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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial urges Bennington County to coordinate on highway plans as $3.5 million in funds may be used outside Bennington for an interchange on U S 7 near Harwood Hill and beltline land acquisitions. Bailout of a beltline hinges on legislative approval and Highway Committee actions.
President Nixon promises unity but the withdrawal of five federal judge nominations hints at a rift. Clark cites Johnson era tensions and Thurmond Murphy influence shaping what togetherness means, raising questions about how right wing pressures align with Nixon's Southern strategy and policy directions.
In Birdland Vermont a writer describes a cold trek to a pondside cabin, observing ice, a wood stove, and lively chickadees. He shares bird feeding ideas including seeds, suet, pudding mix, and homemade feeders, then muses on January to March weather and a local woodchuck.
Sunderland voters head to the polls on Saturday for a $200000 bond issue reballot to authorize a new central elementary school. A prior approval was reversed by a revote petition, requiring supporters to vote No and opponents to vote Yes under the new ballot wording.
Vermont lawmakers debated preserving the Pavilion Hotel as the Appropriations Committee backed $60,000 from building funds to tear it down. Sen Edward C. Janeway and other advocates urged saving the landmark, while R Marshall Witten opposed the plan. The piece also notes air travel funding debates and a North Hoosick Lions Club talk on the Poosic River pollution.
The Arts face chronic underfunding relative to science with about $20 million for the arts versus about $20 billion for science, much of it driven by defense and the Vietnam era. The piece argues for stronger public support and notes the reliance on foundations like Ford and Rockefeller. It stresses that without new funds, theaters and orchestras risk deficits and existential survival crises.
A letter from Duane Hoyt of Arlington urges residents to phone the fire department before acting on small fires. He argues panicked water dousing worsens flames and wastes 10 to 15 minutes, risking a house loss, and stresses volunteers’ dedication and drills.
A Sunderland parent and taxpayer urges voters to back the school bond to relieve overcrowding at Mt Pleasant and Depot elementary schools. The plan would consolidate pupils into a single new building and support a nongraded program to accelerate learning for advanced readers, benefiting all children.
The piece argues for universal rights and a shared frame of world order. It critiques militarism as insufficient and urges a pluralist, open world with a global consensus on tolerable destruction, while stressing that no nation should act as world policeman. It highlights dangers of overkill weapons and the need for disciplined cooperation among nations.
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