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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont, operates daily except Sundays and holidays, continuing its local news coverage for Bennington and surrounding areas.
A U S incursions into Laos with U S air cover spark renewed debate over Nixon Thieu policies. Critics argue ground truth shows heavy U S commitment undermining peace plans while supporters contend the president seeks a favorable outcome before 1972. Public demonstrations are anticipated as the war stance polarizes opinion.
Bryon A Harrington argues against fluoridation and political favoritism by doctors and insurers, likening current push to taxation without representation. He recalls Samuel Adams and Boston Tea Party imagery, questions doctors’ influence, and asserts taxpayers fund “frills” while urging town meeting input.
A neighbor nurses an injured blue jay, now tame and cage-bound, while readers compare regional bird visits and winter feeders. The column recalls cardinals, chickadees, redpolls, and jays, plus a Vermont weekend visit, then shifts to a Valentine tale from a Connecticut couple, emphasizing lasting love and memory.
The New York Times interview with Ralph Nader raises why corporations enjoy public-inspection exemptions on tax records while individuals do not. Nader argues secrecy hides fair settlements. his work challenges Goliaths of industry and has provoked strong political backlash from Rep. Bob Wilson as a sign of his national impact.
New York City Police Commissioner Patrick V Murphy argues that freedom used to justify widespread gun ownership tolerates and enables assault and crime. He says restricting gun access to the irresponsible improves public security even if some circumvent laws.
Gerald Schemp critiques Birchers who, rather than marching under their own banner, drape floats in flags and honor fallen soldiers. Spectators watch nervously as crowds react, unsure whether to boo the Birch Society or cheer the figures they imitate.
A student author in Friday's Banner recounts a "peace declaration" signing with North Vietnamese students, their museum tours, and nun dignity amid bombed convents. Rumor says dissenting North Vietnamese delegation plans Washington visit to meet Young Republicans and police, then return for PRI article by Lin Fu.
A letter to The Banner thanks the Bennington Child Day Care Center on its second anniversary. Sally B. Loveland, a nursing student at Putnam Memorial Hospital, credits the center for allowing her to return to school and notes the benefits for herself and three other trainees whose children attend the center.
A Letter to the Editor chides national leaders for pursuing further war actions in Southeast Asia and accuses Nixon and Agnew of false promises. The writer calls for ending the war, stopping invasions into Cambodia and Laos, rejecting bombastic rhetoric, and addressing inflation and social injustices.
FRANK MANKIEWICZ and TOM BRADEN report that despite more U.S. forces in Cambodia and Laos, pacification workers in South Vietnam help Thieu’s bid. CORDS and PRTs collect attitudes, with PAAS surveys including a 1971 straw poll of Thieu versus rivals. US officials waver on support while Bunker acts in Saigon, aiming to maintain stability.
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