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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 429 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice states the newspaper operates under standard daily publication practices with delivery details and corporate information.
The Vermont education department grapples with its unclear role and the volatile position of state leader Joseph Oakey amid debates over state versus local control. Editorials argue that threats to withhold state aid rarely used reflect systemic friction, while praise goes to community efforts like Battle Day events and new Vermont camping areas as signs of local initiative and regional benefit.
The Banner carries letters praising the Mt Anthony Union School Board while criticizing some teachers as unfit, and a reader Carlil L. LUSIS from 203 Depot St condemns Vietnam War coverage and US policy. The column notes letters welcome with 200 word limit and signatures required.
A Senate bill tightens campaign spending and creates a bipartisan federal elections commission to oversee contributions and expenditures. It also suspends the equal time rule for House and Senate races, prompting more debates but risking marginalizing minor parties. A Court of Appeals ruling opens air time to broader views, though evasion remains likely.
The writer critiques Mungowaldenism and Rainbow Farm notes while defending Raymound Mungo. A Landgrove reader shares an Oregon arrival, a Cascade Mountains farm, and 160 acres with family life, crops, and poultry. They praise ecology action yet warn of unspoiled country myths as Vermont-like values shift westward.
Richard Nixon, please stay home. Scotty Reston writes on Red China’s youth and Panas Fedenko notes Soviet birthrates, arguing high youthful populations hinder energy and progress. Old-age suppression in these states risks a low energy economy, while aging societies can advance through experience.
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