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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper issued every day except Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
State tax relief for seniors age 65 plus is funded to refund property taxes above 7 percent of gross income, up to 300 dollars. The relief uses a quintile factor to equalize refunds by town, 1.4 in Bennington and varied in nearby towns. Officials urge senior centers churches and clubs to help eligible citizens file the simple forms without costly attorneys or accountants.
The piece questions the progressivity of Vermont’s 1969 sales tax rebate, noting many low income families must file income tax forms to claim refunds. It urges targeted outreach by the Tax Department to ensure the benefit reaches those most in need and calls for administrative pressure to fulfill promises.
An Opinion piece argues Notre Dame rightly expelled and suspended students for fascistic campus protests and urges Harvard to follow suit. It condemns door blocking and harassing tactics, calls for expulsions of involved students and legal action against nonstudents, and urges decisive action to curb campus violence at Harvard and other schools.
Richard L. Cheney of the Glass Containers Manufacturers Institute urges waste segregation at the household level to aid recycling and reduce raw material loss. He notes the unpopularity with housewives but argues it could conserve resources, lower salvage costs, and preserve ecological balance for the future.
W S Hall of North Bennington forwards a letter critiquing an editoral on Central Planning of Kake Walk. He cites a University of Vermont bulletin poll showing 48 percent disapproved and 47 percent approved of Kake Walk as at present, with 1 percent opposing only the tune title Cotton Babes.
A critical look at the Chicago Eight and allied figures Abbie Hoffman Jerry Rubin and Eldridge Cleaver frames them as potential martyrs who could spark a national movement. The piece links Abbie Hoffmans Woodstock Nation rhetoric to media exposure and calls for confrontation with authorities. Cleaver is profiled as a powerful revolutionary with a history of imprisonment and exile, seen as a live martyr whose words could inspire a generation. The analysis argues that conviction or martyrdom could transform these individuals into symbols for white dissidents and broader political change.
A satirical look at Neiman Marcus annual catalog for the rich, noting items like a 100000 gallon perfume tanker and a $10000 kitchen mini computer. The piece mocks conspicuous consumption while contrasting with a White House nutrition conference addressing hunger and cost per meal.
A reflective essay contrasts Wilson's wartime fears with modern U S violence in Vietnam and Song My massacre. It links Wilson's claim that war admits no dual paths to the brutal reality of civilian tolls and policy failures. It cites Nixon Paris talks and Thurmond Cherry anecdote from The New York Times.
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