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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 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.
Editorial notes a polarized, politicized education scene in Southwest Vermont's supervisory union. It cites alleged favoritism, unfair hiring, contract violations, and fear of intimidation, while urging open scrutiny and a return to education focused on youngsters amid ongoing community conflict.
Profiles recount Vermont's 1778 assembly conflicts over Tory land forfeiture and allegiance oaths, with 162 property forfeitures, a Philadelphia delegation to join the federation, and unresolved New Hampshire valley annexation petitions. It notes the governor council’s April session, frontier defense needs, and a divorce case involving Mrs McClane amid wartime tensions.
A SVSU statement accuses the VEA report of distorting the Banner coverage of SWVSU. The Banner is said to be portrayed as playing up problems, while the VEA report states many articles discuss programs objectively and with understanding.
In Clara Elliott’s Page 6 column the idea of cookies over conflict is praised as the best recent notion. The Putnam Square Cynic mocks harsh weather and tax issues, joking about the IRS and a taxpayer revolt while noting the President’s taxes and personal defense costs.
A Columbia Journalism Review piece portrays Rolling Stone as more than a counterculture beacon. It celebrated a generation through in depth reporting from concerts and communes, built a $5 million empire, and now faces a shifting landscape as rock culture evolves.
In a reflective piece the author links personal illness and winter hardship to national trials. Comparing sleet and flu to Watergate and gas shortages, he argues adversity forces growth, roots, and a return to constitutional foundations, urging resilience and honest self-examination.
Washington humor columnist Dick West riffs on a government energy saving list and a private think tank called The Future Is Yesterday Foundation. He describes a shaving mug with soap at the bottom and a sunlit alarm alternative using a rooster crow as a wake up, hinting at experimental, non electric clocks.
A reader from Burlington and another signer criticize Governor Salmon and Speaker Kennedy over a shove incident and perceived bias toward lobbyists. They urge lawmakers to address pressing issues such as rising utility rates unemployment and housing, and call for broader public input in Montpelier. The piece also includes brief thanks from Girl Scout Troop 147 and a reader request for Mrs. Clara Elliott to become a permanent cooking columnist.
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