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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner prints daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, outlining its publication schedule and contact base.
The piece questions Ben nington s new board of selectmen and warns against political motivations or special interest influence. It argues that even with a professional assessors board, inequities persist due to the unprofessional BCA and court battles over high or low appraisals, after a townwide reappraisal.
A congressional probe finds Nixon faced a capital gain on a New York apartment not reported as part of a tax dodge. The code allows omitting gains on principal residences if reinvested within a year, but the San Clemente home did not qualify as principal residence, raising questions about residency and tax avoidance.
Testimony in a Las Vegas court reveals Howard Hughes bought a local TV station for 3.65 million to watch old Western and aviation films at dawn. A management directive leased all such films, feeding an insomniac recluse with a 24 hour staff, medical emergency room, and unusual ecological habits including bans on bugs and a rejected golf course due to sewage water irrigation.
The VEA subcommittee found both labor and management unwilling to compromise in the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union dispute. It urged NEA involvement to air conflicting viewpoints and uncover the truth, noting years of rumor and poor communication have harmed education while stressing that the two sides bear responsibility for the deteriorating system.
A summary of three books on nutrition and food costs. Michael Jacobson’s Nutrition Scoreboard from CSPI urges healthier, less processed choices with plus and minus credits for foods, Delight Dixon Omohundro’s How to Win the Grocery Game outlines inflation beating methods with price comparisons, and Jim Hightower’s Hard Tomatoes Hard Times links agribusiness to government and education. The reviewer notes the books share a theme: big food interests push profits over nutrition and urges schools to adopt healthier, cheaper eating habits.
Washington weighs options amid fear of Soviet first strike capability. Satellite images show enlarged gaps at bases and improved accuracy endangering US missile sites. Secretary Schlesinger pushes for equivalence and hard bargaining while Kissinger signals guide. The administration bets on Russian misreading of Nixon's strength to push limits, keeping the arms race in motion.
A lister writes that non reappointment by Bennington’s new selectmen frees her from a weekly three hour meeting and extensive duties. She and others express disappointment they could not finish adjustments to the Grand List after the Cole Layer Trumbell appraisal and ensuing taxpayer grievances.
A speaker criticizes the Bennington selectmen for not reappointing the lister, arguing the vacancy last year caused mismanagement and taxpayer costs. The writer claims the board lacks understanding of the office’s duties and warns of an inequitable Grand List, noting personal bias toward daughters over sons. Gov Byrne backs his right to play Little League baseball in New Jersey.
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