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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1972
Page
4
The Bennington Banner prints daily except Sundays and holidays. Published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes the biennial session will be driven by politics and leadership gaps as Deane C. Davis nears retirement. It urges reform of property taxes and land use incentives, a land trust approach, and guaranteed educational opportunities for all children especially the handicapped, arguing these choices affect both public welfare and future taxpayer burden.
Edmund S. Muskie emerges as a strong potential Democratic contender with a image of integrity and honesty. His candidacy emphasizes a "new beginning" while avoiding promises of quick fixes, appealing to voters wary of political sloganeering and promising shared sacrifice without secret plans.
A reader questions how slum housing persists in Bennington. Citing a family with $60 weekly income and $30 rent, the writer notes after groceries they have nothing left. Describes cockroaches, rats and bedbugs in a low rent building and blames the landlord for neglect while collecting rent.
A letter to the editor from North Bennington urges Vermonters to support Grant L. M. Corwin for U.S. Senator in the Jan 7 special election. The writer cites honesty, prudent spending, faith, and constitutional loyalty as reasons for backing Corwin and calls for rent controls in Bennington to ease living costs amid housing shortages.
Blulyne Electronic Corporation relocates from North Adams to Benmont Avenue in Bennington Vermont. Four partners, three ex Sprague Electric workers, plan power supplies production with low overhead and strong community ties. They praise Vermont environment and cooperative officials while aiming to create about 25 local jobs.
Opinion piece questions pianos in 747 lounges and union protests over amateur passengers manning the instruments. It notes airline rivalry and Civil Aeronautics Board limits on price competition, arguing travelers value quiet and comfort over piano performances. The Musicians Union favors hiring professionals to avoid disruption.
The writer recalls a Christmas tennis game where white visitors faced racial taunts from black teenagers on St Thomas. He notes ongoing tension after black locals gained political power, with whites owning property and blacks governing, and argues development and planning failures turned the island into a crowded, jungle-like city that erodes the idyllic past.
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