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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. Located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues privacy erosion from federal access to Social Security Civil Service and Treasury records to enforce child support. It notes $7.5 billion yearly ADC costs, few families receive support, and many missing fathers. The piece frames this as a governance trade off between accountability and confidentiality.
A 1971 California study shows non support cuts across classes with 20 percent of non paying fathers earning 18 thousand dollars or more. The federal child support law expands government access to confidential data, requires mothers to help locate fathers, and empowers IRS collections, raising fears of reduced privacy and an Orwellian society despite good aims.
In Vermont, residents critique President Ford's move to release about 2 billion dollars from the Highway Trust Fund to states for Interstate construction, arguing it favors highways over rail upgrades. Local officials estimate Vermont would receive around 10 million, but see Route 7 and I 91 projects stalled, urging lawmakers to push for rail improvements and better regional transport instead of continuing road expansion.
A letter from Ed of Pownal questions the value of conserving energy as bills rise despite frugal practices. He notes a wood stove, low wattage lighting, cold washes, and reads of meter effects, arguing that conservation increases overall costs and mentioning the $15 meter-reading impact plus power company overhead.
A 22 year old female sculptor describes modeling Lincoln from life and reflects on his sorrowful nature. She recalls being impressionable yet able to grasp the statesman’s character and the enduring passion she has carried.
The piece recalls Abraham Lincoln as a sorrowful yet humorous figure, whose religious faith guided him through the Civil War. It highlights his grief, humility, and enduring legacy, noting Gettysburg and his enduring impact. Authored by Herbert W. Lorenz of 214 Union St.
Profiles of Vermonters like Justin Morrill Col Battell John Dewey Hiram Powers Larkin Mead Rowland Robinson Henry Stevens George Jones Horace Greeley Mary Wilkins Freeman Emma Willard Lucy Wheelock Rudyard Kipling and others who shaped education, forestry, sculpture, literature, and state history. The piece highlights Morrill’s land grant vision Battell’s outdoors ethic Dewey’s educational influence and Kipling’s Brattleboro residence and Nobel Prize link.
Robert McWaters MAU Director North Bennington urges Mt. Anthony Union School supporters to back the proposed 3.26 million budget. He argues past budgets did not enhance educational supplies and warns against a constrained "Make do" approach. He plans to answer questions February 20 at North Bennington School.
The Vermont Conference of Social Concerns endorses the Emergency Food and Fuel Task Force and urges Vermonters to donate at churches on Sunday February 16. Funds and food will aid local Ecumenical Councils to help families and elderly endure winter hunger and cold.
A Burlington Free Press letter from Vermont Life editors rebukes Donald V. Webster, secretary of the Agency of Development and Community Affairs, for alleged misstatements about Vermont Life finances. They defend editorial independence, dispute claims of prior contracts, and critique per diem pay while urging careful handling of magazine funding and governance.
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