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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201. This record notes the newspaper’s publishing schedule and address for reference.
The piece criticizes Senator Aiken for opposing diverse energy sources while serving on the Atomic Energy Committee. It notes growing citizen opposition since 1969 and his retirement as he co-sponsors a bill with Senator Pastore to create a federal clean energy commission. It argues the nation needed broader research beyond nuclear fission and that Aiken finally acknowledges the merit of those arguments.
A Vermont town meeting clash of conservatives and liberals blocked Proposition I, keeping governor terms at two years. The 1974 session is marked by political maneuvering ahead of election year, with lawmakers avoiding bold reforms and focusing on measures that won’t hurt in November.
The 1974 Vermont session kept the poll tax to avoid town and state revenue losses while approving a business and farm sales tax exemption costing 2 to 3 million dollars. Citizens lament that relief for ordinary people was blocked by cost concerns as the tax burden falls on consumers.
The House again acts on baser instincts and Nixon's advice, tying a harmful anti-busing amendment to a good education bill. The move places politics over principles, jeopardizing swift enactment and crippling fiscal planning for schools and colleges. The amendment would reopen settled desegregation projects, inviting renewed opposition from reactionary forces.
The House moved to pass a rider copied from a 1972 Nixon proposal later shelved by the Senate. Critics say it violates equal protection and would be unconstitutional. Rep. Carl Perkins warned the action was self deceptive, urging Senate approval of a conference bill to safeguard American education.
A reader urges positive understanding of President Nixon and urges calm political discourse. The letter discusses finding a quiet Bennington like community for retirement, reflects on detachment versus emotion in politics, and questions the tone of public debate while endorsing intellectual engagement. Readers Connie Carreker and Clara Elliott are mentioned.
A reader rebuts an editorial dated March 28 that attacked the Vermont Legislature and labeled opposing views as bombast. The letter defends fair space for opinions, praises the paper's poems from six years, and urges more positive editorializing while citing a biblical verse.
A reflective column argues April Fool's Day should be a national holiday to ponder foolishness. It lampoons the ACLU push for girls in New Jersey Little League, jokes about legal and political missteps, and notes the value of humor amid public figures, media bias, and gender language debates.
Washington argues over wealthy tax benefits and the burden on common earners. The piece cites Nixon's 1969 72 returns and Mellon’s view on aiding the rich while noting rising income disparity, corporate loopholes, and IRS politics amid an era of tax reform chatter.
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