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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 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 piece cites Dean Rusk and Henry Kissinger saying the two treaties with Panama better empower US action if Panamanians try to close the canal by force. It argues current US rights in Panama are weak, risking diplomatic isolation, and contends opponents misread the treaty as retreat. Domestic opposition to military action is noted.
The piece argues the United States risks a dangerous Panama position without treaties and warns that rejecting them could spur Panamanian reaction. Venezuelan President Perez cautions that force could prompt U S occupation of Panama, risking oil supplies and U S energy interests amid Vietnam era tensions. It urges Senate Foreign Relations Committee to heed Rusk and Kissinger over anti treaty critics.
Nostalgia for cheap travel surfaces as Freddie Laker touts Skytrain fares of 103 dollars from London to New York and prompts a price war with Pan Am and British Airways. The piece notes Air Line competition and a Bennington local political choice between Craig Sweet and Charles Sauer for town party chairman, won by Sweet with applause, signaling a future election test.
Sunderland resident Simeon Hicks born 1755 in Rehoboth rose from minuteman to veteran with long service records. He fought at Bunker Hill and Dorchester Heights and finally at Bennington in 1777 under Stark, later petitioning for pension and living to age nearly 100 with a brick grave marker in Sunderland.
A Bennington Lions Club letter thanks the community for the Bulb and Broom Sale success. It directs readers to Ed Lauzon, Charles Watson, or Rusty Dunham for orders and delivery. The piece also includes a stray editorial line about Route 7 traffic, noting experts would say no to a seven second headway, with a Manchester resident mentioned.
A letter from Sunderland argues widening Route 7 between towns and then double decking the road through Shaftsbury Arlington and Manchester. The writer cites possible interference with family life and dissatisfaction but remains undeterred by cost and aesthetics concerns.
The Banner reader Ruth Douglas quotes a New England Friends meeting urging rejection of the neutron bomb and all nuclear arms. They urge peace without weapons, call on citizens to write to President Carter to support abolishing all nuclear weapons.
Ken Friedman notes in the Favorite Jokes column that a low budget Atlantic flight prompts doubt when a plane bears the sign We are equipped with sails reflecting humorous skepticism about the aircraft’s safety and propulsion.
Editors nationwide sharpen for Oct 31 launch of a joint AP UPI usage guide. The book revises spelling, capitalization, punctuation and usage rules, with examples on percents, ages, dimensions, and terms like press, media, and president.
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