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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues that a 50 percent paper recycling rate could have saved 550 million trees, noting only 20 percent was recycled and other materials fare worse. It urges stronger federal action to grow markets for recycled products and subsidies to reduce recycled material costs, despite high taxpayer costs.
In Washington last week Vice President Agnew and Speaker McCormack signed a clean politics pledge amid midterm publicity. Critics question whether accusations against liberals amount to personal vilification, while Morton was absent and Agnew deferred remarks to party chairman.
John Fischer critiques Harper's The Easy Chair view of growth as national virtue. He argues growth obsessions drive stock markets, car and wage ambitions, and population rise, leading not to salvation but to death by action, while religious groups chase safety and miss broader harms.
The Indiana senator says the war is a standoff and the economy and national unity will sway voters. He notes construction unemployment in Oregon and aerospace decline in Kansas and Florida, and argues that polarization fuels distrust while many oppose both militant protests and silence.
Professor at Large laments baseball scandal and Denny McLain debts as bankruptcy looms. The piece recalls McLain’s wealth, suspension, and alleged mob contact, noting Commissioner Kuhn’s mild discipline and speculation about deterrence. The column ends with anticipation of fans’ reaction and a Nixon appearance.
William Bebout of Bennington takes aim at Donald Abrams and the idea that the peace symbol is corrupted by "evil witch's foot." He mocks the symbol as demonic, cites seeing it on cars and jewelry, and questions Communist influence while praising Abrams for “educating” the public.
Arthur Phinney argues for smaller automobiles citing oxygen production by trees and fuel use in a VW. He estimates two acres of young trees per VW to supply yearly oxygen and calls for limits on car size to keep breathing oxygen available. Another reader, Joel Pierce, photographs an overloaded truck scattering crushed stones and urges stronger enforcement of truck overload laws.
Private cliche investigator B B Holmes disguises as an observer on Capitol Hill to probe crime victims and motives. He dismisses innocence as a sole crime factor, revealing cases of mitigated gall and a Philadelphia incident where blame shifts. He pursues reports of indifference and not quite naked aggression.
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