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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
A guest editorial argues New York must protect the Adirondacks from encroachment and argues for an independent bipartisan Adirondack Park Agency with land use powers over park lands. It endorses balancing local rights with state oversight to preserve forests lakes and wildlife.
Walter L. Kennedy of Chelsea, a Republican, was elected Speaker of the Vermont House. He has aggressively reshaped the GOP majority, rewarding allies and punishing opponents, drawing comparisons to national figures while sparking local interest in Montpelier’s politics and its effects on the Bennington area.
Fischetti notes apathy in Bennington County leads to elected representatives by default, leaving residents taxed and governed by lawmakers whose names they rarely know. He urges informed citizen action, tracking Montpelier debates, and engaging officials. The piece also midpoints to early 1972 US presidential campaigning and shifts in national politics.
The 1972 race hinges on an expanded 18 to 21 voting bloc after the Supreme Court allowed 18-year-olds to vote. John Gardner's independent Common Cause lobby looms as a potential sleeper candidate, while Nixon and Mitchell weigh how youth sentiment and reformist talk could realign the political center in a war and inflation era.
Analysis of Nixon's State of the Union themes shows talk of creating an Expanded Ownership Agency combining existing programs. Proposals include a Domestic Development Bank and Mutual Equity Fund, plus instruments to boost home and public housing ownership and minority business growth, with mixed reactions on free enterprise implications.
The author reflects on John Greenleaf Whittier's early rural poverty and rich intellectual life. He notes Whittier's Quaker conscience, abolitionist stance, political activity, and personal dangers. The piece compares Whittier's upbringing with Khrushchev and Angela Davis as influences on later life.
Albany confronts a major 1971 legislative issue as leaders push toward broader legalization. Sen. Byrdges backs a constitutional amendment to permit private casino gambling and even policy betting, arguing revenues would rise beyond off track betting. Legal experts say amendments required, with timelines pushing openings to 1974 at earliest.
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