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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial discusses the highway salt dilemma in Vermont. It weighs environmental harm against safety, notes no perfect substitute exists, and describes trials to reduce salt use while keeping winter roads safe. It mentions ideas like staying off roads, snow packing, and halting salt schemes as impractical.
Pownal residents vote on a $600000 bond to fund elementary school needs. The school committee, praised for resisting drastic cuts, urges careful consideration of long term effects on children rather than short term costs.
In Andrew Greely's The Friendship Game, man is described as by nature lonely yet capable of self reflection and mortality. He alone wonders about others thoughts and seeks their approval, making fear of social judgment central to human life and friendship a remedy.
Fischetti argues that America’s military dominance faces a new threat from economic insecurity and environmental pollution. He cites the Senate vote against funding for supersonic transport as evidence that public pressure can curb government and industrial power, framing Nomans Land Island’s use for testing as part of a nationwide pattern of contested targets. He notes other ranges in Culebra, Kauna Point, and Hawaii as examples of federal facilities provoking local pushback.
The article argues for a public lobby to influence Hawaii's Kahoolawe and nearby Nomans Land, detailing Navy and Interior positions that deem the ranges essential for national security despite calls for decontamination. It cites unexploded ordnance and a belief that future safe domestic use is unlikely, while noting a shifting congressional mood toward public influence on policy.
A columnist skewers the ACLU on its 50th birthday celebration in New York City linking its civil liberties defense to controversial school and press issues. He critiques paywall, fashioning opinions on freedom, crime, and public order while predicting future clashes over rights and responsibilities.
A townsfolk letter to the editor clarifies that criticism of appointing a selectman's son to the new accountant post was not aimed at Ed Lamb or the town manager. It argues the real issue is whether the board would honor a prior agreement to resign if the board's integrity were questioned, urging Higgins to step down for community service and board confidence.
To the Editor of The Banner Mrs Isabelle Roberts urges all elderly citizens to attend a noon December 9 meeting at St Peter's Episcopal Church where Bill Hunter will discuss the Housing Authority. Those needing a ride should call 4429396 before December 9.
The Life magazine excerpt of Khrushchev memoirs sparks Western intrigue as conflicting motives swirl around a leak. Analysts cite KGB dissidents, potential Brezhnev opposition, and possible CIA involvement while noting shifts in Soviet slogans signaling tougher East–West dynamics and SALT implications.
The piece notes the shift from pastoral to martial testing devices, citing the pangram The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog's back as a character test. It also mentions a quip about old price memory told by a shop clerk.
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