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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Col Raymond C Murray questions the Mt Anthony Union School Board realignment under the one person one vote ruling. He asks what difference remains with current base of representation and Bennington paying 70 percent of the bill while holding 4 of 11 seats. He notes open meeting law and executive session limits, and suggests a weighted plan of 742:1:1:1%. The piece calls the plan curious and raises many questions about reapportionment.
French National Assembly votes to grant mothers greater influence over child upbringing challenging Napoleonic Code norms. The shift follows decades of reform from 1924 to 1945 on wife beating voting and equal pay, with 485 women mayors signaling a rising groundswell despite low officeholdership outside urban areas.
The League of Women Voters urges DC representation in Congress after decades of suffrage effort. It plans 1.5 million signatures to push for voting rights for District residents, arguing it is long overdue.
A reader questions MAUHS board actions on reapportionment under one man one vote. They ask why news of alleged illegality wasn’t released promptly and whether the board attorney proposed alternative plans. The Bennington Banner report claiming unanimous approval of a proposed revision is challenged as potentially misleading.
Bennington residents challenge MAUHS voting scheme tied to pupil enrollment arguing district representation should reflect pupil flow and funding shares. They demand legal criteria for any new board and budgeting process, citing Bennington's claim of paying 70 percent of the bill for only 40 percent of influence.
A letter defends Kermit Fisher and Bob Gerity who were dismissed by the YMCA after many years of service. Fisher, hired last July as a physical education instructor, lost his job amid budget concerns. Gerity, with 14 years at the Y, was also let go, prompting calls for governance reform and justice for taxpayers.
Vermont roadside sign politics unfold as grassroots trustees in 78 towns push for local control while facing a federal denial of bonus funds. The piece traces court actions, hearings, and lobbying by Gov. Davis, Attorney General Jeffords, Sen. Flanders, and state officials from 1967 to 1969 as they seek to secure or extend sign allowances along interstate routes. The Vermont Roadside Council notes a $70,495 bonus grant dated May 3, 1967, and calls on grassroots Freemen to resolve the impasse with the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads.
The writer argues free enterprise and technological progress have boosted global food output far beyond visible hunger. He cites per-farmer yields, the green revolution, and Rockefeller-backed seeds, noting socialist systems lag in credit and marketing needed for agricultural advances while criticizing population control advocates.
The piece analyzes President Nixon's plan to pull 150,000 U.S. troops from Vietnam within 12 months, noting friction with Gen Abrams and the Joint Chiefs, and describing the tension between civilian strategy and military opposition. It compares the move to De Gaulle's Algeria retreat and warns of risks if the plan misaligns with battlefield realities.
H P Newson of the National Forest Products Association urges objective reporting in environmental issues and criticizes Sierra Club campaigns as potentially biasing public judgment. He argues journalists should not become advocates and calls for fair hearing of opposing views. The letter appears in the American Legion Magazine excerpt.
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