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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece notes that Ellis Island era paper checks are replaced by international airports as entry points and imagines multilingual staff at airports. It contrasts past kinship addresses and job promises with modern travel, language barriers, and reliance on public transit. Boston's Logan is cited as an example of improving reception for foreign visitors.
Airport will hire a corps of uniformed college students to staff arrivals starting Sept 1. Five our welcomers on duty at all times once fully staffed. Liberal arts students gain temporary jobs while bilingual airline counter staff previously handled duties.
Northeast Kingdom towns consider adopting a local land use tax scheme similar to Stowe’s farmer contract plan. The program freezes farmland’s Grand List value for five years in exchange for continued farming, with taxes reverting to fair-market value after the term.
The article outlines how farmers can influence local taxes and suggests towns in the Northeast Kingdom study farm contracts. It lists dairy farm income by town from the 1971 census and UVM estimates, based on $700 per cow annually, noting most revenue circulates locally and highlighting towns with significant or declining cow numbers.
In a Maine Times letter dated July, Cols argues tourism promotes a hollow image of Vacationland. He warns coastal Maine faces overrun tourist traffic, traffic jams, water shortages, and outsized franchise takeovers that drain local profit and limit opportunities for residents.
In a letter to constituents, Stafford describes the Senate Public Works Committee debates on the Federal Aid Highway Authorization for 1972 and his evolving position on opening the Highway Trust Fund for urban mass transit. He notes support for non rail urban transit, AMTRAK separate system, and urges funds not to be used for non urban rail. He recalls voting on the Cooper Amendment and emphasizes limited immediate use of the fund. Washington.
A letter from 3S Bratford St, Ext. defends work ethic and criticizes welfare reliance. The writer claims youth avoid work, allege welfare funds support trailer purchases and food aid, and contrasts with the writer’s own farming and other jobs since age 14.
Mrs June Barrows of North Bennington argues in a letter to The Werner that equality stems from the Declaration of Independence and universal civic spirit. She contends that law should not privilege minorities or focus on their traits, urging citizens to judge the whole person rather than affiliations.
In a letter to the editor F Raymond Dewey from 7 Coroling Brive criticizes a published typo that stated 16000 vehicle accidents instead of 16000000. He argues the larger UK annual total is a striking figure and praises balanced reporting and reader replies.
On stormy February nights Arlington Rescue Squad members answer urgent calls with quick, practiced teamwork. Volunteers brave snow and wind to reach accident victims, provide first aid, and transport patients to hospital, learning on the job and sharing moments of humor amid the danger.
The Nixon administration pushes pro Catholic policy moves from tax credits to church school aid. Officials cite support from Catholic communities while rivals warn of parochial public school clashes. Critics note federal limits and budget constraints could curb actual aid and trigger school funding battles.
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