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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1974
Page
5
Local Mt Anthony Country Club members are reminded of a 30th anniversary shower from 4 to 6 pm. A printed list details requested articles the club would welcome.
A letter to the editor marks Good Neighbor Day with a heartfelt poem celebrating neighborly kindness. The author urges knowing and sharing with neighbors, offering talents and support, and prays for God’s grace to unite communities for many more Good Neighbor Days.
The Banner reports the Vermont Bar Association, urged by younger lawyers, voted to support the legalization of marijuana. The move reflects a push from new entrants in the profession toward reform.
Karlis Lusis of 203 Depot St argues that lawyers push for selling marijuana via state liquor stores and attacks the judiciary while highlighting trials of the Chicago 7 defendants and their sentences. He notes research linking marijuana use to health risks and questions why marijuana is considered indispensable. He also criticizes Democrats and contrasts views on presidential pardons.
LEWIS R. WHEELER of North Petersburg New York asks if Yankee magazine’s elm preservation method using lime has been continued and with what success. He suggests granite meal applications might protect elms and maples from pests, noting cost of removing dead trees and valuing healthy plants for human use.
Vermont candidate Martha Abbott charges Gov. Salmon’s public service job plan falls short of demand. She says 2,000 people lost welfare under new rules, while only 195 jobs exist versus Salmon’s 295 promised. Coordinators defend the effort as working. R Richford Republican Walter Kennedy blasts federal land use plans and urges local control.
Wendy Blodgett of Burlington Vermont, crowned Ms All Bare America 1974, strode to the lectern at Sardi's in red platform shoes during a controversial runoff among 14 semi finalists. The 21 year old weight 110 pounds and measures 36 24 36, says premarital sex is acceptable and plans acting lessons with $1,000 prize.
Windsor County Republican Committee chairman Gary Richardson called for Sen. John Alden of Woodstock to quit the GOP and remove his name from the party ballot in his bid for reelection. Richardson accused Alden of glib opportunism after he spoke at a Democratic dinner and rally in Ludlow, prompting anti Republican jokes that angered Windsor County Republicans.
UPI reports Rutland and Vermont officials say no draft evaders have signaled interest in President Ford’s limited amnesty. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Reed notes only 20 evasion cases in 10 years, with 13 eligible for clemency and seven likely fugitives. Media inquiries are the only responses so far.
Gov. Thomas P. Salmon announced six new appointments to state panels. Francis E. Sanborn of Rutland joins the Personnel Board, David A. Rock of Ludlow to the Development and Community Affairs Advisory Board, Lesley Bell of Barre to the Professions and Occupations Appeals Board, with R. William Hazelett of Winooski, Donald A. Perfins of Rutland, and Francis R. Peisch of Burlington named to other posts including the Governor's Commission on the Employment of the Handicapped, the Board of Labor Mediation and Arbitration, and the Vermont Municipal Bond Bank.
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