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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues against simple moral judgments in the India Pakistan conflict. It criticizes liberal critics for oversimplifying. questions U.S. pressure on Pakistan and arms sales. notes India's military actions and UN stance. suggests East Pakistan may become independent under Indian influence. concludes UN and U.S. cannot be blamed for the outcome.
A guest editorial recalls hunters leaving a Schoolhouse window armed on a snowmobile. Vermont law forbids harassing wildlife or carrying a loaded weapon from a vehicle, yet hunting with guns on a snowmobile is not prohibited. Game wardens sometimes shoot dogs for similar pursuit in the woods.
In a letter from The Lermont Freeman, Roger Kright argues that Vermont law permits snowmobile deer chasing as sportsmanlike activity, urging discussion in the General Assembly. He notes abundant laws already and calls for elementary decency and common sense.
In New York magazine John Kenneth Galbraith extols Boston as the nation’s pleasant city next to San Francisco. He highlights the Government Center as a notable urban design feat, notes Massachusetts political weight in New England, and praises Boston Logan Airport as superior to JFK for returning home.
From the Springfield Union an evocative meditation on winter quiet and the enduring certainties of nature. The piece contrasts small seasonal pleasures with the larger truths that spring follows winter and that resilience and renewal sustain us through cold months. It concludes by asking how Women’s Lib began, suggesting women grew tired of dancing backward.
Ralph Lapp, nuclear physicist and writer, outlines a vulnerability in large pressurized water reactors. He discusses possible pipe breaks, core cooling failures, and the China syndrome scenario, citing the Ergen report and the AEC’s spending while urging remote siting and a five point program to restore public confidence.
Andrew E. Nnquist of Burlington defends his academic service and denounces Rep. Giuliani for dismissive labels as trustees vote to meet with the Senate on December 17 over AVM reapportionment. He urges constructive action on the higher education financial crisis and condemns attacks on colleagues.
Harold M. Gore Jr writes to Dr. Edward Andrews, Vermont University president, decrying the 1972 73 budget lacking Morgan Horse Farm funding. He notes the Morgan as Vermonts state animal, its origin in Vermont, and past state mandates to improve facilities. He warns against corporate farming and ski development reducing or eliminating the Morgan Horse Program.
In Searsburg, snowbound Christmas mood shifts to duty as helicopters and planes search Heartwellville Searsburg area for a missing plane carrying a Michigan family. Outdoor enthusiasts praise responsible snowmobiling while urging stricter rules to curb off track use and protect property.
The column describes Rep. John Ashbrook of Ohio facing intense pressure from conservative forces to enter the New Hampshire primary against Pete McCloskey. It notes Ashbrook’s integrity and deliberative nature as Nixon forces weigh leftist pressures and the prospect of a significant protest role by Ashbrook.
The article examines conservatives unsure whether to pressure Nixon to shift right or risk backing a leftward Democrat. It discusses Buckley, Rusher, Goodell, and Loeb, plus potential candidates Ashbrook McCloskey and Agnew. It notes the dangers of splitting the GOP and the possible outcomes for 1968 politics.
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