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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1972
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
No fault auto insurance faces dwindling opposition as major legal groups shift stance and advocate limited or pure forms. Massachusetts reports a 40 percent premium drop in the first year, with Vermont and New York pushing bills as interest grows nationwide.
McDonald s opens an eight story headquarters in Oak Brook Illinois featuring a silent think tank an air conditioned maze and a 700 gallon water bed for employee acclimation. The company touts high morale low turnover and a novel approach to attracting talent as it marks 17 years of rapid growth and 9 billion burgers sold across 1920 restaurants.
Dennis Ayers and Donn Pelsue argue that state law forbids snowmobiles on public highways and oppose granting snowmobilers access along Burgess Road and the Sucker Pond entrance. They state they frequently yield to snowmobiles on main roads and call for maintaining the existing prohibition.
In Florida last week Vice President Agnew defended the plan to spend 5.5 billion dollars on an earth space shuttle. He argued critics ignore original sin and man’s imperfection and did not justify the vast budget for space travel versus addressing poverty crime or education.
Claire Scheider invites readers to a panel on abortion at Manchester Elementary School on February 7 1972 at 7 15 p m. The seven panelists include a Catholic priest Planned Parenthood official a doctor a Methodist minister a state representative and the Voice of the Unborn editor. Louise Stanton urges Vermont legislature to ban non returnable bottles criticizing roadside litter and pollution in Vermont.
William H. Meyer of West Rupert blasts the Town of Rupert Zoning Ordinance as an anti zoning blunder. He argues the draft relies on whims rather than objective data and demands many amendments before any vote. He warns the document insults town democracy and should be decisively defeated.
A Vietnam veteran defends democracy and opposes amnesty for those who dodged duty. The writer argues freedom must be shared, condemns leaving for Canada, and urges preserving the American way of life against communism. Address: 236 Division St.
Reader argues the Banner front page misstates Dorset tax policy noting town tax cuts but school board requests a higher levy. He calculates a net tax increase of about 13 800 and questions the implied stabilized rate, suggesting the headline should reflect rising taxes despite austerity.
A humorous letter to J Edgar Hoover humorously laments misspellings of the name Rafferty Rafferty and its variants. The writer, Rafferty, muses on mistaken identities, spoof mail from magazine groups and mentions Max Rafferty and California schools.
The piece attacks Nixon opponents who oppose the war and call for withdrawal. It argues Kissinger provided a North Vietnamese backed cease fire and questions McGovern Kennedy Church and Clifford claims. It weighs three paths: accept Hanoi, Vietnamize, or face defeat rather than surrender.
A Clarksburg traveler visiting Charleston is called by his wife on a hotel desk telephone. As he hesitates a thunderclap crashes, he drops the receiver in relief, declaring the voice on the line is hers, proving the new device works.
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