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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece argues the United States, not the Russians, blocks detente by pushing a higher Vladivostok ceiling to include cruise missiles and the Backfire bomber. It cites Townsend Hoopes and William Foster, criticizing Pentagon demands and defense contractors for pressuring U S strategic arms policy that could cripple detente.
A Vermont conference of lawyers judges and officials blamed the public for crime and overwhelmed courts while proposing reforms. Chief Justice Albert Barney cited rising caseloads and more lawyers in the state as contributors and urged changes including a new appellate court. The piece accuses lawyers of profiting from delayed justice and questions public trust in the legal system amid calls for reform.
Former Governor Deane C Davis tells Vermont papers he supports a presidential preference primary on Town Meeting Day this year. The legislature’s 1976 session aims to pass the primary bill early, despite Republican opposition from Rep. Richard Snelling and Walter Kennedy. Kennedy was reproved by Sen. Edward Janeway for using GOP funds to push House members against the measure. The primary’s outcome likely won’t steer the national race, but Vermonters deserve a voice and candidates may seek ballot space here.
Six years after Bennington town village consolidation the town keeps two foremen paid from town funds with a new village foreman at ten thousand dollars a year. A former village foreman remains as a consultant for 18 months while a town road foreman also stays. Critics call the moves neither streamlined nor consolidated and say street conditions have not improved.
A Letter To The Editor expresses full support for Vermont adopting a presidential preference primary in 1976. The writer argues choosing a national leader is the nation’s most important decision and that a primary would allow every eligible Vermonter to participate in the nominating process.
The piece argues for a March presidential primary to boost voter participation, noting low turnout under caucuses and the near-simultaneous Massachusetts and New Hampshire primaries. It contends early primaries are vital as Vermont’s situation differs from other states.
Ithaca dispatch reports Wisconsin leads dairy output with California second and New York falling to third as cows and farms decline. Prof. C Arthur Bratton of Cornell notes slower growth and about 57 000 farms in New York, 16 000 fewer than 1965. Vermont figures unavailable. He cites national farm declines and ties to Socialist Labor critique. Nathan Pressman Ellenville NY signs off.
A note praising Bennington Recycling Center for newspapers magazines glass and metal cans and Bennington Redemption Center for bottle and can refunds outlines their locations. The piece urges use through 1976 and mentions Vermont presidential primary discussions and Town Meeting Day on March 2 in Montpelier with emphasis on broader participation rather than specific candidates.
Harriet M. Davis of Birchwood Knoll supports The Banner’s Dec 31 editorial claiming it is unfair to tax rural Bennington residents without town water sewer or road lights. Davis recalls being denied town hookups since 1963 and questions paying the same rate as residents with these facilities.
A Burlington Free Press note comments on a modern husband’s view of a wife’s place and home duties after work. The SOSA Bulletin carries a maxim about turning bricks thrown by others into a foundation for success. The Boston Globe weighs in that the heaviest load a person bears is a grudge.
Washington reports Senator Hubert Humphrey will not enter primaries now and will stay on the sidelines. He leads polls, earns standing ovations, and could join late primaries if needed to prevent a Wallace surge, with speculation he might run only if forced by convention dynamics. The piece notes past party tensions and forgiveness toward Humphrey.
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