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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1971
Page
4
Daily except Sundays and holidays the Bennington Banner is published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial notes Greyhound employees urge lobbying against Amtrak after the rail line cut Northeast Corridor fares from 12.75 to 9.90 while Greyhound dropped the New York to Boston route to 9.65. The piece frames the dispute as a test of Amtrak's viability and public subsidy role.
Dr George Briggs of UC says households feed pets better than other family members and that many nutrition specialists work in animal health. The piece argues for subsidized mass transit alongside buses and Amtrak, praising efficiency of trains and buses to reduce car use, while warning about misleading pet food labels and TV ads.
Bennington physician Dudley M. Baker writes that the Public Service Board and CVPS misled the public about rate increases from 11 to 23 percent. He urges full candor, noting delayed explanations and a credibility gap while urging officials to present the facts clearly for informed public judgment.
Fourteen year old writers Julia Herrnstein and Sabina Tobbler of Shaftsbury condemn equating a fetus with a thinking person. They insist women must have full rights to choose.
Vice President Agnew urged restoring discipline and order in U S schools even before curriculum at a Chicago farm convention. Ezra Mishan called the automobile mankind’s greatest disaster next to air travel, labeling it a force of irresistible destruction.
A year end assessment argues Washington leaders trumpet triumphs while the public grows cynical. It notes Republicans tout 1971 as a win, Democrats call it disaster, and the White House publishes a long report praising progress amid budget deficits and devaluation. The piece says distrust grows as Tokyo and Brussels question Nixon policy. It concludes the president overstated gains and created doubt within allies and his own administration.
A letter frames the UVM firing of Professor Michael Parenti as New McCarthyism and argues liberal campus culture harms free inquiry. The author draws parallels to Eugene McCarthy, Newark State College, and a broader critique of tenure and academic politics.
In the Bronx, Public School 20 reopened to handle overflow as BRL, a California based program, trains teachers and uses paraprofessional volunteers to boost reading through repetition and self correction tools. The program shows promise but is limited by funding, with no money back guarantee in New York. The piece argues quality teaching and accessible schools trump busing for white flight and stresses results for inner city students.
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