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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
President Nixon backs a bold environmental package to Congress, aiming to curb noise pollution with federal noise standards for transportation and machinery, require labeling of consumer items, and impose national guidelines to govern mining effects on land. The plan also challenges states on siting battles over power plants and transmission lines, citing Vermont and other protests.
Woodstock senator John T. Alden proposes a law banning refrozen food sales without thaw warnings to protect consumers from illness. He backs a broad environmental package with regional power agencies, tax incentives for land and landmarks, and higher pollution cleanup funding, while noting rejection by the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Town discussion centers on a $500 annual transfer from the recreation budget to Paran Recreations Inc for North Bennington pool operations. Critics note Shaftsbury and North Bennington residents fund fewer local services, urging allocation to North Bennington trustees for best aid. A local taxpayer criticizes perceived unequal tax burdens within Bennington.
In Chicago the American Bar Association endorsed easing limits on police eavesdropping. It urged states to adopt a model code while accepting admissibility of warrantless foreign intelligence eavesdropped evidence, and rejected tighter pretrial disclosure rules. The Mitchell doctrine, allowing unchecked surveillance, went unaddressed at the meeting.
Quotes compare Catholic education value to quality schooling and discuss space exploration ethics. Wally Schirra criticizes misuse of surveillance powers while courts review government eavesdropping. ABA actions amplify concerns over expanding electronic surveillance by authorities. Pyrrhic reference to Asculum underscores rising surveillance threat.
A letter to the Bennington selectmen questions fluoridation and urges broader public health steps. It argues against a limited measure, promoting universal mineral and vitamin supplementation in water, citing dental studies and potential side effects, and imagining Bennington as a health resort.
The piece argues that state and local governments have historically failed in crises, making revenue sharing unlikely to pass Congress. It cites figures like Nixon, Rockefeller, Mills, and Byrnes, notes urban poor rely on federal aid, and warns welfare costs crowd out local capacity. Hoover-era lessons frame the debate as starvation versus federal relief.
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