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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
An editorial argues that ecological harm from today’s chemical and biological tinkering may take a century to reveal. It cites the gypsy moth outbreak across the Northeast, a Vermont fish kill, and a historic New England silk misadventure to warn that nature may hold the final corrective as species adapt and birds or beetles target the pest.
The piece notes thousands of weakened trees and dying wildlife as natural controls set in. It cites a Time magazine jab and cites an Ohio case where a former pesticide plant worker dumped Endrin into a lake, killing about 3,400 fish and costing $30,000 in damage.
Editor notes recount a Bennington School District Board meeting where Bernard Winslow joked he could qualify to teach plumbing and heating at Mt Anthony vocational department. The piece contrasts plumbers’ higher pay with teachers, and mocks a student’s take on a draft law amid Vietnam war talk.
The Nixon administration struggles between inflation containment and job growth while defending wage and price controls. A new Urban Institute report highlights persistent black economic gaps despite 1960s gains, and the Griggs vs. Duke Power ruling pushes civil rights expectations into employment practices. The piece notes political pressures and the need for broad economic recovery to lift black incomes.
The piece argues Nixon’s talks with Chou En-lai and Kissinger’s diplomacy hint a long term realignment. It questions U S retreat from Asia, the risk of aiding Red China, and the difficulty of sustaining a new peace while wary of totalitarian push.
A columnist argues against juvenile idealism and calls for maturity in outlook. He discusses youth attitudes, the allure of utopianism, and the dangers of extremism, contrasting personal responsibility with broader social indifference and detailing everyday examples of trust and vandalism.
Adele Bishop Callaway of Dorset asks Bennington County state s attorney Neil S. Moss to prosecute Union Carbide over a Walloomsac River fish kill caused by discharging poisons through a floor drain. She cites ecology and law, notes a Ralph Nader copy, and urges accountability for the corporation.
Mrs. Clarence Peckham of 200 Division St laments a hit and run on a roving dog that left her 92 year old husband with four broken foot bones. She questions who pays medical bills and urges others to consider one another, warning of mortality and cemetery inevitability.
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