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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. This notice confirms the newspaper’s publication schedule and printer details for readers and advertisers.
The piece argues Bennington faces a dog nuisance near schools under leash laws. It suggests fulltime dogcatcher funding to enforce rules, proposes targeted patrols, and warns against bureaucratic inaction despite limited town resources. It then critiques Veg-O-Matic ads, noting FTC warnings and consumer gullibility.
Vermont lawmakers begin constitutional revision work with a study commission list of 15 proposals. Lt. Gov. Burgess backs change as senators review items, aiming to test amendments by month’s end and possibly rate four year terms for top officials and alignment with modern practices.
A Jamaica opinion column argues the power line controversy requires calm debate. It discusses rising demand for electricity, costs of generation, and the impracticality of burying high tension lines in rugged terrain. The author notes public outcry, environmental concerns, and the hard bedrock obstacles shaping the dispute. The piece ends urging collective quiet reflection and shared reasoning.
Editor notes Bennington’s group gains three of 15 House chairmanships and the Senate’s Judiciary post. Marshall Witten heads Appropriations, Joe Caracciola guides Highways, Orrin Beattie leads Government Operations, and Sen. T. Garry Buckley will chair Judiciary. Mentions funding for U.S. 7 improvements, possible gas tax hike, and competing highway requests from Rutland and Readsboro.
Washington speech argues the real issue is sound speed not SST speed. Proposes research to raise the sound speed limit with a wave accelerator to boost it from 1125 to about 5280 feet per second so supersonic flight becomes unconstrained.
The column argues the real risk of Sen Ervin's disclosures is not a police state but an oversized defense bureaucracy. It details how Army intelligence and the CIA expanded into noncombat roles, producing poor intelligence while wasting trillions in resources over decades. It calls for abolishing misused units and reducing civilian-spying practices.
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