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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Nixon 1970 budget signals a potential end to the honeymoon as it trims civilian spending while leaving the military intact and even increasing non Vietnam Pentagon outlays. The piece argues social security cuts and tax gimmicks harm inflation relief and warns of high domestic costs if Pentagon spending dominates as the war winds down.
Banner columnist Catharine Foster proposes a tax free plan to balance Vermont’s budget by fining litterers along highways under Statutes Title 24 Chapter 51 Section 2201. She assumes 300 items on the Walloomsac banks could yield $15,000, then extends to statewide litter fines, but notes two witnesses per case and current cleanup costs. The idea is impractical yet tempting as June 1 sales tax begins.
Editor notes that roadside picnic areas attract out-of-state and local visitors yet attract significant cleanup costs. Ivor S. Pelsue cites spring and summer trash removal as a burden, with many litterers treating these spots as personal dumps rather than caring about public space.
John J. Hicks of Elmhurst argues in this letter that hate and propaganda fuel wars and nations, while nuclear power risks extinction. He contends educated people fail to act sensibly, urges daily peace and goodwill, and notes all humans share a single fate in a hypnotized society.
Hurrah for Mr Harrington and Mr Dunham. A letter questions who requested the draft counselor appearance and how the decision was made. It asks if the request was written or oral, whether school administrators or the board were first approached, and if equal time or subject matter drove the action.
A quotation lists escalating taxes on every facet of life from bread to unborn children and air to sunshine. It notes Anon and Minerva Holmes, plus a fragment from Philip Roth’s Portnoy's Complaint, highlighting a controversial book quote in a public notice context.
The wide distribution photo of Cornell black students with rifles signals a stark national divide, underscoring a potential violence risk and a failure to bridge the racial gulf. The author argues whites must address the deeper failure to unify blacks and whites, beyond campus provocations, to avert further alienation and conflict.
CARLO WOLTER writes from Skylark in Searsburg about early spring scenes, birds, and a spring cookout. He contrasts the lure of Green Mountain developments with the loss of true country living, warning about encroachment, crowding, and rising costs for services, schools, and infrastructure.
The piece argues Cesar Chavez seeks to force farm laborers into union membership via a closed shop and a state hiring hall, warning this runs counter to freedom and the Taft Hartley framework. It recounts personal memories of discrimination in California fruit picking and criticizes special privileges for Chavez versus broader labor protections.
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