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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Guest editorial compares state actions on women’s issues. Vermont’s attorney general opposes a Health Department rule limiting women of childbearing age in X ray departments, arguing equal access despite potential genetic risks. In New Hampshire, Gov. Meldrim Thompson’s conservative commission rejects a battered women’s center, blaming the women's liberation movement for violence.
A Banner report notes Arlington confronts EPA over a proposed sewage disposal plant. Attorney Arthur O'Dea says local efforts may be exhausted as EPA requires a backtrack after District Environmental Commission rejection. The piece frames a broader tension between Bennington County towns and regulators over water and infrastructure.
A long, reflective piece about Route 7 from Manchester to Bennington, Vermont. The author recalls 1930s road conditions and current changes, argues against a proposed limited access two lane highway, and urges local residents and newcomers to defend the present route as community Main Street. He notes wildlife, traffic, and the value of the existing valley landscape.
REP JAMES M JEFFORDS headers hearings to discuss decline of the small farm in Vermont, urging steps to aid current farmers and entice youth to farming. The piece recalls Northeast changes from the 1920s through postwar shifts, noting loss of farmland to housing, taxes, and real estate pressures, and argues full time small farming is fading as farms either expand or fail.
The Vermont Task Force on Family Violence responds to a New Hampshire statement linking wife beating to feminism. It argues that domestic violence predates women’s rights movements and results from multiple factors, with battered women, children, and men already served by social services.
The statement from Betty Jone chairing the Task Force on Family Violence argues that domestic violence is a broader societal issue and that rural areas lack adequate community services. It condemns limited commission action and calls for addressing root problems and direct support for victims.
Malcomb Hobbs in the Cape Codder references Jody Powell’s conduct as defaming Sen. Charles Percy during Bert Lance scrutiny. The piece argues Carter’s standards are implicated, comparing the act to Nixon-era tricks, while noting a bridal fair anecdote and a Wall Street Journal remark on environmental billboard rules.
A Vermont reader urges Gov Richard Snelling to push legislation banning mandatory retirement at 65 in private and educational sectors, proposing a 70 year limit as used by other states. He argues Republicans have nothing to lose and many voters are aging, urging party action at the next General Assembly session.
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