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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Senator Herbert Ogden argues the Vermont mortgage ceiling should be removed to attract depositors and curb second homes. He notes current rates and wages, questions who benefits, and warns against forcing buyers out of the market. The piece critiques banker profits and calls for a state mortgage authority amid rising mobile home park concerns.
In a letter to The Banner the college clarifies its dual accreditation. It is nationally accredited by the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools and is currently in the Candidate for Accreditation category with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The college notes transfers are accepted and outlines four goals for 1974.
Tulsa Oklahoma faced a high court reversal when Chico Conchito was fined for cursing a store manager under a strict obscenity ordinance. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals found the law too broad and void, noting it punished expletives after a toe injury, raising questions about application if the roles were reversed.
The column contrasts Nixon delaying tactics with a fable about a king and talking horses to illustrate his stance on the tapes. Will remarks Nixon risks stalemate, hoping for a miracle rather than releasing evidence, underscoring the political logic of restraint and secrecy.
Senator Herbert G. Ogden from Windsor County argues that keeping a state ceiling on interest rates harms savers and homebuyers. He critiques Gov Salmon for blaming depositors while urging removal of the 8 percent cap to align Vermont with other states and boost housing access in the future.
In a Banner letter, April 15, Merton Snow quotes my note on property reappraisals. I did not claim the 1974 assessment was 250 percent more than 1973 but 250 percent of the previous assessment. I would be grateful if my 1974 tax ends up lower than 1973. I may as well admit now.
A Banner letter laments the killing of three dogs found in bags on the old town dump and calls for justice. The writer argues pet owners should guard, register, and vaccinate dogs and condemns those who harm animals, wishing mercy be returned to cruel actors. The piece also notes other dog disappearances in North Bennington and Harvest Hills.
Readers praise The Happy Cooks and The Simple Chef titles for the Wadsworths. Irving Fineman of Shaftsbury argues Vermont town taxes should be income based rather than on property market value, warning about real estate speculation and calls for a state and local tax system aligned with income tax principles.
Profiles from the Past recount Ethan Allen’s return from captivity in 1778 and his role in quelling Tory resistance in southern Vermont. It details Yorkers’ opposition to Vermont statehood, courtroom clashes in Halifax, Allen’s militia actions, and the 1784 arrest of Charles Phelps. The piece notes Allen’s 1789 death after a final visit to South Hero and his late-life marriage to Fanny Buchanan.
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