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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues for statewide adoption of Proposal VII to grant 18 year olds in Vermont the rights of a freeman including voting and property. It notes the amendment aligns the constitution with existing law and claims a no vote cannot alter the current status. It also proposes eliminating the constitutional one year residency requirement for voting, deemed unconstitutional.
The amendment aims to harmonize the state constitution with federal law. Proponents argue court decisions reflect law and should not be thwarted by opposition. Proposal VII, like four others, passed two Vermont legislative sessions and received scrutiny from leaders and elected representatives before public approval.
A Vermont House vote endorses police power to seize vehicles used or intended for illegal drug transport, prompting satire about extending seizures to clothes, TVs, and other possessions. The writer mocks the idea of a state thrift shop funded by confiscations while noting the broad reach of such laws.
Editor notes the flood of letters on candidates and issues ahead of next Tuesday's election. An early reminder bans election letters next Monday. a pre Town Meeting at the courthouse Thursday at 7:30 p.m. sponsored by the League of Women Voters offers full discussion with candidates and questions for voters. Richard V. Perrott's letter advocates Planned Parenthood funding and responsible parenthood.
In a sensational inquest scene Mary Rogers and Leon Perham admit to plotting and carrying out the murder of Marcus Rogers. New evidence includes envelopes found at the bank and a signed testimony detailing their plan to lure him with a life insurance payoff and kill him with chloroform and rope by the river. The confession marks a turning point in this famous crime saga.
Profiles recount Burgoyne’s aggressive plan to rally Indian forces and threaten Vermont towns. Gen St Clair failed to fortify Sugar Hill, prompting a cautious retreat from Fort Ti and Fort Independence. At Hubbardton Col Warner and Green Mountain Boys fought Hessians before a burning house exposure forced a British victory mistaken as a setback that delayed the main British advance.
Letters from Peter Reed Donavan and Adelaide Fine discuss town budget priorities in Bennington. Donavan proposes merging highway water and sewer into a single public works department, merit pay for staff, and better communication between school boards and selectmen to avoid duplication. Fine urges voter support for local human service agency funding.
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