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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by ER Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice indicates regular publication schedule and corporate imprint for the Bennington Vermont newspaper.
An editorial riffs on Frost’s line about fire and ice, suggesting a third possibility mercury poisoning. It notes mercury contamination in freshwater has sparked more alarm than other pollutants and reflects on pollution’s reach into fish, wildlife, and humans.
The piece questions mercury in the food chain and its implications for ecology and public awareness. It reflects on pollution as a broad issue, peaing at consumer caution and the broader meaning of environmental stewardship.
Six months after a January blaze that destroyed 11 businesses and left 10 homeless, Swanton Vermont is rising a new Merchants Row. The town plans the 12th Annual Swanton Summer Festival on July 27 drawing thousands from the Canadian border area. The SBA approved 378,600 in low interest loans to five rebuilt firms as work continues.
A Vermont Symphony Orchestra benefit concert at Mt Snow for the YMCA building fund drew broad support from Mt Snow, the Y Women’s Auxiliary, Lions Club, ticket outlets, press and radio. Local leaders praise rebuilding efforts, pledge annual festival hopes, and reflect on the Swanton fire’s impact and recovery.
A Vermont observer links mercury in trout to fallout from Canadian mines and warns against using streams as sewers. He cites Lake Champlain fish tests, Gov. Davis committee findings, and the need for cross border pollution cleanup. He recalls a village meeting where locals undervalued trout by prioritizing sewage disposal over fishing.
The piece argues that national commissions fail to explain campus unrest and that Agnew is unfairly blamed. It recalls the 1967 RIA study on youth needs, noting students sought conviction and direction from adults, while Kent State echoes Berkeley and Columbia protests without innocent bystander harm.
Vermont’s George Aiken and Winston Prouty voted together on the District of Columbia Crime Bill, a move critics call dangerous and a threat to basic liberties. The piece notes Prouty’s expected campaign stance and Aiken’s rare alignment, while lamenting the bill’s reach beyond D C and its constitutional concerns. The column also mocks breakfast cereal advocacy and Nixonian marketing, suggesting health claims and ads mislead consumers and children about nutrition and sports ambitions.
The piece argues that Swedish cities face severe air pollution with potential downtown car bans. It notes Sweden’s car rise to 1.9 million and coal smoke from Ruhr industry, alongside Israeli cities using windshield stickers for access. It contrasts U S attitudes and cites Ford’s $31 million pollution budget as a sign of possible policy shifts.
The piece argues that nationalizing aid from assistance to supplementary benefit erodes its moral worth. It warns that recipients gain a right to receive, while personal love and care fade, linking this to a generation critical of personal morality and government actions.
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