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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201, conveying the local newspaper operation details.
The announcement that Senator Edward Kennedy will not seek the 1976 presidency prompts relief and reflection. Observers note Chappaquiddick shadows and Watergate fallout, while inflation dominates public concern and calls for a unifying, credible leader from both parties.
The Banner reprints the Shaftsbury School District State Aid Study Committee report led by Dr Irving Adler. It critiques the Miller Formula, proposes splitting aid into district funds and income tax credits, potentially saving $10 million to boost state aid to 40 percent. The long, math‑heavy document urges legislators and citizens to study and debate in 1975.
In a spring letters to The Banner Peanuts Kennedy is cited addressing a builders' convention and warns profits drive crises. The writer attacks free enterprise as a cover for profiteering by speculators and accuses Republicans of sheltering ripoff speculators and Democrats of sheltering non workers.
A compilation of letters to The Banner from Vermont residents decry inflation and speculation, defend consumer interests, and urge public action. Topics include oil prices, Central Vermont Public Service and Vermont Yankee, calls to curb speculation, and appeals to civic virtue.
Washington pundits discuss Arthur Schlesinger Jr and George Reedy warning that the United States risks an imperial presidency as Watergate reverberates. They compare American and parliamentary systems, propose a figurehead president plus a strong Congress, and warn of ground gained by unchecked executive power.
Profiles recount Vermonts road history from early military and toll bridges to the Green Mountain Turnpike and turnpike towns. It notes 18th and 19th century road duties, sleigh travel, taxes, and the 1936 Green Mountain Parkway vote, reflecting ongoing resistance to major road projects.
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