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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Lockheed, after a contract for 115 C-5A cargo jets at 2.3 billion, faces a likely cost of 3.7 billion for 81 planes. The Pentagon offered nearly a billion more, but Lockheed demands another billion to cover overruns and other orders. Chairman Haughton hints at suing the government to fund while litigation continues, a stance seen as taxpayers’ burden.
A Williams College letter explains why public admission is charged for Williams concerts. The college cites rising costs and fair access, noting student activity fees fund many events and that charging the public helps subsidize performances for students and the community.
The remarks address student revolt over mental effort, academic freedom, and censorship of offensive ideas. Galbraith argues the academy is not a sanctuary for disobedience nor a marketplace for suppressing ideas. Kant links pornography to behavior, while Rustin states black power gains strength when shared with whites.
Letter writer demands daily sanded and plowed access to Arlington Town Hall entrances all winter. He cites a dangerous icy curb to door path and asks Arlington selectmen to ensure safe, salted surfaces year round for taxpayers and residents. He references prior printing cuts and urges readers to consider Soviet oppression accounts and publishes a suggested reading.
A columnist equates ancient Sodom and Gomorrah with modern United States moral decline. He cites a Gallup ranking of Edward Kennedy and condemns elective abortion, arguing that moral responsibility starts at conception and questioning when life begins. He critiques liberal relativism and urges personal examination of societal ethics.
This letter argues against Vermont's $5 million Windsor prison, asserting it fails to curb crime and costs too much. It urges redirecting funds to housing for the poor and programs for delinquent families, advocating humane inmate care and community investment. Written by Mrs. Malvine Cole Stratton.
The column blasts the State Department for invoking delicate relations after a Soviet led capture of a Lithuanian refugee from a U S ship. It argues the tactic serves as pretext to avoid firm action, while noting Soviet moves at Cienfuegos Cuba and rising Communist influence in Chile. It warns such evasions threaten the Panama Canal and U S interests ahead of elections.
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