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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial comments from Montpelier hearings show broad backing for lowering the voting age to 18 with one dissenting critic citing Christian principles. The piece notes youth frustration, asserts 18-year-olds can vote nationally and questions limits for state offices, while Vermont's governor hints at a possible third term. Parade
Nixon’s proposals win general support, but the public and officials doubt his sincerity. A Wisconsin official’s firing over his Nixon-aligned views shows resistance inside government. A Gallup-style survey finds 56 percent doubt the country is better off, 49-51 percent reject health and unemployment aims, while 56 percent doubt Nixon is uniting the nation.
North Adams Transcript weighs Stamford’s role in a regional high school district with North Adams and Berkshire towns. Stamford faces tuition and transport costs to Drury or Hoosac Valley, plus future capacity limits. Regionalization offers financial and educational benefits as modern patterns favor shared services across borders.
Alexis de Tocqueville warns that if free institutions fail, majority power could drive minorities to desperation and force. He notes Americans suppress revolutionary passions, calming public excitement to avert revolution, willing to sacrifice to avoid catastrophe.
Vermont politicians weigh impact of 18 year olds entering the 1972 election. GOP chair Russell Merriman and Democratic chief Frank Esposito foresee registration drives and youth outreach but differ on campaign style. Both parties expect issues like war peace environment and civil rights to define the young voters influence. The overall aim is to engage new voters while recognizing they may not drive large-scale campaign activity.
A citizen urges readers to push North Vietnam to permit International Red Cross access to POW camps as per the Geneva Convention. The appeal notes Red Cross aims include prisoner lists mail delivery and care for the sick and wounded, and asks the public to send letters to the North Vietnamese president in Hanoi endorsing access.
A Charleston Gazette remark captures a motorist who jokes that overparking tickets have become a status symbol. He says the ticket proves he found a space, turning a minor nuisance into comic proof of a rare momentary victory.
In Time magazine interview Al Gregory a transcontinental truck driver says a strong wife is essential in business and notes many divorced drivers. Sarah Miles star of Ryan's Daughter criticizes excessive sex coverage, supports morality and marriage amid noted Irish setting.
Jamaica Life Magazine reminds readers that the western public domain is shrinking after the Civil War. The piece notes land grants to settlers, railroads, and eventual consolidation by corporations, with forecasts of advisory commissions and sweeping changes favoring private exploitation over public access. A Life example recalls a developer planting fake ores to gain title and sell land.
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