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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
President Nixon toured Indianapolis to outline a national program to tackle the city crisis. He reiterated calls for massive funding, noting cities are deteriorating and only large investments can salvage urban centers. Critics argue no new plan, just more money, will emerge under a balanced budget and inflation.
Arthur Godfrey challenges sponsor Axion over pollution claims, threatening to drop the commercials unless Axion declares the product a pollutant and clarifies its ecological aims. The move positions him as a pioneering entertainer willing to sacrifice earnings for environmental principles.
The Banner reports Mrs. Robert Ayers saw two robins at her Woodford Hollow home yesterday. She notes this may hint at warmer weather but may not confirm an early spring. A Bennington leash law enforcement note attracts local skepticism and bumper sticker wit.
A conservative libertarian columnist argues conservatives should back Nixon's State of the Union goals through voluntary efforts and targeted reforms. He calls for trimming boondoggles, supporting job training via private partners, and enforcing pollution controls with penalties, while promoting tax incentives to bring hard core welfare cases into work.
A humorous look at 1872 teacher guidelines from a western territory. The memo demanded lamp filling, coal hauling, quill pen whittling, and strict social behavior. Women teachers faced dismissal for marriage. Pay rose slowly, and pensions urged saving for old age. turnover was common in frontier schools.
Lawrence Harrington of Woodford criticizes The Banner for showing Nixon in an eye patch and for an NYT article on Egypt. He argues Egypt is under Soviet influence since 1950s arms deals, Suez crisis, Yemen, and 1967 war, urging readers to recognize Moscow’s grip and to do their homework.
A letter to Gov. Deane C. Davis from Malvine Cole of Friends of Rehabilitation argues against a $5.8 million prison project in Windsor. It urges funding for probation and parole, community programs, and counseling rather than large new facilities, citing costs, firetrap claims, and limited rehabilitation outcomes. The letter calls for Vermonters to be alerted publicly.
A letter from Enna Bates Remick, Supervisor of Licensing, explains Vermont's 1966 law requiring licensure for day care homes serving more than two families. Licensing aims to protect children, reassure parents, and encourage safe, nurturing environments while helping homes meet standards and avoid unlicensed status.
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