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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A Senate hearing revealed that the Food for Peace program, meant to feed the poor, is used to channel U S arms sales abroad. Officials showed that actual military aid exceeds official budget figures by about seven billion dollars, far beyond the reported 375 million.
The Bennington selectmen face tighter spending as pay raises and new staff strain the budget. They should review requests for increases and new equipment, delaying nonessential purchases such as fire trucks. The piece also critiques Food for Peace shifting to Food for War and urges Congress to fix the program, while praising local recycling initiatives and a store bag idea.
James Reston argues Nixon enters 1971 with a changed team and a more anxious public, while the core issue is a sense of regret and loss in the national conscience. He suggests the president must restore integrity to political discourse, remove corrupting doubt, and set clear, principled leadership to confront ongoing crises.
A Bennington reader laments the empty YMCA site and ruined corner at Main and School Streets. The column notes debris, abandoned cars, and lost trees while proposing ideas like a midtown pocket park or repurposing the unfinished building. Townwide action could avert more blight and fund better reuse.
In Vermont, outgoing Development Commissioner Robert Wilson warned that conservationists threaten economic growth by prioritizing the environment over industry. Critics argue that unbridled development harms natural resources and beauty, while locals celebrate preservation as essential, noting hills and rivers hold greater value than aggressive expansion.
Pablo Casals, at age 94, tells Albert E. Kahn that age is relative. He says he cannot dream of retiring, as work is life and keeps him from growing old. He believes continual effort and absorbing beauty renew him daily.
Washington column argues television talk shows curb radical activity by neutralizing militants. It humorously notes a hypothetical terrorist plot thwarted when the leader appears on a talk show, claiming hosts like Susskind, Cavett, and Carson deter revolutions.
A year-end Nixon administration briefing hints at a new game plan for 1972. The President would push a liberal program of welfare reform and revenue sharing, hoping to appeal to voters while countering a possible Wallace run in northern states. The approach hinges on persuading Congress and framing the 1972 race as a battle over city aid and the economy.
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