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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The 1969 Vermont Legislature completed a 16 week session. Gov Davis sought a 96 million budget and a 4 percent sales tax, later reduced to 3 percent while income tax rose to 28.75 percent of the federal levy. Wages and mortgage rates rose. The pari mutuel split with Green Mountain Park was settled with controversy. Rep Harvey Carter of Pownal gained a referendum on Sunday racing for May 14. Several Bennington lawmakers opposed the sales tax, while Sen T Garry Buckley emerged as a vocal figure.
The Vermont legislative session wrapped with defeat for the five percent amusement tax targeting ski lift tickets and other amusements. A notable outcome was the constitutional convention bill passing for a June statewide referendum on a potential next October convention. A procedural win by Rep. Caracciola kept a Bennington Beltline priority from advancing, while a highway plan and extra funds were approved as part of a larger U.S. 7 stand. The session adjourns with hopes for focused future discussions on money matters and state issues.
The piece argues Congress failed with a weak gun law and urges strict nationwide firearm registration. It criticizes NRA opposition and calls on Congress and President Nixon to push for robust registration to curb gun violence and prevent deadly misuse. Strong entities include National Rifle Association, Homer Cummings, Nixon.
A reader protests MAUHS District for allowing an American Friends Service Committee speaker in open history classes while Selective Service interviews occurred separately. The letter argues this is unequal time and calls for greater parental vigilance and potential outcry if repeated.
Miss Eupha Bonham reports a three week MAUHS Greece trip with students visiting Marathon Sounion Corinth Epidaurus Olympia Mycenae Delphi Mykonos and Delos. The group sails from Piraeus to Hydra and enjoys old sites mosaics and local Greek meals. The guide is praised and the travelers describe learning history geography literature and economics.
James Reston poses a hypothetical on campus revolutionaries gaining power and asks what becomes of ROTC, military policy, and governance. He cites John Gardner’s warnings on chaos and the risk of dictatorial outcomes, weighing whether SDS leaders would handle responsibilities or only seek excitement.
Elizabeth Dwyer laments the excess of modern packaging from cans and plastics to foil wrappings. She argues for a simple cheap incinerator or better trash solution as everything becomes wrapped, wasted, and tossed, leaving cities overflowing and hospitals crowded. The piece ends with a plea to stop the packaging frenzy.
A letter urging May 11 to 17 National Nursing Home Week encourages community members to visit nursing home residents on Mother's Day. It notes two of three of the nation’s 700,000 plus nursing home patients are women and emphasizes the value of visible community concern, understanding, and shared goodwill from 10 to 15 minute visits. The Vermont State Nursing Home Association supports the effort and the Sourcliffe Nursing Home backs participation.
In New York City, Senator John J. Marchi leads conservative Republican organization against Mayor John V. Lindsay. Marchi's bloc gains in Queens and Brooklyn threaten Lindsay's bid, while Wagner’s Democratic prospects loom as primary battles intensify with high stakes for November.
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