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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 15201. The note outlines publication frequency and corporate address for the local newspaper.
Phase 2 of Nixon price and wage controls moves into its second year with strong support from the Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers. Labor groups accept the regime as a restraint on demands, while economists note inflation easing without rising unemployment. Some fear the system may become a habit and wonder if controls will ever be phased out.
The editor cheers a shopping center theater for weekend family films two Pinocchio matinees. A national legislators conference in Miami on state government needs. Vermont lawmakers skip the trip, noting no impact. Bennington and Woodford face possible reapportionment and redistricting, unsettled lines after six years.
In St Johnsbury the Frisbee, a free flowing disc found on flat land, is described as having inspired a Navy flare project. The Navy spent 375000 dollars over four years exploring a flat trajectory flare to light battlefields at night, but the concept was abandoned as impractical. The piece notes the Navy relied on scientists rather than a campus expert team.
A Washington column questions whether the Democratic Party has run out of broad social programs after a campaign piece about a grandmother. It notes tax reform and defense cuts lack broad support, Kennedy’s health plan unlikely to pass, and leftovers like HEW funds and Peace Corps seeming exhausted. The piece ponders if the grandmother figure was perhaps the party’s last hurrah.
William Pierson Sohn of Arlington thanks The Hannes and UPI for a December article on kidnapped ransom money surfacing in Minnesota. He notes authorities asked confidentiality to prevent further ransom demands and praises the cooperation as a sign of freedom of the press.
A reader letter references a Banner story on feminist history and notes orthographic critique of a garnet necklace. The column invites letters up to 200 words with signatures and addresses required, and signals possible condensation for longer submissions.
A long essay argues that information overload harms understanding. It stresses speaking in the listener's language, meeting the audience at their experience, and combining information with listening and appropriate methods to truly communicate.
The 1970 Vermont Legislature gave authority to regulate land use and protect the environment, igniting a clash between environmentalists and developers. Two plans under Act 250 face hearings statewide, shaping district reviews and how land can be used. Initial hearings show broad attack. adoption awaits governor and 1973 legislature. The fight pits public welfare goals against private property interests, with no firm positions from the governors yet.
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