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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves local readers with news from Bennington County and surrounding areas, featuring community notices, events, and brief reports.
Senate critics urge restraint and preemptive hearings as Nixon policy widens in Laos and Cambodia. Humphrey and Aiken warn of risk, urging Congress to exercise control and pull back fire hoses before further escalation. A satirical budget scenethen follows mocking government spending on taxes and education while hinting at looming cuts.
A careful family projects expenses totaling about 16 600 for major programs plus 15 100 in contingency costs, aiming to borrow 25 557 at very low interest repayable in 2084. The plan includes groceries, mortgage, utilities, hospital, roof, car upkeep, and entertainment.
Vermont bars face a proposed 18 year old drinking bill amid cross border lore of underage revelry. The piece notes Vermont teens, border taverns, alcohol abuse risks, a state rehab bureau profile, and worries about youth drinking shifting to private spaces as establishments age and decline.
The piece argues Walter Heller backs a full employment budget fueling inflation fears. It casts J Kenneth Galbraith as a de facto GOP economic adviser promoting price and wage controls. It questions the viability of a policed economy without a national emergency and notes steel unions’ restraint as a possible brake.
The Albany example shows years of delays to a new high school, with bids rising from 35 to 53 dollars per square foot in two years. Pownal voters previously rejected a school addition then approved it, now facing another Town Meeting vote due to a petition while inflation increases costs and educational disruption looms.
Editor notes Reuben Levin touts letting 18 year olds vote to reduce popularity bias and backs selling alcohol on election days as potential boosts to governance. The piece contrasts Vermont taxes with proposed New York levies, suggesting border shoppers would aid Vermont businesses and state liquor stores while boosting the treasury.
The editors argue for licensing marijuana to legalize and regulate it, reduce poisoned products and minors access, and unify potency. They compare prohibition to alcohol and suggest licensed sales possibly through state liquor stores with added inspectors, noting revenue implications but avoiding specifics.
A gangster pressured a juror to vote for manslaughter. After a long wait, the jury returned the verdict. The juror recalled the intimidation, noting the difficulty and saying others wanted to acquit the gangster. The exchange was reported by the United Mine Workers Journal.
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