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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes a rare US China ping pong tour as a sign of thaw and China lobby alarm. It critiques the Committee of One Million pushing Stop Red China amid shifts toward UN admission and reestablished U.S. relations, highlighting political motives and the unlikely diplomacy.
The piece heaps light satire on a new one day air mail plan while noting Bennington will be excluded. Mayor-like officials and Mt Anthony Union High School leader Lawrence Harrington are praised for openness to new ideas amid budget cuts in New York. A quip on income tax and fluorine usage closes the note with local letters to the editor.
A discussion outlines fluoride sources in toothpaste, mouthwash, vitamins, and doctor prescriptions. It questions adding fluorine to drinking water, noting it can be poisonous, and uses snake venom as an antidote analogy to ask who would be medicated and who would not.
Letter to the Editor by Gladys Lodge criticizes fluoride proponents for unfair tactics. It cites Dr. Lionel Rapaport’s 1971 Wisconsin study linking water fluoride levels to higher Mongoloid birth rates and notes a second Health Service directed replication. Lodge condemns tactics and questions truth in public health debates.
Carroll P. Adams of Montpelier urges Vermont Senators to advance a presidential primary bill arguing Vermonters deserve a direct say like 18 other states. He recalls a past Senate passage under Sen. George Cook and warns that failing to act would hurt Vermonters.
The notice invites readers to attend church services at 210 Division St and offers rides, signed by Mrs Leslie Wright. It also contains a separate warning by Mrs Lois M Bryant urging readers to research fluorine in drinking water before an April 22 vote, outlining potential health risks and urging caution to protect children.
Salisbury entrepreneur Paul Robinson, VT sales rep for L.M. Pike, turns into Robinson Treescaping and Security Fence Co. He operates a tree spading truck, vinyl fence weaving, and shrub planting ahead of a growing client base including Middlebury and Johnson State colleges. He emphasizes environmental care, avoiding artificial fertilizers and waste, while expanding his business footprint along Route 7.
A Cohoes New York mayor advocates banning X rated films drawing support from Barney Fowler and local fear of moral decline. Critics urge reason over emotion noting voluntary ratings exist and censorship risks. A Midlands bus incident shows cross cultural courtesy. London Daily Express.
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