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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Three scholarly magazines question AEC safety claims ahead of Vermont Yankee hearings. Ralph E. Lapp in New Republic doubts reactor safety, Gene Schrader in Center details decades of AEC secrecy and deception, and Paul Jacobs in Atlantic cites deaths and illnesses linked to nuclear tests. The pieces, alongside Look and Life, urge a fundamental reappraisal of the atoms-for-peace program and call for full disclosure.
Rep. Robert T. Stafford of Vermont was elected vice chair of the U S House Republican Conference. The move makes him the fourth ranking figure in GOP House leadership and grants him access to weekly presidential briefings. Stafford, known for liberal-leaning views, hopes to champion Northeast interests in Washington.
Citizens question free spending by the Bennington Board of Selectmen as the town prepares its first unified budget for 1971. Taxpayers demand full information early, with public hearings before Town Meeting and responsibility to attend and comment.
Editor notes reveal Chuck Shafer used a gym trap door and a stage peephole at Arlington High School to capture an overhead basketball shot. He dodged indignant pigeons perched near the Eagles and disclosed the unconventional angle on Page 1 of Wednesday’s Banner.
A reader advocates organic fruit growing and dwarf trees, detailing soil preparation, planting sites, and minimal chemical use. It covers pruning, pest control with natural methods, mulching, and planting diverse varieties for pollination and resilience, with a call to enjoy well nourished produce and garden work.
A grateful patient to the editor salutes the hospital staff at Putnam Memorial after a second surgery. The poem praises a nurse for care, tea, charts, medicine, and patient support, ending with a toast to all nurses of varied shapes and sizes.
A reader poem from Martin D. Raymond Boston Massachusetts reacting to President Nixon's January 4 1971 speech. It imagines Nixon as a diviner of a promised bright year while referencing Marlboro country and Vietnam. The verse contrasts optimism with skepticism about Nixon's reelection and the path for the United States.
At Wallace’s inauguration in Montgomery the crowd included integrated bands and black attendees, signaling a shift toward a focus on human needs rather than race. Wallace spoke of health care and state issues, with observers noting he may no longer be the raw rabble-rouser of old. Sage Lyon called it eight years of capable governance for Alabama.
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