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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Two weekly editorials warn Bennington County residents that developers plan large vacation home projects in Woodford, Whitingham Farms, Chimney Hill, and Dover Hills. The pieces urge planning commissions and lawmakers to regulate and watchdog mass sales tactics and new leisure communities near ski areas rather than cede control to developers.
The Bennington Banner notes editor John J. DeVito was nominated at the Republican caucus for second constable, with Town Counsel Norton Barber explaining duties as backing up the first constable. The piece reflects on public input shaping beltline routing and Manchester traffic plan debates, plus campus cakewalk controversy at UVM and a quip about children and grandparents.
The article reports on institutional investors meeting in New York amid a national shift of wealth and jobs. It highlights Har vard economist Otto Eckstein's warning that poverty is moving from rural areas to Northeastern cities, while the South and West gain economic light. It features Cleveland Mayor Carl B. Stokes praising local redevelopment under the Cleveland Now program and notes ongoing benefits to urban areas through housing, business startups, and public investment, with long-term gains for investors.
A Vermont column argues to discard Grand Lists and state aid formulas, favoring local tax autonomy. It condemns land use and capital gains taxes, urges uniform accounting, and cautions against exploiting land values to fund state needs. The piece rebuts Witherspoon and questions tax equity amid education costs and rising property values.
Open letter to Gov. Deane C. Davis from Rev. Robert E Green Secretary Brattleboro Area Ministers Association urging rejection of a general sales tax. They warn it harms the poor by taxing life necessities especially food and services and suggests taxing only nonessentials like skiing. They call for a more equitable tax plan.
Phillip I Dorman of Bradford Pl objects to a proposed state sales tax calling it plain robbery. He argues taxes harm the poor and families with children more than livestock feed. suggests budget cuts and criticizes gun control support. He warns of renewed mobilization by the Green Mountain Boys.
Dr Aiken outlines state health standards for land development in housing projects including minimum lot sizes for sewage and water, noting that developments under 20 000 square feet or 40 000 square feet must clear the State Board of Health before construction. He forwards the inquiry to the sanitation chief for investigation, requesting plot locations.
Washington press conference sets a tone of practical policy as President Nixon calls for sufficiency over superiority in arms talks with the Soviet Union. He signals a pragmatic path on Vietnam and demilitarization, stressing troop withdrawal and negotiated settlement while avoiding entanglement in a cease-fire trap.
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