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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation, 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The Banner weighs Dover facing growth pressure from vacation homes and potential Dover Hills development. Robert Babcock of Vermonts Central Planning Office warns such projects could devastate the mountain land. Officials debate tax base gains versus sewage, roads, fire protection, and state tax exemptions for a college or low cost housing. The piece argues Vermont must plan regionally to sustain services, education, and the states character while expanding industry and land use.
A housewife fights litter and rising prices arguing non returnable bottles and cans scatter waste. She compares 32 ounce bottles with five cent deposits to shiny cans and screw top bottles, noting higher per quart costs and burden on disposal crews and taxes.
The piece argues that no deposit bottles and cans clog city dumps and highways, urging shoppers to pressure grocery stores and distributors. It cites 22 percent of roadside litter from single use containers and questions the environmental and economic costs of wasteful consumption.
An elderly husband, 67, posts a housefront picket reading This House Unfair to Husbands, explaining he tired of saying Yes dear. The piece notes grim weather reduces traffic and accidents, though the cause is uncertain, as roads stay slick and slow drivers down during the holiday period.
A critique argues business, not government, has fueled civil rights and job programs. It highlights General Electric, Shell, Pan American World Airways, and the Ford network, noting Henry Ford II's ties to Whitney Young Jr. and Detroit hiring shifts. The piece contends corporate reform already reshapes industry and employment.
Readers urge using lottery to choose public officials, arguing democracy could replace machines and evils with a fair system. They advocate diverting campaign funds to aid the poor and elderly while praising Vermont environmental planning and commissions. Acknowledgments from League figures and officials follow.
A Vermont public hearing on reopening lakes to ice fishing drew little opposition and much satire. The piece discusses whether ice fishing is a sport, outlines basic methods, gear like jig sticks and tip ups, and notes safe practices and humor about cold fingers and warm cabins. It ends with a musing on enjoyment and a New Year greeting.
Rockefeller shifts from governor’s race to back Sen. Charles Goodell, while exploring a potential Supreme Court seat for William Rogers. Goldberg withdraws, Lindsay pressures for NYC funds, and Rockefeller retools his liberal image to win conservative votes.
A Boston Globe quip says an Irish priest arriving in New York asks a bellhop if he drinks then offers to "give you the pledge" after kneeling. A Brattleboro Reformer quip has a fudge customer demanding a refund, the proprietor retorts he was making fudge before the man was born.
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