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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Vermont Legislature bill S 42 prompts major long term changes as Bennington Environmental District and Bennington County Regional Planning Commission lose independent status and join a Bennington Rutland district with a Rutland office. Local officials warn this moves planning away from county focus, potentially hindering responsive decisions amid Bennington’s growth and future economic pressures.
The author argues for county led planning over Rutland or Montpelier control. Local planners with firsthand knowledge should decide environmental studies and growth, maintaining the county environmental commission to protect residents’ interests and avoid eroded local engagement and distant bureaucratic decisions.
The Nixon administration rejects tax cuts or spending boosts to spur growth and opposes wage and price controls. Connally vows to veto a $5.6 billion public works bill while the red ink widens in a recession and unemployment nears 6.2 percent as inflation climbs.
A satirical look at NYC becoming a state outlines naming a new state, capital location in Staten Island, and an absurd apportionment plan favoring cows over people. It envisions negotiations with Southern California for balance and mocks political realities, including a majority Democratic state and bizarre governance ideas.
A letter denounces high imprisonment costs and argues for a comprehensive Vermont reform plan. It cites 25 to 35 percent post release success, urges doubling probation parole staff, university involvement, regional family courts, and community counseling to cut prison numbers by 80 percent at a potential $500 per inmate yearly. The piece promotes ex offender rights and local support.
Sparks From the Forge criticizes media sensationalism over the Pentagon papers and Ellsberg, arguing theft raises morality and security concerns. He questions declassification debates, cites Supreme Court rulings, and denounces press bias while defending U S actions in Vietnam and the Diem regime.
The piece critiques Newsweek and others for repackaging known facts about the Diem coup and Vietnam War. It cites Marguerite Higgins and Gen. Thomas Lane, arguing the Pentagon Papers reveal little new and that liberal media will ignore Lane’s book America on Trial for its hawkish stance on victory in Vietnam.
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