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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 06201. It provides local news and community notices to residents of Bennington and surrounding areas.
Vermont primary coverage debates hitchhiking legality urging state policy to encourage rides on Interstates. It also critiques 1972 legislature lapses, arresting penalties repeals, and calls for earlier, careful handling of major bills and fewer last minute actions by lawmakers.
Readers debate electricity costs and rate structure, arguing that higher consumption lowers per kWh. Critics accuse utilities of profit focus, discuss Sam Ogden’s censored column, and question public access to sensitive pieces.
Don Cameron of Hoosick NY laments a Aug 14 1972 editorial on gun control arguing NYs strict handgun law balances ownership with strict screening. He warns banning methods or tools fails to curb violence, cites Bramer Wallace era crimes, and asserts gun owners respect firearms while acknowledging their dangerous potential.
Over 300 chamber managers gathered at the University of Delaware for the Institutes for Organization Management to learn new techniques for running volunteer groups. Speakers urged focusing on quality of life and community planning rather than purely economic growth, with ecologist Harold Pluimer stressing the core idea: the essence of life is to do and to be not to have.
The piece argues elderly voters show high turnout amid poverty and fixed incomes, highlighting private pension failures. It cites Ralph Nader and Sen. George McGovern urging reform, proposing employee chosen funds with private, competitive management and government insurance. It calls for public discussion in the election year.
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