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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues many Vermonters aged 65 plus live below the poverty line with some under $500 yearly. It urges volunteers to help access food stamps, tax relief, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and supports ending the lien on homes for the Age Assistance program. It ties elder poverty to calls for Family Assistance Plan and preserving independence and dignity.
The year sees a drop in highway fatalities despite a 5 percent rise in miles driven. Experts credit safety devices like seat belts collapsible columns and better windshield glass while noting federal delays on stronger structural standards. Nader remains critical of slow federal action but acknowledges progress and urges further industry accountability.
A Letter to the Editor urges Shaftsbury residents to vote on Dec 29 at Cole Hall on a tax proposal for Eagle Square to build a three acre, one floor plant. The plan would set a seven year Grand List at 1 631 000 with annual taxes around 32 400 rising to 128 000, plus 100 000 for site work. The author notes 500 area residents are unemployed and that 1 million in town taxes would aid school expansion, with Eagle Square guaranteeing any state education aid loss. The piece argues the town should not fear higher taxes but must consider site constraints and local needs.
Shaftsbury residents debate relocating a major employer, Double Eagle, seeking local expansion vs preserving the town’s single large industry. A Shaftsbury letter urges votes to support the factory plan, highlighting job continuity for longtime workers.
A magazine or essay examines how the United States leads in computing with a three-fourths share of about 90,000 machines, provoking envy and dependence abroad. It envisions global expansion of computer use, offers hotel and travel reservations, dating services, and election forecasting, while warning of privacy loss and the gap between what can be computerized and what cannot. It notes risks of a surveillance society and the frustration of ordinary life when access to full computing power remains uneven.
In a vintage nightclub routine Wally Cox recounted buying a newspaper daily then letting it age unread in a drawer to come back later and joke that it’s “not happening today.” The quip reflects his humor about timing and irony.
The FDA warns of mercury pollution in swordfish and tuna with no immediate hazard claimed, questioning cumulative effects and future safety as oceans grow polluted. Putnam Square on Christmas Day evokes cold, quiet streets, a lone cop listening to Christmas winds while homes stay warm and safe.
The narrator lists fall and early winter chores to ready home and gear for snow. They check storm windows, roof, and foundation, service heating, store equipment, and drain fuel. They emphasize preparing oneself mentally for winter and prefer snow and quiet firetime over hot summers.
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