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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Public discussion over Bennington's unified town budget notes no fat in proposed expenses but tax rates rise. Outside town residents face 30 cent net tax increase on a 20000 dollar property, while North and Old Bennington see about 100 dollars more. The 65 cent rebate for outside town will end in two years, delaying benefits of unification. Officials say increased services may justify the cost, but critics question early gains.
The piece recalls the yo-yo as both novelty and weaponized toy in Filipino culture. It notes innovators, the stage acts in gold-spangled suits, and matinee memories of loops zappers and whirls. Modern yo-yos now include battery lit discs, costing around a dollar per throw.
Editor notes Gov Commission on the Status of Women endorses Sen Madeline Harwood of Manchester for a seat on the UVM Board of Trustees amid two candidates Rep Esther Cohen of Burlington and Harwood, a partisan clash, while yo-yo trends in popular culture surface as a side topic.
A February 10 1971 meeting of the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women adopted a resolution backing Sen Madeline Harwood for election to the University of Vermont board of trustees by the 1971 Legislature. The body urged lawmakers to elect her, noting her qualifications and historical lack of female trustees since 1961. Burl Morrison secretary.
A letter argues about academic freedom being misused to indoctrinate students, citing UVM Professor Michael Parenti. It contrasts educated judgment with biased activism, calls for educators to abandon partisan politics, and urges constructive workplace reforms. The piece ends with local praise for a Dollars For Scholars fundraiser and donor acknowledgments.
A Senate subcommittee tally shows Laos and Cambodia bearing massive civilian losses from U S bombing. By 1970 South Vietnam alone had over 1 million civilian casualties, with 300000 dead. The piece contrasts Viet Cong and U S casualty figures amid ongoing raids.
An audience gathered on a slippery night to discuss organic gardening and bread quality. The talk criticizes commercial white bread for synthetic vitamins, preservatives, bleaching agents, and textured additives, arguing real whole grain bread should come from minimally processed grains. It cites concerns about soil pesticides, seed treatments, and starch additives, and promotes Rebecca’s Oven and Gingerbread House as places offering non-dead bread and flour.
Vermont congressman Robert T. Stafford outlines his sixth term leadership role, social security expansion proposals, and plans for revenue sharing and campaign finance limits. He urges constituent input and notes relocation of his Vermont office and key contact numbers. He also supports Vietnam disengagement and opposes American ground forces in Laos and Cambodia.
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