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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1972
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice notes the newspaper’s mailing address and corporate ownership.
The piece notes no legal executions in four years amid rising death row totals and cites California Supreme Court striking down the death penalty as cruel or unusual. It argues for deterrence doubts, wrongful executions, and economic bias against the poor, urging cautious reconsideration of capital punishment. It highlights political stakes with Reagan and Wright, and cites Darrow on hanging as a poor man's disease.
A state education policy dispute emerges over whether special education students should be taught in separate rooms or integrated into regular classes. A Bennington editorial notes a contradiction between letters from Lorraine Eastman backing the addition and Raymond L Heureux opposing segregation, urging public explanation as S 98 court action looms.
Raymond A. L Heureux argues against a dedicated special education wing claiming existing spaces suffice. He warns against costly, oversized facilities and commercial equipment claims, favoring mainstream education, shared spaces, and home skills, while urging taxpayers to vote for expansion for all students if justified financially.
To the Editor of The Banner the writer thanks volunteers who cleaned the new YMCA site at Memorial Park and ready to plan another cleanup. Requests public cooperation to finish the project with facilities including exercise rooms meeting rooms saunas and public showers. The project weighs about 500 000 invested with potential to halve the cost. guidance and involvement from locals urged.
A Vermont reader praises the Bennington League of Women Voters for selecting Judge Lillie as moderator of the March 6 town meeting and urges voters to attend. The letter also critiques snowmobile use near wildlife and suggests limits to protect deer and other animals. Byron A. Harrington signs from Manchester Center.
Addison County Vermont faces high unemployment above 11 percent in 1971 while plans for power plants spark debate. major new facilities include a $2.4 million county vocational center, campus expansions at Middlebury College, and several plant and retail projects. despite optimism, no major progress in new plants or tourist centers, as residents focus on dairy farms and taxes.
An observer details Quemoy Kinmen as a symbolic and strategic island near the mainland, noting U S senators and journalists visit by prop plane while residents 61 000 strong sustain life under shelling and constant vigilance. The piece explores motives including U S fidelity to Taiwan and the island's defense value, highlighting underground caves, artillery ruins, civilian education, and a kaoliang distillery funding schooling.
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