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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1965
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued each day except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont, signaling its regular publication schedule and corporate address.
A plan favored by a presidential conservation group would tax polluters based on the damage from untreated wastes. Industries could either install treatment facilities or pay the tax, funds supporting regional antipollution efforts. The approach mirrors West Germany after Rhine cleanup gains.
Marion Harris notes governors committee proposals to set minimum standards for day care and pre school centers and questions licensing. Fire risks near Putnam Square prompt call for a stronger fire code amid Bennington district fires. Bennington College sees increasing student protests against the war in Viet Nam and debates a mandatory campus course. Regional Planning Commission defers bypass decision for more cost and location information. Tom Hall elected president of the Greater Bennington Association, expected to energize progress.
Washington columnist Eric Sevareid argues tax burdens and loopholes reveal moral, not just fiscal, failings in the United States. He contrasts Britain’s capital gains tax and expense deduction limits with American distortions favoring capital at the expense of labor, urging reforms to restore justice and reduce inequity. He warns that governing a people hinges on moral action and that too-lax taxation undermines democratic fairness.
The Taconic Racing and Breeding Association reported 1964 expenses totaling just over 4 million dollars. About 245,951 dollars, or one eighth, were categorized as other or miscellaneous. The anecdote recalls a frugal household预算 and questions profits from track vendors.
Letters from EDGAR T. CARLSON and THOMAS P. BROCKWAY laud Bennington High School’s Tuesday night Olympics with wide student participation, performers, and organizers Anita Caswell and Art Gage. Readers urge better Banner coverage and note Mary Moninger and Richard Bird won top awards.
Albany reports show city Democrats and Republicans backed the 2 percent sales tax while upstate lawmakers mostly opposed it. Assembly Speaker Travia, aided by Stanley Steingut, secured crucial votes for the levy amid pressure from Mayor Wagner and city interest. The policy aims to raise about 330 million, with reforms tying state city tax rates and potential future cuts depending on 1966 budget figures.
Ray Bliss aims to reshape the Republican National Committee after building GOP victories in Ohio. The piece contrasts Bliss’s Ohio leadership with national dynamics, noting how Democratic groups leverage outside-the-party forces. It urges Bliss to welcome conservative groups and adapt quickly as 1966 approaches.
House to house pollster asks a man what recent home addition he values. He praises the dishwasher, saying it lets him avoid guilt about never helping with dishes in all their years of marriage. His wife’s astonished reaction follows.
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