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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays. Published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The Vermont legislature faces delays on ratifying the 26th Amendment allowing 18 year olds to vote in all elections. It discusses the tax consequences from Cushman Corp and other Grand List losses, with Beattie and Graf pushing action while a few legislators resist. The piece satirically notes Prohibition era history and cites industry payroll gains and enforcement by revenue agents as context.
In Washington, Senator Edmund Muskie faces backlash from mayors over his critique of President Nixon's revenue sharing plan. He defends a more equitable approach, notes flaws in the proposal, and explains his stance while hinting at political pressures and the front runner dilemma.
In Bennington, Kate Nash touts Lincoln Foster’s Rock Gardening as essential for serious rock gardeners. The book covers walled beds ledges alpine lawns and plant lists with a helpful supplement. Foster’s Connecticut gardening is suited for New England Vermonters and the piece notes a local threat to his mountainside garden from a power company.
The Durham news reports police ejected attendees who refused to pay a door donation at an Oyster River School event. Selectmen noted that advertising said a donation was required for attendance. The piece argues donation has become a semantic euphemism for admission, a practice tied to postwar amusement taxes.
A reader defends Game Warden William LaCount after he shot four deer dogs near Manchester to protect a deer in trouble. The letter urges responsible dog ownership, notes dogs had no licenses, cites high deer killings by dogs in Vermont, and praises the chief game warden Walter Cabell and wardens Norman Brown and LaCount for their actions.
Letter writers question Mt. Anthony Union High School records of a controversial six-speech visit by Russell Johnson. They accuse the MAUHS board of secrecy in executive sessions while addressing spending, teacher salaries, and school expenses, urging transparency for taxpayers and parents.
Louise Bruyn, a 40-year-old Newton resident, plans a 10 mile per day walk to Washington starting Feb 17 to present five theses on US policy in Southeast Asia. A broad coalition of individuals will join the final mile on April 2 in Montpelier with no banners, speeches, or violence.
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