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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The 1969 Vermont Legislature presses toward a Saturday adjournment with the sales tax fight in flux. The House kept a 3 percent levy against Senate wishes for 4 percent, while a Constitutional Convention bill may shape the state’s future. If bills stall into next week, lawmakers would work without pay and miss fishing season prep.
Vermont legislature moves toward demolishing the Pavilion Hotel as the Senate Appropriations Committee reports a favorable bill. The House defeated a bid by Rep. Harvey Carter to grant a temporary reprieve for a private Friends of the Pavilion restoration. Vexed debate notes potential replacement with a government office building nearby, drawing warnings about preserving Vermont’s historic State Street relic.
In a Bennington Banner letter, Mrs. Charles E. Longtin argues the deletion of the director of special education harms the program, urging reconsideration and questioning qualifications and impact on home-bound children. Rev. Thomas D. Steffen commends three teens who donated 150 dollars to Bennington Day Care and plans further contributions to the Y.M.C.A and Dollars for Scholars.
A reader accuses conservative Vermont lawmakers of pushing a four percent sales tax and denying rebates to poor families and the elderly. The letter argues against taxing low income residents while ski resort interests evade fair taxes and calls for voters to consider who they support.
Larry Bogart of Allendale, N J lauds a Bennington talk coverage on nuclear power and the environment, calling it rare and well done. He hopes the broader news coverage receives similar care for the public.
David W Heusinkueld argues in the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine that college governance should remain with faculty and administrators rather than student democracy. He contends democracy undermines authority, urges strict discipline, and says officials must be in loco parentis and more capable to decide academic matters.
In a column by Tom Wicker the New York Times notes that over a hundred million Americans feel tighter finances as tax returns are filed and Nixon cuts 4 billion in spending. The piece questions why military spending so dominates 40 percent of federal outlays while poverty and urban decay worsen. It cites Califano on housing and poverty, Kerner Commission and other costs, arguing for greater social investment and a higher future-oriented dollar investment once resources permit.
A Vermont and New York study argues deer population control should rest on ecological science, not statute. It highlights how food supply, predator roles, and disease interact to shape herds and vegetation, urging legislators to shift from rigid rules to balanced habitat management.
New York readers confront SDS tactics on campus as Harvard and other universities restrict ROTC credit and training. The piece argues the move harms the officer corps and risks a professionalized, less representative military, urging trustees and alumni to push back against what it calls fascist behavior on campuses.
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