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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Vermont's Ralph E. Flanders is recalled for his striking Senate confrontation with Joseph R. McCarthy. The Vermont senator challenged McCarthy's tactics, calling out abuses and urging clear censure, while also earning respect for independence and conservative yet wary stance on military spending. His two Senate terms are seen as productive contributions to Vermont and New England.
Montpelier Vermont reports a highly consumer minded 1970 legislature with major bills advancing. A cable television law brings the industry under Public Service Board oversight while licensing for plumbers and credit card safeguards gain strong support. Rep. John Alden drives several measures, including electrician licensing and debt-collection limits. The trend elevates the consumer as a political force amid regulatory and reform talk.
A vivid essay on fire from cave days to modern life. It traces how fire shaped civilization, from primitive cave hunts to lava sparks and flint and steel. It also recalls a Cree lodge in Georgia and reflects on fire as creator and destroyer, a constant in human history.
The piece notes rising turnover among college leaders amid 1960s social upheaval. Harvard President Pusey plans retirement. Wesleyan’s Edwin Etherington quits to run for Senate against Dodd. Brandeis President Morris Abram prepares to seek the Democratic nomination. All face campus unrest and demand for administrative change.
In Folsom California locals celebrate a bear rescued from a forest fire named Smokey by residents for its scars. The U S government claims exclusive rights to the Smokey name for the fire guardian, prompting a potential showdown over naming. Residents vow to fight, proposing humorous alternatives and even suggesting renaming the bear Spiro if forced to change.
Cornell scientist LaMont C. Cole recalls a bizarre Borneo tale where DDT wiped mosquitos but left roaches to accumulate the chemical. Lizards feeding on roaches were harmed, cats feeding on the lizards died, rat populations rose, roofs collapsed as lizards vanished. The story ends noting malaria control but widespread ecological disruption.
A public hearing in Montpelier on February 25 at 1 30 p m will discuss a state appropriation of 225000 for Day Care center advancement in Vermont The funds, matched with federal Title IV money and a local share, aim to boost early child care The notice urges attendance and volunteers for transportation and testimony Contact Mrs Eileen Dick at Bennington Day Care Center or write to Marie P Condon for details and volunteering Theologians abandon ivory towers says a Chicago professor predicting new secular religion departments on campuses citing civil rights and protests The speaker cites Dissent editorials and Time magazine quotes on dissent and morality and student rights
In this commentary from the Wall Street Journal, the author argues Nixon has set the political agenda while Democrats retreat. It critiques Democratic responses to the State of the Union, notes inflation linked to Vietnam, praises Bennett Harriman era tactics, and urges bold leadership on pollution, race, and Vietnam to avoid a two America future. The piece laments Democratic paralysis and calls for decisive stance on major issues.
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