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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1972
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
A small Bennington County town debates borrowing to cover debts for a new elementary school replacing four one room schools. Voters rejected a bond issue, prompting scrutiny of overspending and miscommunication among the school board architect and contractors as the project teeters on deep debt. The state Department of Education has not yet become involved, but officials may need to intervene to help resolve the dispute before March Town Meeting.
Three Charlotte residents calling themselves Vermonters for the Restriction of Snowmobiles argue that snowmobile noise invades wilderness and wildlife. They urge severe restrictions or muffling tech to restore silence and question which freedom matters more: to molest others or not to be molested.
A reader argues deer herd management in Vermont requires selective doe shooting, cites 1966 and 1975 deer counts, praises Roy Aldrich, and criticizes wardens’ focus on shells over real selective control. He suggests wardens patrol for undernourished deer and directs meat to orphanages, noting a potential revenue impact and job concerns in the Fish and Game Department. Don Greene Shaftsbury.
A critique of campus sophomores who defend dictators as realpolitik while praising Mao, Ho Chi Minh, and Fidel Castro. The author argues these critics minimize mass killings, call executions different names, and push for Vietnam withdrawal, framing their stance as selective hypocrisy.
The piece quotes Robert J Donovan of The Los Inceles Times Service arguing that the term retirement is a modern concept not found in the Bible. It suggests retirement ties to contemporary society's emphasis on ongoing physical activity and continuation.
The speaker notes shifts in life timing from tribal rites to modern schooling. Starting work at 15 versus 25 due to education illustrates postponed adulthood and postponed career entry. He contrasts this with premature retirement policies hastening discharge from the system.
Corrections officials and Governor urge a 140 bed maximum security prison while critics argue the cage idea harms rehabilitation. The letter-writer warns that such confinement breeds hardened offenders and taxes, urging a true corrective philosophy focused on inmate reclamation and public safety.
The piece analyzes McGovern and Muskie as serious contenders, with Hartke and Yorty seen as unlikely presidents who could affect New Hampshire’s vote. It notes publisher Loeb’s influence, McCloskey's potential to split youth support, and a state AG ruling limiting student voting. McGovern’s blunt platform and crowd appeal emerge as promising in New Hampshire despite a dreary outlook. A cartoonish joke about a deaf man with a wire wraps up the magazine’s light end.
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