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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1972
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial questions Health Systems Inc and a $1 million federal HEW grant for Vermont. It warns the plan could centralize hospitals clinics and nursing homes into a bureaucratic system, urging clear aims and reforms in health insurance costs and access.
Climate pros tie armadillo northward movement to wider trends that may hint at a new mini ice age while noting increased snow on Baffin Island as a barometer. Local volunteers run rescue squads with strong community spirit, urging focus on local training and standards rather than bureaucratic intrusion.
A Stratford Corporation officer seeks tax to pollute exemptions while stockholders push pollution limits. The letter argues shares control corporations, notes Stratton ski area’s effluent increase, and urges Water Board reform including resignations. A separate letter praises volunteer rescue squads and warns against replacing them with paid services.
Bennie Ward of Bon Air Virginia writes that a federal judge ordered Chesterfield and Henrico counties to merge with Richmond City, risking hour long bus rides for 101000 pupil system. He argues busing for racial balance erodes local control and urges Vermont readers to contact Congress against federal busing.
Family Weekly notes the seasonal shift in sport activity with poetry like verse. It hints at baseball in frost and hockey in spring blossoms, reflecting a light feature on local sports culture and traditions.
An editorial condemns repeated sewage failures near a large ski resort and adjacent vacation homes in Vermont. It argues central treatment plants depend on soil, slope, and site conditions, warn against treating disposal as a legal issue, and urges stronger environmental protection and public self help to keep streams clean.
Herbert Matthews portrays Castro and Allende as failing on economic policy, while Accion International expands private aid in Latin America. The article notes Costa Rica’s use of Accion to train staff and Venezuela’s model program, arguing private aid complements governments where public effort falters. It ends with Drucker on government limits and two tasks it performs well.
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