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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 06201.
A critique argues Richard Nixon shows dangerous obsession as he pursues bombing North Vietnam while promising peace talks. It notes public trust, war costs, and the tension between diplomatic moves and renewed hostilities, urging reflection on consequences for future generations.
A reader letter from Dr. Richard Sleeman criticizes so called Poo Bahs in local government, contrasting wasteful spending with taxpayer money and mocking unified government. The piece targets apparent bureaucratic fat cats, mentions a $410,000 contract priced at $25,000 and hints at future letters on appointments within total government.
A fundraising notice from Isabelle Roberts seeking support for Brandon Training School for crippled children. Items include a 26 inch Sylvania color TV floor model and a handmade afghan with 11 colors. Funds will aid the school and a badly needed chapel named Life Center.
Green Up Day 1972 invites thousands of Vermonters to clean roads statewide in four to five hours. Bennington County logged 78 arterial miles last year and town roads add about 318 more, with state savings at around $250,000 and towns near $1 million in cleanup costs. Volunteers, chairmen, schools, and even radio operators are urged to participate and contact local coordinators.
A letter from activists states that they will no longer pay the federal telephone tax adopted to fund the Vietnam War, joining 17,000 others as they urge like minded citizens to form a community service fund with the money withheld. The signatories include Pat Bare Webster, Mark Jobson, Bradford Kennedy, Einar Michaelson, and others.
The editor recounts personal nonpayment of select taxes after the March town budget vote and cites a history of tax resistance from colonial New England to 19th century Europe. They note IRS demands, bills unpaid since 1970, and a 1971 balance due while stressing nonadvocacy of irresponsible actions and the aim to provoke thought on government spending and taxation.
A Mount Anthony Union High School meeting on the Tadore quick composting method was canceled due to the speaker's illness. Mrs. Brockway and Mr. Brockway led the session with two experienced gardeners explaining heap construction, layering techniques, and temperatures up to 155 degrees F. They described five piles using shredded materials, nitrogen sources, and aeration to speed fermentation, noting turning and moisture are essential for rapid ripening. An additional demonstration with Justin Brande was planned for a later date if his health improves.
A Springfield Iowa trip ended with McGovern delaying a flight to Chicago to greet a newborn in the family. An elderly passenger publicly denounced politicians as crooks while McGovern, after a tense exchange, apologized and later recalled calling the woman a horse’s ass. A faculty member later wrote confirming his remark.
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