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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues that inflation and rising prices drive voter anger toward governors who raise sales taxes. It notes consumers blame taxes for higher costs, cites Gov. Deane Davis, John Chaffee, and Ronald Reagan, and asserts taxpayers vent spleen on the visible symbol of their depleted pockets.
State Sen Leo OBrien, seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, proposes a two dollar minimum wage, expanded unemployment benefits, and opposition to right to work. Lt Gov Hayes shares these proposals as he runs in the GOP race. The piece notes public interest in forward‑looking reforms amid past tax and spending debates. It also reflects on the California grape boycott ending after Cesar Chavez union actions and its impact on workers wages.
The Caledonian Record notes that Vermont senators Aiken and Prouty disagreed 24 percent of the time in 1969, a split along liberal conservative lines. It highlights key votes on ABM limits, mining safety, depletion allowances, tax exemptions, social security, and oil and gas expenses, concluding that Vermonters should evaluate issues rather than blindly supporting both.
Johns Hopkins University president Lincoln Gordon argues in his June commencement address that constitutional democracy, though slow and frustrating for minorities and rigid partisans, remains open to active participation. He urges graduates to pursue public life and endure slow results across years. Burlington Free Press.
San Clemente report says Ambassador David Bruce will present new terms in Paris despite Nixon’s earlier coalition stance. The president corrected remarks, signaling flexibility on inclusion of Saigon elements ThieuKy, aiming to keep pressures on North Vietnam. Bruce’s role could introduce bargaining positions and reduce immediate demands, signaling potential progress before the November elections.
A Vermont essay warns that heavy real estate taxes strain towns and the elderly, urging sensible reform before government spending breaks the system. It contrasts local fiscal stress with world tensions and cites Gary Indiana’s public education cost experiment as a potential sign of hope.
A letter to Governor Deane C. Davis calls for a personal investigation of the Vermont State Environmental Board’s ruling allowing a Spruce Tissue mill in Pownal to discharge polluted effluent into the Hoosic River. It cites environmental impact on Williamstown Adams and North Adams, regional water quality gains, and argues for Vermont leadership in environmental stewardship.
Letter to the editor urging Bennington Rural Fire District voters to keep the charter rather than join a unified town. The writer notes the department’s growth since 1929, questions about unification, and claims a charter loss would be permanent. He cites tax figures and cites an August 11 polling window at Beech Street Firehouse.
The National Right-to-Work Committee faced defeat in California when most table grape growers signed union shop contracts under Cesar Chavez s United Farm Workers Organizing Committee. Meanwhile in Congress the postal reform bill dropped compulsory unionism, a small win for Right-to-Work supporters. The article notes Chavez’s capital gains and the continued push by Reed Larson’s group, including a new Legal Defense Foundation modeled after the NAACP fund.
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