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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Cornell ecologist Dr Lamont C Cole warned at Bennington College of an environmental time bomb tied to an expanding economy. He cited rising pollution sources and the federal agencies as key hazards, calling for radical reform of economic policies and national priorities to defuse the looming danger.
A columnist argues the nation splits into hard left and hard right camps as Reagan and Agnew push for punitive measures. The middle, including many college students, seeks democracy and private property while authorities risk radicalization. Youths endure pressure to choose sides as age and experience are urged to heal the breach.
Fischetti argues that clean air and water become personal political issues for Americans capable of acting. Section 102 of the Environmental Act requires agencies proposing projects to report environmental impact to Congress and the new Council on Environmental Quality, enabling citizens to seek injunctions if reports are withheld. Courts have already sustained objections to a road through federal lands.
The piece argues that public demonstrations and legal tools can curb pollution, noting the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Army Corps permission requirements. It highlights citizen power to influence local, state, and federal politics, urging organization beyond Earth Day to back antipollution candidates and laws, despite political distractions.
Nina McCain argues that higher salaries for teachers are legitimate. She notes underpayment prior to recent gains and supports a $15,100 salary for a nine year veteran with a master's degree. The piece calls for teachers to be treated as professionals and to meet extended duties and accountability.
Senator Gaylord Nelson urged a nationwide environmental commitment and suggested the automobile internal combustion engine might have to go first. He spoke in Atlantic City at the United Auto show where discussions of cleaner transport were taking place.
A letter to The Banner urges the House of Representatives to read the Bill of Rights each morning and again when they move to committees, with the governor also receiving a reading via a secretary or a seventh grade volunteer. The writer contrasts this with critics’ view of current legislation and defends individual rights amid political debates.
A column discusses environmental issues and public power, then surveys bugs. It notes $50 kits to cut hydrocarbon pollution, questions citizen action, contrasts rural calm with city life, and offers many insect facts from fireflies to mosquitoes.
Robert R. Douglass, 38, leads a seven member legal team in the New York governor’s office to read and evaluate about 1300 late session bills. They read every bill and memorandum, write memos, and advise the governor on approvals or vetoes. The staff averages 31, handles bills from one to 65 pages, and seeks sleeper measures before sine die adjournment while avoiding pocket vetoes.
A wife who found golf mysterious follows her husband to a course. She watches him struggle in a bunker, sits on the edge, knits, and quips that he can play in one place if he chooses. The line ends with her amused certainty.
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