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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Bennington trustees commend themselves by backing immediate action to enact housing and building codes. A July 15 plenary session with town and village officials aims to overcome years of delay and unlock federal housing aid while improving safety standards and reducing fire hazards in local buildings.
Residents are urged to open their homes to disadvantaged boys and girls from New York City through the Fresh Air Fund Friendly Town program in Vermont. The two week outdoor stay helps bridge city country gaps and supports by host families and benefactors. area chairman Mrs. Fred Stacy of Shaftsbury urges gifts to Fresh Air Fund, New York.
Editor notes strained communication from the governor’s office as three Bennington residents, Mrs Norton Barber Mrs Catherine Dermody and Mrs Carol Miller, are named to environmental and children and youth boards without prior notice. The piece also cites Scripps Howard papers urging Congress to reexamine subsidies for atomic power while stressing safety and waste disposal research.
Defense Secretary Laird faces Congress over mixed claims about Soviet capabilities and ABM needs. He contrasts March and current statements on first strike, while CIA’s Helms sticks to evidence that SS-9 missiles exist and mirror US site patterns. Critics say Laird aims to sell billions in new weapons, sacrificing factual integrity.
Governor DEANE C. DAVIS announces Vermont’s welfare deficit projection of 3 to 4 million dollars for the coming year. The state has 34 million in funds but may need extra state funds to cover needs, prompting an accelerated welfare committee report and independent investigations into possible abuses.
Vermont Natural Resources Council invites concerned citizens to a July 8 meeting in Manchester at 8 p.m. in the Mark Skinner Library social room. John W. Stevens will outline alternatives to rapid suburbanization, stressing interim zoning and better planning to protect land, water, and air for future decades.
The Nixon trip to Bucharest and Asia is seen as a test of Ceausescu’s independence and a test of Washington’s priorities. The Romanian regime preserves loyalty to communism while signaling a more liberal foreign policy. Back home Nixon faces inflation, poverty, racial tensions, and party pressures as he aims for peace in Vietnam and arms talks with the Soviets.
Letter to The Banner from Frederick Taylor of Dorset arguing that Central Vermont Public Service Corp should ensure reliable conventional power before building a Vernon nuclear plant. He notes escalating candle costs after a recent storm, claiming power failed despite no lightning.
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