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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. The office is located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
In Michigan the Democrat Robert Traxler defeated GOP candidate James Sparling Jr in the thumb district ending a 42 year Republican streak. President Nixon campaigned for Sparling amid Watergate fallout as Ford labeled the result a bad omen signaling a broader Democratic sweep.
A traveler in Berkeley recalls a burglary in Manhattan and lessons from a security mindset. She notes unsafe locks in a Berkeley hotel, a porch of informal distrust, and a hotel elevator tale as she contends with urban paranoia and casual theft. The piece blends humor with caution about staying secure in transit.
The Haldimand Papers story centers on Ethan and Ira Allen and a 1780 British approach to Vermont. The narrative covers a proposed truce with Canada, Assembly suspicions, impeachments, forged letters, and final Yorktown news that cooled secession talks. The piece notes contested views: treason or bold diplomacy, with references to Cornwallis and Walton volumes.
A Census Bureau LEAA survey using polling methods measures crimes committed, victims, and public image of police. New York City is found safest among 13 urban areas. Philadelphia reports over five times police-reported crime due to alleged doctoring. Blacks and non rich bear disproportionate crime burdens. many do not report crimes. Gov. Salmon calls opponents do gooders then backtracks, noting utilities rate hikes affect low income Vermonters.
The Banner reader argues tax assessments, not just taxes, favor the wealthy. He cites 1974 Shaftsbury Grand List, noting farmers and retirees face four to fivefold increases while old farmhouses lose value, and restored homes with amenities should be valued higher. He highlights $50,000 and $70,000 estates as beneficiaries.
Ruth M. Browe voices anger at Shaftsbury reappraisals, calling assessments unfair and accusing officials of bias toward wealthy homeowners. She urges new selectmen, warns higher assessments reduce state aid for schools, and argues tax fairness for residents.
Memory poem recalling childhood in a valley town with arbutus time buds and hometown bands. A reminiscence by Philip Schuyler, Banner Carrier 1909 to 1914, now retired, celebrating shared memories and the memory cup.
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