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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 429 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial lauds the Thursday agreement that preserves the Mt Anthony Union High School staff and opens the school next month. It urges ongoing public transparency, lessons learned, and timely negotiation to avoid crises, while noting rising federal pay and calls for productivity and restraint in automatic raises.
Ten Vermont campus interns work on special projects across departments under a federally funded program intended to connect campuses with Montpelier. They gain academic credit and weekly pay while lecturers and officials host seminars, but several interns and proponents question whether the program actually yields meaningful communication and influence with decisionmakers.
GEORGE B. GORDON notes how water supply changes with land development in Vermont and the eastern U.S. From aquifer ignorance in the past to modern wells, the piece links drought, expanding vacation home building, and the lack of underground sources to the risk of dry wells. It contrasts experiences from New York, Virginia, and Vermont, warning that many areas lack aquifers and that clean water depends on preserving groundwater.
A reader criticizes Washington policy and draft delays amid Vietnam casualty figures while praising local school reopening and community cooperation. The letter from Robert W. Santway questions unemployment tied to war and defense programs, alongside supportive remarks from Mrs Ruth Levin about MAHUS school readiness and staff.
A column argues Henry Kissinger effectively controls U S foreign policy by creating a de facto state department within the White House. It notes Kissinger ordered destruction of a private Cline memorandum and accuses the State Department of being sidelined during negotiations with China. It credits Kissinger with vast but controversial influence and portrays him as both architect and scapegoat of Nixon era policy.
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