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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Governor Deane Davis complains of poor reception for Vermont educational television while a northern senator mocks evening ETV fare as Shakespeare. Despite public outcry and school benefits, Montpelier hints at scrapping the operation, arguing the state cannot fund a luxury. The writer urges evaluation over elimination.
Former Vermont governor Philip Hoff has signaled serious consideration of running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Winston L. Prouty, who faces re election next year. Hoff indicated a proactive, contemporary view during talks in Albany with public power officials and in Manchester with high school students, contrasting Prouty’s perceived dated approach.
The column explains property tax relief for seniors includes renters who pay 20 percent of rent as a base for rebates, with 7 percent income rule and base application. It also skewers editors and ends with a light note on lumber measurements from two by fours to green lumber, preferring simple terms.
Democratic leaders push Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota as the party’s potential 1972 presidential standard bearer amid a leadership void unseen since Woodrow Wilson. Backers argue McGovern’s antiwar stance and upcoming policy studies could unify a fractured party, with rivals lacking a clear alternative.
A compilation of opinion quotes from academics judges and doctors on city life population pressures crime disease and politics. Notable voices include Peter Gygar Paul Ehrlich Judge Vincent A Carroll and Dr Lawrence E Lamb commenting on urban form death rates prevention and leadership in an electronic age.
An open letter to students praising a rising environmental movement across the United States. It notes Vermont youth action, mock legislation against pesticides, statewide land use zoning, and groups such as Ecology Action. It cites student environmental activism from Wisconsin to California, mentions pollution from industry and transport, and urges direct contact with Ecology Action.
A letter to The Banner questions whether Greenwood Homes in St Johnsbury makes the Canadian built houses cited by Jason Purdy and asks why bids weren’t opened to US manufacturers. The writer supports the self help project but seeks clarity on origin, pricing, and who received contracts, noting VISTA and FHA involvement and urging US production to aid local wages.
The Caledonian Record editors urge honest, unemotional fiscal clarity from Montpelier. They weigh a proposed five cent whiskey tax to fund Vermont educational television against rising revenues and current shortfalls, calling for straight figures on actual income and existing program indebtedness.
John R. Thompson submits a letter to The Banner criticising CBS News for alleged distortions of the Schorr Transcript and Chicago Riots coverage from 1968. He promises to send parts of the CBS hearings and asks readers to reserve comment until the full text is read. He includes a Box 726 contact and notes letters require signatures and addresses.
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