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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes that proposed federal rules would limit most 1973 models to 95 mph and require warning devices at speeds above 85. Car makers and enthusiasts push back, arguing accidents lie at all speeds, while the piece asserts fatalities rise with speed and mocks excuses about thrill and skill.
Editor recalls snow, esthetics, and public apathy amid civic concerns. Letters praise long awaited economic upturn as Green Mountain Furniture opens and Bennington eyes stability. community mourns Patrick T. H. Gordon’s death and remembers his warm service.
Letter to the Banner from Rep Kenalene J Collins seeks publication of her March 31 Vermont House floor defense of Lt Calley. She cites both support and opposition, notes ongoing hearings on opposing Nixon leadership resolutions, and urges unity for peace and national security.
A Bennington reader laments a perceived miscarriage of justice in the William L. Calley case and accuses peacemongers of weakening national resolve. She urges the President and Congress to back a swift war policy, while offering apologies to Calley’s family and reflecting on Palm Sunday’s Mendelssohn Elijah performance in North Pownal.
The St Johnsbury Caledonian-Record notes the present Vermont legislature is dominantly Republican with 22 Republicans and 8 Democrats in the Senate and 97 Republicans and 53 Democrats in the House. It highlights gender, birthplaces, education, and religion, suggesting Protestants prevail among Republicans and Catholics among many Democrats, and jokes that success favors Protestant Republicans from New York with two years of college and Knights of Columbus affiliation.
A reader argues the deer herd should be handed to Ben Day and urges an extended season from October 1 to January 1 to shoot every deer in Vermont. The letter, signed South Stream Road, says the deer are scarce and mocks imports of Norwegian meadow moles and a nonresident hunting role.
A letter argues the Army fully investigated the Song My incident and Lt Calley received a fair trial with hard evidence. It condemns hate calls and calls for accountability for higher ups, blaming the war and urging voices to have spoken up sooner.
A controversial view article argues Lt. William Calley’s conviction fuels political theater and national division. It decries media sensationalism, presidential interference, and public calls for tribute parades while contrasting wartime actions with broader moral outrage.
John Chamberlain weighs Ralph Nader’s push for consumer safety against overreach and cites Richard Wayman’s Highway Safety Foundation. Wayman’s fieldwork analyzes 4 571 accidents to inform safer driver training, seat belt use, and practical road design while challenging wild Naderite claims about car defects.
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