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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner prints daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Banner urges immediate public disclosure of Assistant Superintendent George Sleeman’s proposed restructuring of the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. It criticizes secrecy, notes delays past the Dec 24 disclosure, and argues schools are public institutions funded by taxpayers. The piece cites General Foods and FDA debates on food labeling as a cautionary parallel. It calls for transparency to let the public form an informed opinion.
The Most Rev. Robert F. Joyce will end 15 years as Vermont Catholic bishop next year and continue pastoral duties. He oversaw growth in parishes and members, promoted ecumenism, and participated in Vatican II reforms while defending core doctrine and priestly celibacy.
Editor muses on how Ethan Allen might view Old Bennington Christmas wreathing a catamount, noting the playful spirit behind draping a cat with greenery and imagining the Green Mountain Boy figure’s possible response.
In Bennington Kathleen Hanson defends a cat with a wreath, rebuking a prior critic as a Scrooge figure. The letter reflects on Christmas spirit, gray moral lines, and local landmarks amid broader remarks on national figures and car quality.
A Boston land sale on sight unseen tracts in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont echoes the historic Boston Massacre. Buyers paid fees and financed balances while many tracts proved unbuildable due to steep slopes shallow soils standing water and scarce wells. Vermont soil maps warn of costly development and purchase risks.
In New York the piece argues U S policy lacks coherence across foreign and military aims. It questions why the State Department resists selling Phantom planes to Israel while pondering who benefits from a closed Suez. Admiral Rickover warns a stronger Navy would shape regional power and deter Soviet moves.
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