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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont.
An editorial discusses Terry Sanford's presidential primary bid, Muskie's reluctant entry, and the ticket implications if Sanford yields to Wallace. It notes North Carolina events, possible running mate scenarios, and the stakes of 64 delegates, plus local coverage of Mt Anthony Union High School Board candidate interviews and a League of Women Voters meeting at 8 15 pm at the Junior High on Main Street.
Glendale reader C Moselbey argues HEW budgets ballooned from five billion in 1952 to eighty five billion in 1972, claiming a four thousand two hundred forty four percent rise that harms the financially stronger. He challenges readers to protest to Congress.
A reader responds to Thursday's Banner by Mrs. Janice D. Squires about the Bennington Program evaluation. The writer says they interviewed 12 people connected to current participants and notes conversations with 10 of them in the inquiry.
A fragmented account describes frustration with interviews about a Bennix Pearls on the lot. The speaker mentions avoiding parent interviews and concerns from parents, students, and businessmen connected to a program, noting patterns and reactions and shifting focus away from those who left the program.
Douglas E. Baker of the Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power denounces Bennington College for dismissing Dr. Irving Lyon a noted scientist and environmentalist. The letter claims lack of due process cites new hearings on atomic power dangers and urges Lyon be allowed to continue teaching and advising the community.
Lawrence Moe Harrington reports interviewing 36 people across Albany Street Academy and other groups to compare evaluation methods. He notes including administrators teachers businesses and district voters in his cross program study.
A letter argues NEPA safeguards public input and environmental costs, urges readers to pressure Congress by sending postcards to preserve the act. It stresses citizen power in elections and asks individuals to participate to protect the republic, signed by Glapys Lodge Porset.
A cryptic piece questions which nation will fall to communal aggression after Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia are said to be invaded. It warns that the United States could be the next target and urges readers to see through the rhetoric. The note is signed by Brendan Lyons of 15 Gage Bt.
A reader from 214 Prospect St writes a public thank you to all who contributed to Bennington's tree-planting program. The note praises the idea creators and funders and says the trees are a pleasure to view.
A Midwestern newspaper piece from Middlebury surveys inflation anxieties, political responses, and wage and price controls across national figures. It notes Nixon's policies, Grayson price checks, and Humphrey's criticism, with references to A&P wage rulings and executive pay, all anchored to markets and consumer costs.
Analyzes antiwar campus protests and their impact on Nixon’s 1972 bid. It argues violence draws support for him, while urges legal political action to mobilize 18 to 26 year olds and address domestic issues. Emphasizes freeing American prisoners as a pivotal move to end the war and shift public opinion.
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