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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Secretary Volpe unveils Railpax a federally funded plan to operate 16 basic intercity routes with guaranteed service until July 1973 and funded for maintenance and upgrades. The program prioritizes keeping some service over none and hopes profits will grow to allow expansion though initial limits.
A Burlington reader requests a delay in the Board of Health decision on radiation standards and inspections until January 25 1971 citing delayed access to the environmental report, extension granted by the attorney general, and the need for thorough review by qualified observers including a prominent board member who recently had eye surgery. The letter notes exemptions and standards in Subchapter 1 and urges careful analysis and public comments before ruling.
Philip Jordan of East Arlington petitions The Banner to outlaw mobile billboards arguing they pollute scenic Vermont, threaten tourism, and defy anti billboard laws. He muestra two photos, one of a Vermont Cheese House billboard and another Pepsi mobile ad in Pittsfield, Mass., urging local ordinances.
A reader criticizes The Banner for anti Nixon bias in a Friday editorial. The letter defends Nixon and questions coverage of a White House social event featuring a young woman named Sweet who challenged his sincerity. The writer cites NYT reports and laments partisan framing while urging balanced reporting.
In Middlebury Vermont welfare costs rise under an unworkable federal law. Social Welfare Commissioner Joseph Betit boosts budgets while taxpayers protest. Local coverage cites a Charlotte family of eight on aid and editor letters denouncing welfare dependence.
An opinion piece accuses Coast Guard leaders Admiral Ellis and Captain Brown of returning Simas Gruzde to the Soviet ship Vigilant, arguing it violated international law and endangered a free citizen. It critiques State Department inaction and laments Soviet propaganda to captive nations, urging redress and accountability.
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