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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Vermont's Central Planning Office released a study on 1970s population trends for land use planning. It finds statewide growth may slow, with Chittenden County easing after a 1960s surge while Bennington and Windham counties could see faster growth due to residential pressure and vacation homes, yet with limited industrial expansion.
John Chamberlain argues a Lockheed subsidiary has devised a floating sewage disposal concept using excess Liberty ships. He touts tech as environmental salvation while overlooking regional growth pressures and intercounty dependence that threaten future planning between Bennington and Windham Counties.
In a capital mood of shifting trends Nixon courts China and Keynesian budgets mark a move toward facts over old ideals. The era’s talk tilts from grand strategy to practical realities as public opinion and events push toward slower, steadier change.
Editor notes celebrate National Library Week and ponder a world without libraries. Vermont news highlights Shaftsbury Double Eagle expansion start at Eagle Square Manufacturing Co. discussion, and local chatter on 18 as legal adult age. Bennington recalls Jason and Rose Bitensky closing Village Nook on Main Street.
Atlas magazine notes a calendar mix up gives Leonid Brezhnev three birthday dates. The piece jokes about multiple celebrations for the Soviet leader and contrasts with the fates of Khrushchev and Malenkov, who faded from power.
John M Moore apologizes for Arlington Commissioner remarks about selectmen. He argues for better coordination with the Bennington County Regional Planning Commission and suggests inviting a town official to monthly meetings. He defends selectmen, credits them with public service, and criticizes misquotations and opinionated reporting by The Banner.
A reader thanks the Banner for Thursday's article on nuke intervenors and the photo captioned "Doubters" featuring Cathy Scott. He praises the piece as well written and credits Dr. and Mrs. Irving Lyon and Mrs. Laina Gerrish for their environmental efforts, signing from 121 McKinley St.
A columnist mocks Ramsey Clark’s Crime in America arguing mathematics errors inflate crime risk estimates, questions links between poverty and crime, and satirizes Clark on liberty versus safety and drug policy. The piece also notes Clark’s planned defense for the Catonsville Nine and criticizes his stance.
Engineers from Lockheed propose converting surplus Liberty ships into portable floating sewage plants to serve 50,000 people each. The project aims to cut costs two thirds versus land plants and uses 11 foot drafts and modular hulls. It could ease pollution near lakes and rivers while supporting Seattle and other regions. Major deSeversky touts electrostatic precipitation toward a stackless smokeless future.
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