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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
A Washington correspondent argues in favor of recognizing progress against racial injustice while noting the long path ahead. The piece reflects on past abuses such as lynchings and the broad social changes since the Civil Rights movement of the mid 1950s, urging context for younger readers.
The piece surveys slow progress for Black Americans in political and employment rights from the South to the North. It credits militancy and protest for accelerating change, noting continued disparities in voting, employment, advertising, and entertainment. It urges cautious optimism while warning against complacency as a two-century era of injustice gives way to a nascent civil rights advance.
The death of Mendel Rivers leaves a void in the House Armed Services Committee as his heir apparent F Edward Hebert of Louisiana moves to chair the panel. The piece argues Hebert will be hawkish, unyielding, and risks inflaming Hanoi while failing to ease foreign or domestic tensions, illustrating dangers of long tenure in Congress.
In Bennington Village, Hilda Hurley, the long serving clerk, faces her retirement with a calm image despite a dislike of photos. Locals recall her steady service handling taxes and water payments with unflagging courtesy. Meanwhile Vermont Municipal Bond Bank’s $46 million bond issue sells quickly, signaling strong Wall Street confidence in Vermont credits and aiding small towns with capital projects.
Baltimore Sun notes that officials should drop inflation alert as a label for a past issue. Robert Johnson, research director, argues the term misleads and wastes focus. He suggests clearer messaging like shutting the gate to curb rising prices.
A historic debate on ending hunger in America pits the McGovern Javits plan for a nationwide food stamp program against the Poage driven House approach. Key players include President Nixon, Sen. George McGovern, Rep. W R Poage, and Agriculture Secretary Hardin amid stalled House action and stalled reform. The clash centers on work requirements, state cost sharing, and funding as Congress debates lasting hunger relief.
Mountain Chatter recalls a cold Christmas in Searsburg with a 10 below night and a 10 above day as a blizzard blankets the countryside. The author trims a gas outage, a muffler repair, and a furnace fix into a warm homecoming while celebrating Christmas Eve rituals and plans for a hopeful New Year.
A reader voices frustration with Attorney General Jeffords and a referenced 22 December claim about a second blunder. The letter cites June hearing, Vermont Minnesota nuclear case, and fear of losing state control to federal power. It also includes a Christmas fund gratitude note from Isabelle Roberts urging support for Brandon Training School. Shaftsbury.
A reader writes of Town Manager Lamb urging residents to shovel snow into streets, joking about a deal to keep each side from plowing. The letter notes a 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis compromise lauded by Nikita Khrushchev in Life Magazine.
A St Regis dinner honoring Charles Goodell spotlights a looming fight between Mayor John Lindsay and Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Lindsay’s sharp speech, Rockefeller’s measured response, and rising tensions over welfare funds and city administration signal a potential Democratic primary battle and a test of whom the era’s voters will see as a stronger leader in New York.
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