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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont.
The Nixon budget boosts Army Corps of Engineers spending, fueling critique of pork-barrel politics. The piece details how dredging, dam building, and river projects benefit districts regardless of merit, with cost overruns and strategic lobbying. Environmentalists increasingly challenge the Corps, aiming to curb its political entrenchment.
Apollo 13 returned safely after a crippled mission, a technical failure yet a human victory. The three astronauts faced danger with calm competence, making do with limited resources and proving ingenuity can surpass machines. The episode prompts reflection on the future of lunar exploration and the value of human skill.
Barbara Herrnstein Smith of Bennington College defends the women’s movement against Elizabeth Dwyer’s critique. She argues for freeing women from discriminatory laws and stereotypes, notes mischaracterizations in the column, and defends women's roles across professions while calling The Banner to fairness.
Vermont braces for a statewide clean up led by Robert Babcock with Gov. Davis and 100000 residents expected to join. Cleanup costs are slashed as private donations cover supplies and the plan aims to save $500000 in highway and municipal costs while teaching environmental responsibility. Road closures and safety rules will guide the three hour interstate shutdown and 35 mph limit.
Vermont’s annual stocking debate resurfaces as John Clauson argues back from Vermont Sportsman on why brown trout resist stocking strategies. The piece contrasts browns and brook trout, praising wild browns’ age and cunning while noting stocked brook trout rise fast but fade, questioning long term gains from current hatchery practices.
An analysis notes the Nixon administration's Southern strategy showing up in unpublicized civil rights rollbacks. It cites HUD funding pauses in Charleston and a pattern at the Agriculture Extension Service, with Romney entangled via Thurmond and a push to slow civil rights progress while maintaining a front of balance.
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