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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, providing local news, notices, and community information to residents.
The piece critiques the early functioning of the U S Postal Service after July 1, notes union negotiations and funding cuts, and praises Postmaster General Winton Blount for expanding authority and pursuing automation. It also questions overconfident religious claims and comments on a Vermont yearbook error.
The piece argues for a preventive health model to avert costly socialized medicine, citing group practice and automated screening using centrifuges to detect diseases early. It notes hepatitis screening, mass testing costs, and potential savings while warning against expanding state welfare programs. It includes quotes from Fulbright and Galbraith on gender and intellect.
The essay argues Russia's deepening entanglement in Egypt parallels U S involvement in Vietnam, warning that Moscow risks confrontation with a powerful state if it uses force in Israel. It urges a Mediterranean program of joint peace efforts with Russia and a stronger Sixth Fleet to back American diplomacy. It stresses that power, used correctly, can sustain peace, while misjudged use leads to tragedy.
A barber after a long day calls a teen for a haircut. The teen reveals he has been hiding from his father and that this chair is the last place the father would look. The exchange closes with a quiet punchline about the unlikely hiding spot.
A column opens with Vermont snow memory from Mountain Chatter as the Nesci and Nassetta families visit a Meriden cabin and joke about the heavy snow. It shifts to Independence Day reflections on patriotism and the flag, recalling past salute customs, then laments fashion size limits and the return of hot pants during a recent heat wave.
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