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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1972
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Vermont faces a Friday special election to fill two U S Senate seats amid a split among Democrats. Richard Mallary and Robert Stafford are favored, while Randolph Major and J William O Brien challenge the status quo. Liberty Union candidates Doris Lake and Bernard Sanders shape the race with pointed questions and future ballot implications.
Editors criticize Vermont public land talk over Route 7 purchase deals. Bennington and the state spar over compensation for highway land, urging the state to find alternative acreage. Land value at $5,000 an acre is seen as eroding quickly. the town seeks recreation-use funds.
A reader criticizes Tom Wicker for his FBI and J Edgar Hoover attacks in The Banner letters. The writer defends the FBI's integrity under Hoover, questions unnamed sources, and laments The Banner's mixed editorial stance including a Christmas message.
An opinion piece assails Sen. Robert Stafford for liberal stances and alleged political opportunism after the Prouty death. It accuses him of ghoulish behavior, praises antiwar conservative critics, and urges readers to oppose his bid, signed by Fred Westphal of Elmore.
A verse letter titled Twelfth Night to the Editor recalls the nativity scene with imagery of a pale star and gifts. The speaker, Mrs Helena Shevlen Moore, signs in Bennington. The poem reflects sacred calm in a stable setting with quiet bells and holy night symbolism.
The Sun column contrasts breeder nuclear reactors with sun powered energy, arguing reactors are costly and risky while solar use grows quietly. It cites Ralph Nader concerns, cites sun derived energy via photosynthesis, solar heating pilots in Florida and Pennsylvania, silicon cells, solar fuels via mirrors and hydrogen, and government funding skewed toward nuclear.
John Chamberlain reviews Merit Publishing's survey of 23 000 high school students, noting strong agreement on abortion access birth control and political leanings while criticizing the limited sample size. He argues the 1972 youth vote hinges on a potent issue as Vietnam winds down and both parties drift to the center.
A letter from Vic. Anthony Union High School freshmen argues they are equally part of the school and deserve coverage in The Banner. They note an undefeated basketball record of three wins and urge acknowledgment alongside the varsity. The list of signers includes Nancy Sawyer Peggy LaCroix Anne Harris Jayne Latif JoAnn McKean and many others.
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