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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, issued daily except Sundays and holidays, is produced by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, serving the local community with daily news and notices.
An editorial argues ten years into Cuban socialism that Castro faces a faltering economy and rising need for incentives. It notes output shortfalls, vows a productivity crusade, and compares to Russia and other socialist states suggesting a mixed economy blends capitalism with socialism for practicality.
The piece questions compulsory morning prayer for legislators amid court-backed church state rulings. It argues forcing attendance infringes individual belief rights and cites Apollo 11 and lunar mission notes, plus local editor letters on abortion funding and student rights.
The Banner weighs a dog license hike to fund a full time dogcatcher. Town Counsel Norton Barber notes the state law governs fee changes. Readers critique hypocrisy over abortion debates and condemn moralizing of life from conception. Betty Moses of Pleasant Valley Road signs.
The piece parodies a cocktail party conversation between Romeo and Juliet with mock sociological jargon. Juliet lampoons Latinate names in inner city life while she pivots to a made up language Pentaquack to critique political talk and protective retaliation rhetoric.
In a spoof of multilingual obfuscation Romeo and Juliet struggle to understand each other across Salesgush and Sportsgab. Mercutio’s English saves the day as the trio fail to communicate for two and a half hours, a scene labeled the theater of the absurd.
A letter to Bennington selectmen argues against adding fluoride to public water. It cites European bans, a halted U.S. Public Health Service study, dosage concerns, and benefits limited to children, urging a voter referendum and a petition sign-up at the Gingerbread House. Robert G. Cornwell Ph.D. of Bennington College signs the appeal.
A Manchester Depot reader defends Sam Ogden's moralizing columns against Mrs Boden's critique. The letter urges continued discussion on moral decay, abortion, euthanasia, welfare, and the Bible's role, arguing abortion is murder and praising Ogden's enlightened influence.
The author cites the Jan. Globe and The National Review on abortion, arguing moral responsibility is ignored and that “elective” abortion is linked to poverty. He discusses Mrs. Luce’s critique of two books and contrasts permissive laws with responsibility, then surveys Oneida sex doctrine and communistic societies for context. He argues responsibility at conception ends moral debate and notes Putney Perfectionists’ reaction to complex marriage.
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