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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Census Bureau places the national population center five miles east south east of Mascoutah in a 466 acre farm owned by Lawrence Friedrich. He is paid by the government for not growing wheat in what critics call government land. The piece links farm subsidies to broader debates over welfare and work incentives, noting comparisons to payments to cotton growers and unemployment. It cites New Republic columnist T R B on paying farmers versus paying people not to work and questions the conservative stance.
Editor notes commend Bennington Fire Department for pressing ahead with a Battle Day celebration after voters rejected a $4,000 town appropriation. About 1,000 signed a petition seeking a revote. Townspeople could support with floats, manpower, and kids day events. fireworks deemed expendable. Rutland Loyality Day parade sparks debate over peace groups and democratic process. Senator Aiken criticizes Nixon nominees, reflecting Vermont sentiment. Spring optimism arrives amid newsroom sarcasm about frost.
A letter to the Banner describes the April 24 1971 antiwar demonstration in Washington and San Francisco as the largest ever, with estimates near 500 000 in D C, and highlights veteran participation, speeches by Coretta King Ralph Abernathy and others, and a call to end the Vietnam War with the phrase OUT NOW. John L Fisher of Williamstown Mass signs the piece.
A Bennington College letter argues against blocking a dental clinic in Bennington despite fluoridation concerns. It challenges Dr. Long’s assertions, urges a clinic to support preventive care, training, and a supervised fluoride program, and calls for local data to decide on future fluoride steps.
Former congressman Allard Lowenstein aims to register 12 million youths aged 18 to 21 for the 1972 election to oppose Nixon. He plans local groups under the banner No to Nixon Now, staging rallies from Rhode Island to the Midwest and West Coast to spur antiadministration turnout.
Sam Ogden neared Fenway on Patriot's Day as the Red Sox lost in the 13th inning while the scene evoked memories of old ballparks. The piece recalls baseball's fun, the price of hot dogs, security costs, the Yankees' woes, a vendor's haircut demand, and a reflection on how the sport helps forget war and tensions. United Mine Workers Journal.
The piece traces white bread from Roman elites to modern diets, linking bread choice to social status and evolving milling tech. It notes industrial advances by Count Szechenyi, whitening methods, and nutrition concerns after WWI, detailing FDA enrichment moves and ongoing myths about enriched bread.
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