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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05208.
A New poll shows Americans favor gasoline rationing over a petroleum tax to curb energy use, while the Ford administration argues rationing would mislead the public. The piece criticizes White House stance and urges shared sacrifice as the public accepts rationing more readily than higher oil taxes.
The Banner presents Bennington County districts and the Miller formula's impact on state aid. It notes aid scales with educational effort versus tax base, warns councils to consider equalized school tax rates, and urges careful study before altering the system.
Norman Cousins editor of Saturday Review World presents the yearend issue arguing the nation’s core issue is psychological depletion rather than inflation or energy. He says hope arises from self confidence in people, government, and the future, not from logic or facts, and that hope mobilizes human energy toward a better destination.
The text argues that hope can renew human potential and inspire visions. It warns despair can vanish only when people stop reaching out to each other, when words fail, and when destinies freeze, then yet calls for confidence in ourselves, history, and ideas.
The Banner letters describe a proposed nonpartisan primary. The bill would let every voter cast a single ballot for any candidate in the primary with no party limit, and the top two vote getters would advance to the general election.
Rep Jordan D Cole argues for nonpartisan primaries by petition or caucus, with candidates listed once on the ballot. He cites cross filing as confusing and recounts Vermont history, Windham county cases, and personal runs in Republican Democratic and Independent primaries to support voters choosing individuals over party labels.
The piece refutes claims of a massive illegal CIA domestic intelligence operation under Nixon. It argues The New York Times sparked the sensational, later debunked story, asserts Colby testified no such surveillance existed, and notes CIA errors but denies systemic domestic spying or targeting of antiwar figures. It calls the Times’ reporting and the accompanying scandals myths.
A 1975 letter from J J Mueller of Emco CATV requests permission and cooperation to experimentally install two antennas to test ETV reception feasibility in Dorset. The note, sent to the Carthusian Foundation on Mount Equinox with copies to the Dorset School Board and Selectmen, suggests testing locations northward and notes no power use.
A California couple from San Jose writes to The Banker urging the preservation of the 400-year-old Spirit of America maple in Dorset Vermont. They warn against destroying natural beauty, stressing the tree as an American heritage symbol for future generations to learn from.
A first person column recalls changeable January weather in Searsburg with thaw and heavy snows. The writer contrasts Vermont winters with Grand Tetons terrain, recounting a move decision after meeting a park ranger. They settled in Searsburg and reflect on four seasons and rural life.
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