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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial weighs the slow progress of gender pay equality six years after a Civil Rights Act ban on pay discrimination. It cites Senate findings that men still earn substantially more across professions and endorses a stronger Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a constitutional amendment for women’s rights as achievable with steady political effort.
The Senate subcommittee reports a tough auto pollution bill aiming to cut 90 percent of exhaust contaminants by 1975 models. It allocates $450 million for R&D and projects at least $200 extra per car, hoping Detroit can meet the deadline despite expected manufacturer pushback. Congress should test public willingness to pay for cleaner air.
Former New York City policewoman Miss Adelaide Knowles challenges Rep. Robert T. Stafford for the GOP nomination. She says his liberal voting record suits Vermonters poorly. The column also notes Rutland speeding ahead on TOPICS traffic work while Bennington lags, and protests the planned removal of two Main Street trees in front of the old YMCA building.
Readers advocate in The Banner for the Alaska natives to receive title to 40 million acres. They argue the Alaska Claims Settlement Act grants only 10 million acres, well short of the 60,000 Eskimos Aleuts and Indians with longstanding claims. They warn cash compensation would hurt native livelihoods and cultures.
An open letter criticizes the Mt Anthony Union School Board for labeling it progressive. It recalls Bennington High overcrowding, praises Mt Anthony’s freedom model, warns against crackdown on teachers, and urges the board to sustain student growth, community service, and educational philosophy into 1970-71.
A reflective column surveys Vermont waters polluted by mercury lead and strontium-90, notes local wildlife impacts near rail lines and water, recalls Susan B Anthony Week and women’s rights, mentions garden luck, drought, pests, foresters’ hopes, and personal musings on numbers and fate. It cites George Greenleaf’s comment in The Voice and urges action for a lasting future.
A sharp portrait of Joe Namath as America’s anti hero symbolizing sports as Big Business. He defies old puritan rules while owners chase television contracts, tests a fragile balance between heroism and greed, with Namath's credibility at stake. American Legion Magazine.
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