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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Discussion notes cautious support for Judge Harry A. Blackmun as Nixon's third Supreme Court pick. Despite Haynsworth and Carswell cases, backers expect confirmation barring new damaging evidence. Blackmun’s dossier mirrors Chief Justice Burger’s solid qualifications, with top law school, clerkship, professorship, and extensive appellate court experience. The piece highlights a generally favorable, confident stance.
President Nixon views the jurist as a strict constructionist committed to interpreting rather than making law. Judge Blackmun, while respected, notes that capital punishment is a policy matter for legislature or clemency, not judiciary. Green Up Day encourages Vermonters to clean roadsides for fresh air, exercise, and tax savings, highlighting youth participation and community responsibility. A Willoughby River fishing season story and April’s omen of spring activities resonate with local readers.
A letter to the editor urges Americans and especially the business community to wake up and act to preserve law and order. It warns of guerrilla tactics and violence such as burning banks and threatening law enforcement, calling for citizens to support the government and stand up in defense amid a national crisis.
Barbara H Smith of Bennington College criticizes a newspaper editorial for dismissive language about the women’s liberation movement. She argues the movement encompasses diverse people and aims, urges the paper to better understand the issues, and calls for sympathy and respect for women’s activism.
A reader letter from a MAUHS graduate comments on teaching high school English and references Nemerov's poetry and Canterbury Tales. It urges Americans to speak out in defense of the nation and supports dissent without endorsing vigilantism. Signed by Raymond A. Gallagher, Commander-in-Chief VFW.
Herbert Douglas of Shaftsbury recalls warnings from 1949 to 1969 about DDT and pesticides. He cites federal studies linking exposure to health risks, government tolerances, and media reports. He asks how much longer before action is taken.
The piece argues for a strict live and let live principle against Housing Codes measures seen as coercive. It counters claims dirty living endangers morals and health, warning such powers threaten freedom and minority rights, while stressing aid for misfortune without blanket compulsion. The author cites Vermont governance and federal overreach to frame the issue as a defense of personal cleanliness and liberty.
A West German BASF unit halts a 100 million dollar South Carolina chemical plant project awaiting federal review of beach pollution risks. The piece argues for merging clean environment aims with rural development to curb urban sprawl and urges industry to decentralize while recycling wastes.
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