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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
In Bennington the Mt Anthony budget faces renewed ballot challenges amid high unemployment. Proponents urge residents to accept the $3 million budget and a $3.50 school tax rate, arguing that saving 3 percent amounts to a $6 tax drop for a $20,000 home and that education priorities justify the cost.
After a clashing public process, the Bennington Planning Commission faced pressure from Selectman Peter R. Donavan and restored its original zoning bylaw changes. The group pursued growth aligned with the town plan, but confusion persisted at a recent hearing. The selectmen urged a future-focused review against special interests.
The Senate confirmed former Connecticut Governor Thomas J. Meskill to the Second U.S. Circuit Court by a 54 to 36 vote. Critics questioned his legal experience and ties to a state real estate leasing scandal, while supporters defended his qualifications and urged him to address lingering doubts as he assumes lifetime tenure over the Vermont Connecticut and New York jurisdictions.
A letter champions the Bennington Program for Boys and Mt. Anthony Program for Girls praising five years of work, detailing student gains, budget strains, and donations. The writer urges sustained support, preservation through a freeze, and proposes naming the effort the Alternative Education Program.
The Banner cites the Bennington Program as boosting underachievers with substantial test-score gains. A comparison of two groups shows those in the program improved in word knowledge, arithmetic, social studies, spelling, reading, language, science, and overall ability, while a matched group not in the program lagged or declined.
Mt Anthony Union district taxpayers are urged to vote for the budget agreed upon by the superintendent George A Sleeman and faculty. Teachers forego raises to protect programs and a wage freeze, otherwise negotiations and costs rise. David Adler MAUHS Director Pownal explains 711 a provision if the budget fails.
Richard Howe writes to The Banner praising the Bennington Program at Convent Avenue. He notes his two stints as photographer and his February work on Count Dracula. Howe argues the program builds self respect and ambition, and highlights teachers and students caring deeply for one another.
A social worker from the Dept. of Social and Rehabilitation Services voices strong support for the Mt. Anthony Program for Girls and the Bennington Program for Boys. She notes troubled teens gain structure and direction through these alternative education efforts, helping them become self respecting adults and urging community funding and Friday support.
Robert J. McWaters, director of Mt Anthony School, urges fellow citizens to approve the revised budget in Bennington. He asks for favorable consideration from the community to support the proposed financial plan.
Profiles recount Vermont's 1930s fight over a multi million dollar Green Mountains national parkway. Public opinion split amid environmentalist versus developer tensions. 74 thousand Town Meeting voters rejected the plan 42 318 to 30 897 in March 1936.
A Washington report profiles Thuc Spurlock, Vietnamese wife of a West Point graduate, who along with Freedom Express Inc. advocates for lifting South Vietnamese exit visa rules. The piece notes U S pressure against exit restrictions, contrasting humanitarian aims with Saigon’s policy and urging Congress to link aid to freer refugee evacuations. The piece situates domestic protests and rapid congressional activity around Southeast Asia policy and refugee relief.
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