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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 429 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Attorney General Mitchell halts prosecutions of National Guard members for Kent State shootings while indictments against 25 students and a faculty member stand, with debate over live ammunition policies and calls for a uniform Guard policy to prevent future bloodshed.
The Focus Outdoors weekend at the University of Massachusetts involved the Massachusetts Audubon Society and Easthampton’s Acadia sanctuary. About 700 attendees learned from 25 speakers and enjoyed field trips, exhibitions, and a view from an 11th floor promenade. Frank Graham Jr spoke on pesticides, urging balanced ecological thinking and caution against eradication. He praised soapy water for home use and cited a $36,000 Arizona saving via targeted spraying. The talk covered regulatory cross ups and industry influence, noting many products registered despite objections.
The piece critiques President Nixon's inflation strategy and its impact on welfare reform. It argues delaying welfare reform to cut federal spending will hurt the poor most, as inflation hurts them hardest while Congress eyes the budget and tax cuts. The article warns the poorest may suffer before any relief from price controls or reforms takes effect.
The piece critiques Nixon's float of the dollar and 10 percent import surcharge, warning that blaming anonymous speculators masks policy attitudes. It stresses international cooperation, warns of trade disruption, and calls for cautious, nonnationalistic reform led by central banks and treasury officials.
These Days by John Chamberlain argues Nixon’s backing from Sun Belt conservatives and Northern suburbs weakens as Buckley followers desert on Red China and defense, hard hats oppose economic policy, Meany’s AFL CIO anger threatens labor support, and northern suburban voters face tax and job losses. A revolt by 15 Republican senators prompts White House maneuvers to present a positive spin while warning of an anti coalition risk for 1972.
The narrator contrasts life in China with Western abundance, noting bicycles as the main transport, service stations as neighborly deliveries, and a populace marked by gratitude and simplicity. He cites Mao’s praise, calls Chinese modest, uniform dress, and claims women appear featureless, while China blends old and new as it moves toward modernity.
Steven Rice reports a seven hour benefit concert at Willow Park for Mike Fennessey raised about 700 dollars, near 1000 if it ran twelve hours. The event featured rock groups Daybreak Acropolis and Pure Lard, with performances by Theda Sausville and others. Rice thanks organizers and performers Mary Burgess Judi Thurber Craig Sweet Craig Reynolds Timmy Hunt Ernest O Dowd Meg Moore Dawn Thibodeau Robin Outwater Peter Graves and The Louie Mother Ball Memorial Mud Ban. He hopes for an annual event with broad public participation.
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