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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Analyzing campus unrest, the piece argues that confrontational tactics, while not ideal, often yield reform. It cites Urban Research Corporation of Chicago findings that student protests redirected toward campus issues have liberalized governance, expanded participation, and improved opportunities for Black students, fostering a quieter, more responsive higher education system.
Mt Anthony Union High School changes its educational philosophy, dropping a strict one size fits all list of basic skills. The committee favors a flexible curriculum focusing on reading well, arithmetic with change, and understanding government from local to national levels while fostering lifelong learning and creativity.
The Putnam Square cynic voices doubts about universal Vermont sewage upgrades while noting open dumping, and Civil Defense mails 15000 flood bags for local schools. Officials highlight spring flood warnings, with 15000 sandbags plus sand provided free by Ivor S. Pelsue. The editorial mocks White House Police and presidential pomp.
Gloria Steinem analyzes class hatred spreading both up and down, noting downward hatred is more violent and upward towards the middle fueled by different motives. She contrasts elite intellectuals’ supposed understanding of ghetto Black anger at police with their view of police violence against a mid-level political demo as fascism. Exhilaration follows a great idea before flaw is seen.
Fischetti argues Nixon plans to exploit nationwide TV to rally the public and bypass a Democratic Congress. He notes Nixon’s readiness to veto the health, education, and welfare bill and to use a White House TV studio for major confrontations, mirroring past presidents’ capabilities.
President Nixon argued his veto of the H E W bill on TV, a one sided appeal that critics call misleading. The piece warns that White House broadcasts bypass Congress, risks deepening partisan divides as Democrats struggle to unite and lawmakers question fairness and national unity.
Letters to The Banner carry a strong critique of Vermont road salt spending. Fairfax Ayres of Shaftsbury questions 1.5 million yearly for salt and 1.5 million tons over a decade, urging rail transport for fuels and highlighting highway hazards. Sophia Healy of Eagle Bridge advocates preservation of local histories and suggests grants for Sheldon Museum archives.
The letter questions Ben ODay the state biologist who opposes deer feeding programs. It notes Day’s stance and critiques his statistics and policies while suggesting hunters may be fed up with his views. The writer imagines worse outcomes and ends with a quip about welfare.
Nathan Pressman of 12 Catherine St Ellenville NY rebukes claims of a perfect social order arguing narcotics addiction shows systemic failures. He contends socialism offers a better path but warns against cycles of war poverty racism and violence.
A Vermont farmer boasts of feeding a horse on sawdust and brook water, a quip used to mock inflation policies. The piece lampoons planned obsolescence and conspicuous waste in consumer culture, noting how costly packaging, advertising, and fashion affect prices while suggesting humility and thrift as remedies.
The speaker notes a new pervasive factor in modern economies. For every productive person there are three who study plan or consult and their fees burden producers and consumers. The result is a tighter economy where even basic needs, like feeding a horse, become costly due to surplus intermediaries.
Pravda in Moscow notes Soviet industrial lag, with Khrushchev era promises unfulfilled and living costs high. Radio Liberty and ISSR highlight food price gaps, longer Soviet work time, and stalled 1970 plans as pressure mounts for a tougher U S stance in SALT talks.
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