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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05202.
Benthington selectmen consider a new lay to grant doctors and patients preferential parking, but critics say it lacks public value and enforceable rules. They warn police enforcement would waste time, and recall merchants who funded downtown parking yet saw doctors refuse. They urge doctor led property purchase for parking instead.
Gov Salmon selects Sue Burton Tenner as chair and Gerald A. Cornell as a new member. Burton Tenner is an architect and environmental advocate from Manchester with a history of recycling programs and land-use planning advisory work. Cornell, a former Bennington selectman, brings municipal insight and broad local contacts to balance the panel. Outgoing members John M. Moore and Richard B. Leake are noted for their long service since Act 250’s early days and for shaping precedents in environmental decisions.
Editor notes express town gripes with the police department leadership led by Police Chief William H. Fox and criticize a lack of pay raise while demanding specifics. The piece references public funding and the need for clear accountability from the selectmen and town manager in a public function. It closes with political quotes and a cheeky nudge about leadership accountability.
A parent defends the Bennington Program in response to Lawrence Harrington. The writer recalls a troubled son who, after joining the program and receiving support from teachers such as Krulikowski Northrup and Wright, improved from failing to earning four A to F grades and now takes pride in school.
Diane Sherlock of North Bennington endorses Genevieve Murphy for Mt. Anthony School Board, praising honesty fairness and hard work. The writer highlights Murphy open outlook and commitment to quality education for Bennington's students and teachers, urging votes on Tuesday.
A Bennington candidate praises Genevieve Murphy for listening to students parents teachers and citizens at St Anthony Union High School. The editor says as a school director she would gather full information from authorities before acting and would work diligently for what she knows is right.
A rhapsodic note on the Star Spangled Banner recounts Key’s capture, the Fort McHenry bombardment, and the anthem’s origins in US history. It mentions the melody by John Stafford Smith, the Sta r Spangled Banner’s publication, and notes about performance keys and transpositions. Arlington printing rules restrict election letters. deadlines note for Friday.
Walter G. Hooke argues selective forgiveness toward Vietnam War resisters and draft evaders while supporting future aid to North Vietnam. He questions presidential stance, recalls 1953 Geneva debates, and urges applying peace principles to both sides in a Shaftsbury note.
A humorous profile of New Jersey by Terence J. Flanagan portrays the state as a eastern seaboard middle ground amid jokes about politics highways rivers and media. It notes Turnpike Atlantic City Newark and nearby cities while lampooning provincial pride and regional stereotypes.
A visit to Vermont statehouse in Montpelier describes the Capitol’s gold-domed style set into the hillside, its Senate chamber with carved medallions and windows, and the House of Representatives with its dignified yet intimate atmosphere. The author notes light, decor, and the contrast with New Jersey politics as observers discuss reapportionment and the Equal Rights Amendment amid chatter in galleries.
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