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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 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 piece argues a uniform statewide tax of about 1.50 on each town’s equalized Grand List could fund school costs via per pupil returns, but faces opposition from smaller towns and questions about Miller formula impacts. It also critiques defense base closures and political incentives shaping spending.
Editor notes Mt Anthony Union School directors approve Craft Fair 7 use of school grounds for a cultural and economic community event. Observation highlights a two day summer concert festival idea for teens and general recreation, urging local support and teen dances to boost activity without straining the town budget.
Canadian studies gain traction nationwide as Professor Edward Miles builds at the University of Vermont in 1962, creating one of the first U.S. programs. Vermont efforts expand through McCafferty workshops and school partnerships, with support from Ottawa and the Donner Foundation, while institutions like Johns Hopkins and Western Washington pursue Canadian studies. The program aims to deepen understanding of Canada amid changing North American relations.
A reflective essay contrasts modern busy lives with the calm of river fishing. The author laments lost habits of independent thought, urges contemplation, and warns that leaders are trapped by time. He recalls Izaak Walton and Ernest Poole to emphasize peace, nature, and personal focus as true riches.
A compact essay argues four nonpolitical lessons from the Pentagon Papers and Vietnam. It contends leaders with combat experience matter in war, rejects top‑down modernization of other cultures, warns bombing alone cannot win wars, and urges the president to seek public backing for undeclared conflicts while noting broader limits on American power. It cites Johnson Nixon Eisenhower Kennedy and McNamara as context.
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