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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice specifies the newspaper’s publishing schedule and office address for readers and notices.
The piece argues that 1960s plans for ever broader superhighways faced growing pushback from environmental and urban voices. It notes delays on Interstate 95 and a costly London inner city link, with Transport Secretary Volpe calling for relocations before more federal highways are approved. It blames lobbies for urban congestion and urges rail transit expansion as an alternative to car dependence.
Senator Margaret Chase Smith opposes President Nixon's pick Charles DiBona to lead Selective Service, arguing against replacing Hershey with a "liquidator of the system." The piece urges a director aligned with gradual abolition of the peacetime draft and criticizes Smith's veto as misguided.
A Vermont reader argues that towns should govern land use rather than the state, criticizing alleged exaggerations about local land development near ski areas, and questioning landowner restrictions and the impact on land values and taxation. The letter calls for local decision making and laments state subsidies and promotion of ski regions.
Walker Kimball Jr of Manchester Center cites debris left in the Center mill pond after drainage for bridge work. He calls for redraining removal of junk and silt, faulting Pinello Construction and state highway supervisors, and urges community action to restore the pond’s beauty. William E Lauzon signs.
Ray C. Murray, president of the Bennington Taxpayers Protective Assn, defends and explains the community response to MAUHS theater production. He argues the play raises issues of morals and permissiveness, notes taxpayers funded the school, and urges responsible oversight while defending the Monitor as open to public comment. He also states the committee could not attend a BTPA meeting and invites future attendance.
A Vermont reader recalls recent snowshoeing in Searsburg sighting red-breasted nuthatches and evening grosbeaks. The piece shifts to praise Ice Capades 1970 in Atlantic City with praise for performers and show effects. It also criticizes Vermont lawmakers for moving holidays to Mondays, urging respect for Washington's Birthday and recalling Abraham Lincoln.
A reader challenges The Banner’s Hospital Notes for claiming the author was admitted or discharged. The letter asserts the writer was alive and well during the cited dates and mocks the paper’s accuracy. It invites further letters under 200 words and notes signatures and addresses are required.
Frank Mankiewicz and Tom Braden analyze Spiro Agnew's bid to clash with college quotas for black students, arguing the vice president ignores graduation standards and risks creating two Americas as universities strive for representation. The piece critiques political uses of campus diversity and calls for accountability to educators and tradition.
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