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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont, provides editorial content reflecting local viewpoints and community issues.
In Montpelier Vermont the present 1969 legislature session is slated to end March 28 with about 22 working days left. Debates swirl over reorganization measures and environmental controls while a sales tax debate ebbs and flows. Governor Davis pushes for reforms but faces entrenched bureaucratic resistance as legislators weigh priorities before election year. A push from citizens this weekend could spur movement on key issues.
Village politics stir as Milton Pinsker resigns and veteran Reuben Levin weighs a return. Levin denies current interest but grows more engaged in local affairs, while Bennington area towns show rising political energy and the March town meeting sees few contests. The piece notes Vermont weather resilience, airport traffic highlights, and references a dam debate spurred by George Souhan’s cross of gold remark and Bryan nostalgia.
A reader letter argues for a Vermont law to sell alcohol only to residents under 21 with an ID rule for out-of-state college students. It notes border-town risks, calls for supervised near-home drinking, and cites state comparisons and student support from Champlain, St Michael’s, Trinity, and the University of Vermont.
The Banner notes a program at North Adams State College North Adams Massachusetts from June 27 to July 17 1970 inviting professional teachers in nearby Vermont to join a summer institute for Esperanto. The letter urges learning the international language to improve world communication and includes a quote in Esperanto by MARK STARR Chairman EIC and contact details. Letters up to 200 words may be condensed if needed.
A long profile of H Ladd Plumley promoting a "total approach" to crime prevention. He urges upstream work in public schools, better juvenile court practices, more halfway houses, and pre release jobs for prisoners. He argues for community actions to reduce crime costs and urges business leaders to join the effort.
A reader rebuts Col Murray by defending Arthur Kopit's Oh Dad produced last weekend at Mt Anthony Union High School. The letter argues the work is a farce, a comedy, not sexed up, and condemns the use of terms like slut and harlot as mischaracterized and untruthful.
A series of letters to the editor from Bennington readers defend the student production of Oh Dad Poor Dad and criticize Col Murray for his comments. They note strong attendance, contest perceived discipline concerns, and warn against sensationalizing the play’s sexual references while urging balance between art and campus life.
A critical look at Joe McGinniss's The Selling of the President 1968, detailing how Madison Avenue shaped Nixon’s image for TV. The piece discusses campaign ad men, their methods, and the televised politics shaping modern elections, noting the broader impact on voter opinion and the power of television in campaigns.
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