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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Vermont Health Systems plan faltered as doctors hospitals and the state medical college pushed to keep autonomy, leaving consumers with little say. About a third of the $932000 federal grant funded studies and salaries while the remaining $600000 moved to the state Human Services Agency to administer by a new commission including providers insurers and legislators.
Town booklet on reappraisal goes to property owners next month. Neighbors compare figures, sparking questions of fairness. If Grand List rises and state aid falls, school tax rates may jump despite uniform statewide listing needed.
Hob Harrington laments decade of turmoil at Mt Anthony High School in Bennington. He criticizes administration and board for partisan struggles, urges grownups to lead, cites liberal and conservative fault lines, and warns of leadership vacuum amid the Sleeman Syndrome.
A reader laments Missed leadership at MAUHS and calls for mature, open governance. The letter faults the superintendent and school board for controversy, urges the town to unite, and pressures elected boards to act with honesty, compromise, and dedication toward top education for all students.
The National Academy of Sciences warns that personal information spreads through government and industry as comput erization grows. The study notes a growing dossier society and urges public understanding to guard the right to be left alone, a principle praised by Justice Brande ll.
Charles McC Mathias urges restoring trust in government amid national doubt. He argues loyalty to the Constitution must trump party, cites Watergate era cases, and calls leaders to uphold the law with courage to renew faith in the nation.
The article argues habitat change drives bird population shifts from wild turkeys to bobolinks and grouse. It notes oak groves returning aid turkey reestablishment, pasture-to-woodland shifts suppressing grouse, and deer proliferation altering habitats. It cites crows thriving, dogs, crows, and grackles at dumps, and describes how ponds and plantings attract tree swallows, robins, and woodpeckers, stressing clean air, water, and trees for songbird life.
Gerald Raftery, board member of Arlington Day Care Center, praises Sue Serling the new director for excellent work at the Arlington Day Dare Center. He rebukes Burin Tager’s hope that the center will not survive, likening it to a Vietnam artillery commander who destroys a village to save it.
A column warns the Watergate investigation could drift into conspiratorial fantasy led by figures like Bernard Fensterwald and L. Fletcher Prouty. It notes James McCord’s vulnerability to legal maneuvers, Nixon aides’ vigilance, and the risk of the inquiry swinging into unprovable imagination before turning to a Tennessee draft-dodger seized after decades.
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