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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1972
Page
4
The Bennington Banner informs readers of daily editorial content published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice outlines publication frequency excluding Sundays and holidays and provides the newspaper’s corporate address.
In the 1972 election year a flurry of politics centers on Social Security benefits hikes and tax cuts. Rep Mills pushes a 20 percent Social Security rise amid presidential buzz while Gov Deane Davis eyes reelection or support. A tax surcharge cut grants about 10 cents more weekly for Vermont workers, touted as tax relief. Education aid favors wealthy towns, prompting budget battles in Montpelier. Deficit spending and new levies could follow in 1973, which will not be an election year.
A Putnam Square cynic hails a China breakthrough ending a 20 year stalemate while joking about the President’s return. He also suggests Henry Kissinger visit Bennington to quietly broker a swift peaceful resolution to the school superintendent controversy.
A Letter to the Editor urges Gov Davis and Vermont leaders to find 180000 dollars to preserve the Ripton Environmental Center, highlighting its impact on educators and students, a 10 building complex, staff, library, cafeteria, sewage plant, and vital summer programs for teachers and small districts. The letter frames environmental training as essential amid broader New England ecological efforts.
McGovern shows a tougher, more organized campaign style with sharper humor and resolve. He avoids Kennedy’s urgency, yet remains hopeful about New Hampshire, noting independents may swing and that a poor showing would end his bid while a strong finish could redefine his candidacy.
In a letter to voters, Pownal School Board chair Carolyn Peckham says the board cannot attend the Feb 28 informational meeting due to MAUHS commitments, and that a March 2 meeting is the correct time to discuss the budget. She asserts opponents mislead voters about board attendance and urges questions be saved for Town Meeting on March 6.
Petitioners urge equal application of school bus rules citing three incidents where suspensions were issued by drivers without principal notification. They insist rules protect safety for all and call for consistent enforcement by school board and parents.
James MacGregor Burns argues the presidency should liberate society from restraints, advance equality, and unite business, labor, and professions. It inspires the public, sets national priorities, mobilizes vast resources, and coaxes institutions to serve broad social aims.
The piece extols courtesy as a bridge enabling cross cultural understanding and better relationships. It celebrates gentility, inner beauty, and unity as a pathway to universal love, peace, and a divine, indestructible social structure built on mutual respect. It imagines China as an example of peaceful progress and spiritual harmony.
A Yale Law School study by Prof. Joseph W. Bishop critiques the ACLU redefining civil liberties as a leftist shield. It cites clashes over obscenity, censorship, and controversial cases from Canada to the United States, including the Panthers and Berrigan brothers, urging readers to evaluate Commentary’s 8000 word report.
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