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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The forthcoming trial of Rev. Philip Berrigan and five Catholic protesters on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and blow up heating tunnels prompts questions about motives, justice, and potential political frame ups. The piece notes Hoover remarks, a key witness with a checkered history, and compares to Dreyfus, warning about prosecutorial overreach and credibility risks for the Justice Department. It also covers local news on Outreach book distribution, grade crossings near Willow Road, a well-designed Bennington town report, and Rotary Club bus shelters.
A year before New Hampshire primaries, observers weigh a Nixon versus Muskie contest as a plausible future, while warning that history shows improbable outcomes recur. yet political fate often surprises. The piece also notes efforts to revive Atlantic salmon stocks in New England rivers and criticizes schooling practices highlighted by SAT concerns at Amherst College.
The piece weighs potential outcomes for Muskie Nixon and contenders like Kennedy Lindsay Wallace and McCarthy, noting Muskie leads Democrats in polls but faces questions about backing and New England appeal. It argues economy and Vietnam war will decide the next election, with party loyalties shifting as 18 21 year olds register.
James P. Henry Jr. letters criticize The Banner headline Seven mental retards killed in California rest home fire as crude and dehumanizing. He urges humane language and asks the paper to reflect community conscience on disability issues and social responsibility.
Citizens questioned nine selectmen candidates about reporting at town meetings and how to engage residents. Proposals urged direct personal statements, proactive press use, advance public answers, and concise, on point remarks to avoid confusion.
Figures show General Fund and Highway Fund levies for 1970 and proposed 1971. Street lights at 37,000 and retirement for highway employees at 6,600 reduce highway levy to 223,420, vs 221,368 last year. General Fund rises to 845,320 from 701,042.77, an indicated increase of 144,277.23, with 93,000 tax reductions allowed by the new town charter.
Edna W. Thayer of Manchester calls the Friday February 19 item on Sen Mathline Harwood’s UVM board appointment distasteful and unjustified. She characterizes the editorial as biased and unwarranted.
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