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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial questions Rep. Francis Bett's sudden opposition to Bennington charter changes after a wide town vote. It argues he should have raised concerns before the vote and clarifies whom he represents, warning that his actions risk betraying public trust and foreshadowing committee scrutiny.
The FCC ends its long distance rate investigation into AT&T with professed regret, prompting criticism that regulators caved to big business. Critics say the agency lacks funds and will to pursue fair cost figures, abandoning a key duty to verify AT&T's claimed costs.
The Bureau of Eternal Revenue is again pushing out income tax blanks as part of yearly greetings. Critics charge the tax-collecting agency with [readable fragment] mismanagement and burdensome paperwork amid post holiday gloom.
The piece contrasts Fischetti with the Post Office Department noting frequent complaints about mail delivery. It humorously suggests the Post Office handle tax collections while Internal Revenue would manage mail delivery, implying a transfer of duties to reduce friction.
Open letter to Arlington and surrounding towns outlines a year of growth with plans for a new ambulance, public emergency number 375 6313, training, and community events. The squad reports nine new members, 60 total calls including 5 auto accidents and 55 transfers, plus a snowmobile rescue unit and updated bylaws and leadership.
A Burlington subscriber questions GMP chairman Glen M. McKibben and Vermont Yankee safety claims, dubbing them potentially unsafe and cost burdensome. The writer pledges support to nuclear pollution opposition groups and criticizes social welfare relief attitudes.
In The Tom Braden Report, the author compares Allen Dulles handling agency funds with New York Mayor John Lindsay's refusal to meet in secret with two police officers alleging corruption. The piece argues Lindsay chose private loyalty over public trust, risking political futures and raising questions for authorities.
A college student asks his mother for ten extra dollars to buy Pep pants for the pep rally before the final football game. In reply, the mother sends two ten dollar bills and adds buy an extra pair for Dad, urging quick sending.
Mountain Chatter notes rare birds at Searsburg feeders with a pheasant visiting Bill and Trudy Braisted for over two weeks and a female cardinal at their home. Other neighbors report no new species at Skylark. more evening grosbeaks appear locally while Christmas cactus blooms surge indoors.
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