustration about school leadership disputes at Mt Anthony. The writer criticizes executive sessions, blames Hall and Vander Els, disputes media portrayal of candidate interviews under contract, and defends the new principal amid campus politics.
Franklin Frantz of Woodford denounces a local “clique” wielding influence via the Bennington Taxpayers Association to dictate media and school policy. He calls for investigations, FCC complaints, and broader education reform amid fear among MAUHS board members and staff.
The column details eradicating poison ivy using various methods from salt sprays to grazing goats, warns against burning, and cites care tips and government literature. It then cites a U S Civil Rights Commission finding that school desegregation works, noting peaceful progress in multiple cities due to leadership.
The Tom Braden report credits administrators political figures police and religious and business groups with enforcing desegregation laws. It cites Boston Louisville and Prince Georges County as places where leadership upheld the law while opposing cities faltered. It praises community compliance and notes desegregation often improves overall education, countering fears of lower white quality.
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