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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays. It is published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The Bennington Banner urges end to personal feuds in education. It questions Dr Richard Sleeman s role in BSD decisions and the broader clash with Mt Anthony Board. It asks whether Sleeman aims to remove top administration and criticizes secrecy and conflicts affecting areawide schooling.
To the Editor, Phil Viereck provides valuable service to Southwestern Vermont schools and children through his insight and commitment to quality education. The Bennington School District board’s move to eliminate his elementary supervisor role is portrayed as tragic and allegedly financial in motive amid a reported 215000 surplus. The BSD chairman says the tax rate may be lowered, while Mt Anthony board proposes next year’s budget.
Charles R Neuschafter argues that local boards keep budgets tight while enrollment rises, prioritizing economy over education. He contends taxpayers celebrate savings but parents and children may value a high quality system more than mere cost containment. He writes as president of the Southwestern Vermont Educational Association.
Law Day May 1 1971 is a reminder of the Rule of Law and the theme Channel change through Law and Reason The note urges change through courts and the judicial process citing school desegregation advances via the NAACP Legal Defense Fund Signed by KEITHE KING Law Day Chairman Bennington County Bar Association.
A Sparks From the Forge piece surveys a ran ge of topics from gardening methods to quackgrass control and local notices. It notes Diane Globus teaching a 14 day compost method using leaves, cautions about atrazine warnings, jokes about sunflower seeds in editorial trials, and reports on Swarthmore students engaging commuters about Vietnam. It also mentions a Vermont magazine ad, road-salt cost savings, Betsy Samuelson seniors, and a $9 million Mountain Road development filing in Stowe.
The ABC program aims to bring up to a dozen American Indian students to Bennington next year if sponsors at Dartmouth College approve. Local effort spans Mt. Anthony students, school board members, and the public, with a community meeting tonight at St. Peter's Parish Hall to show broad support.
The Brattleboro Reformer notes a flood of White House press mailings aimed at supporting the newspaper industry. Items include Herbert Klein remarks on welfare, Klein on economic indicators for expansion with price stability, background on President proposals from the National Citizens Committee for Revenue Sharing, and a claim that Senator Muskie endorses Trotskyist Communist activities in Southeast Asia.
Reader lauds Mount Anthony Union High School eighth graders for a lively Vaudeville Revisited production with piano by Tommy Winslow and a string quartet. Complaints note venue mix up and calls for policy to grant school facilities priority to school projects. Gratitude to Detective Larry Robinson for bench and bell theft recovery. signed Mrs Borden Graves and Larry T Cass.
John Chamberlain argues that Ralph Nader and General Motors chief Jim Roche clash over consumer rights and industry responsibility. The piece notes Nader’s focus on public participation and critiques of worker and management flaws, while highlighting Better Business Bureau leaders pushing toll-free complaint lines and better workmanship to boost consumer power and price fairness.
A family moving from town to the suburbs bought the biggest dog they could find to guard their home. Burglars entered soon after, and the dog slept through the robbery. The kennel owner suggested a smaller dog to wake the big one.
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