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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues the subsidy cap of 55 000 per producer is being evaded by large corporate farms. It notes past payments reached 4.4 million to some big outfits and claims the latest tactic is to plant to hit the cap and rent remaining allotments to smaller farmers. It frames the issue as a taxpayer burden and calls out the farm lobby.
The article describes how farmers lease allotments to maximize subsidies, with a corporate Fresno grower earning 902000 in subsidies last year while renting 9000 acres of cotton for cash this year. Demand for leases outstrips supply, boosting plantings in 1971 and undermining expected $170 million yearly subsidy savings from a $55000 ceiling. City folk may have been misled by country arrangements.
The piece critiques police officers in New York for returning to duty after a work stoppage while noting a broad shift toward snowmobiling as a status symbol. It comments on law obeyance, public safety, and the impact of behavior on the sport shortfalls. It also satirically questions FBI crime statistics and Vermont legislative decorum and ends with a humorous Uncle Sam health checkup.
A playful diagnosis portrays Uncle Sam as farsighted in earlier days but now troubled by money, war, and family worries. The analyst notes too much pace and noise, urging slowing down and steadier routines to restore balance to the nation’s guardian.
Washington readers learn a humorous taxonomy of privileged groups led by WASPs and WMASPs while lampooning discrimination barriers. The piece jokes about left handedness, Gay Liberation Front, married status, and alphabetic surname order, ending with a call for shoe-width equality and unity among narrow-footed men.
Bennington letter congratulates Prospect Ski Club Mount Anthony Union High School faculty and Brattleboro Union Ski Team for a successful ski meet despite bad weather. It urges the town to build a ski jump for statewide recognition and includes a note on avoiding political topics.
A narrator recounts a dream of a hostile alien world where living sign posts are cut and displayed and ads tattooed on a youth. He learns the natives worship harsh gods who forbid forests and lament their planet’s decay. The dream ends with a wish for Earthlike forests and space exploration.
In the lead up to March, Congress will debate multiple health insurance bills. The Reuther-Kennedy plan seeks a full federal program financed by Social Security and taxes, potentially sidelining private insurers. AMA Medicredit backs tax credits for private coverage with government support for the low income. Private groups push the National Healthcare Act and Ameriplan to expand and fund private coverage. The author favors Healthcare for potentially less inflation and broader access.
Two fishermen recall a joke about church attendance as one notes his wife is sick. The humorous line, relayed by Gene Yasenak in American Magazine, reflects light humor from mid-century prose.
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