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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp. at 425 Main Street, Bennington, VT 05201, serving local readers with community news.
At a Bennington Planning Commission appearance contractor William H. Morse refused to answer questions about his proposed 260 home development, sparking concern over tax base gains versus costs for schooling and municipal services. The plan would be the town's largest, inviting scrutiny of roads, sewers, and water needs amid rising per pupil costs and broader regulatory review.
Senator Herman Talmadge questioned administration plans to curb food stamp benefits, citing reports of fraud such as a man buying $189 of steak with stamps. The piece argues many rely on stamps for meals and rebuts stereotypes about abuses by highlighting broader taxpayer 'subsidy' abuses among some lawmakers.
The Mt Anthony Union School battle over course cuts and enrichment mirrors student polarization. Letters from student groups show bitter viewpoints alongside adults, raising questions about listening, openness to ideas, and the community’s heritage amid disruption and mistrust.
A group from Vermont traveled to Washington with fellow citizens to oppose more aid to the Thieu regime and urge political settlement. They met Sen. Leahy and Rep. Jeffords and an aide to Sen. Stafford, urging the Ford administration to honor the Paris Peace Agreement terms signed in 1973. Sen. Leahy signaled opposition to any aid to the regime.
A Vermont citizen urges Congress to oppose any supplemental aid for the Thieu regime beyond the $700 million already allocated. The letter notes Sen. Leahy and Sen. Stafford oppose Ford’s plan, while Sen. Jeffords needs time to study the Paris Agreement terms. The writer asks Vermonters to support peace treaty implementation and self determination for Vietnam.
Readers weigh in on preferential ballot car liability housing and vouchers. S60 shapes voting reform with ranked choices to avoid plurality distortions. S.56 would hold car owners liable for actions of vehicles without driver identification. 8.23 seeks to ease prefab housing zoning barriers, and a voucher bill would extend tuition support to families in towns without strong or any high schools. Sen Herbert Ogden of Hartland, Windsor County, introduces voucher idea.
Vermont faces a potential population decline as residents move to Arkansas North Carolina New Jersey Maine and other states. The piece notes rising fuel costs and a higher cost of living driving retirees and families to seek a longer growing season and cheaper living while Vermont offers opportunities for new business ventures amid vacant storefronts and aging housing. It cites a survey of 150 students showing one third plan to seek jobs elsewhere and discusses broader political talk and the lure of warmer climates.
Washington reports John Dean, newly released after four months in prison, faces a lucrative slate. He books a $300,000 advance for his memoir and a $150,000 advance for his wife’s book, each with 10 percent agent deductions. A February 2 lecture tour is projected to gross about $100,000, minus a third for the booking agent, with travel costs deductible. His Virginia University opener brought $4,000.
The piece notes Dean and Ron Ziegler command large speaker fees and face student protests at Georgetown, Maryland, Boston University, Michigan State, and elsewhere. It argues free speech protects the right to speak but not to demand or guarantee payment, distinguishing contracts from constitutional rights. It cites peaceful picketing as free speech and recalls a joke about ancestry.
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