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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner announces its editorial stance and daily publication schedule from 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 The paper states it publishes every day except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation with standard editorial operations and local coverage.
The article surveys Penn Central chair Stuart Saunders forecasting air freight jumbo jets will doom rail transportation, while the American Railroads Association pushes subsidies to sustain passenger service. It questions service quality, costs, and the justification for further public subsidies, arguing poor reliability undermines any goal of expanded support.
Editor notes urge preserving the Pavilion Hotel as a Vermont Senate minority aims to stop its demolition. Restoration costs are estimated at 200000 versus 60000 to tear down, while other items discuss a beeple tree claim and the Red Cross blood drive by Bennington residents who donated blood at Colgate Hall.
The American Meteorological Society in New York discussed future weather forecasting with new computer methods promising weeks ahead accuracy. Forecasters predicted sleet and rain by morning yet the day remained dry and a Nor'easter threat faded. The writer questions the reliability of long range forecasts and yearns for today’s accuracy.
A critique of Karl Hess and the New Left argues that modern libertarian students and university allies profess democracy while backing coercive state measures. It contends hypocrisy in favor of conscription and selective funding, and predicts future student activism will still rely on political structures rather than oppose them.
Sparks of critique argue the Miller Formula skews state education funding, listing how 45 rich towns fund poorer ones. The piece highlights zoning, town wealth contrasts, and fears of eliminating small towns while urging reform of equalized grand lists and tax equity.
A humorous item notes Dr Theodore Zimmerman a New York veterinarian suggests dogs should be treated as dogs not people. The piece recalls social banter with friends Sam and Millie Underfoot and their poodle Bonaparte about happiness and dog behavior.
Andrew Betit president of the Bennington Rescue Squad urges Pownal residents to back their local rescue unit at the March 4 election. He notes mutual aid with Bennington and warns full coverage by Bennington would fail without public backing. He emphasizes letters to the column are welcome with signatures and addresses required.
Washington warns that time is short to secure a pause in the nuclear arms race as the Nixon administration negotiates with Moscow. The piece notes high stakes in Europe and the need for firm leadership, cites Gerard C. Smith, and questions Melvin Laird’s six to nine month wait before talks. It warns of growing Soviet disarray, May party meetings, and the danger of another accident accelerating conflict.
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