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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. Address: 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial hails House decision to publicly record votes on amendments and final enactments when requested by 20 percent of members. The piece argues the change closes the Committee of the Whole loophole, reducing chicanery and absenteeism and boosting citizen oversight through participation politics and reform advocates. It credits new politics with driving this constitutional refresh and calls for a more fully democratic Congress.
A Vermont highway official reports close contact with New York counterparts on upgrading the Vermont Bennington Beltline toward the border. He notes New York would meet Vermont with a better road, not a brass band, as NY 7 remains in poor condition and costly to widen.
The Cape Codder argues Orleans should allow broader access to its new sanitary landfill. While supporting the state compliant facility and its end to open dumping, the piece questions the sticker system that would restrict usage to residents. It suggests welcoming all to keep the area neat and may reduce sticker requirements.
Letter to the editor criticizes decades of unfulfilled road promises in Bennington County Vermont. It urges voters to demand real action and elect representatives who will address highway projects and state-political pollution.
A Letter to the Editor urging opposition to nuclear reactors in New England. It cites profits of utilities, ads misrepresenting safety, and local plants Vernon Vermont Waterford Connecticut Plymouth Massachusetts. Save New England urges legal action to halt the Vernon reactor and invites readers to contribute.
A reader claims the peace symbol is an international Communist sign and the sign of the devil. The letter cites Rudolph Koch’s Book of Signs, Bertrand Russell, and Free Enterprise sources to associate the peace emblem with Anti Christ. It notes medieval parallels and mentions bubble gum prizes and a Gypsy Lane signature.
A sunlit afternoon concert at the Louise Ryals Arkell Pavilion featured Charlene Peterson, Paula Robison, and Blanche Moyse performing baroque and Bach works with two flutes and harpsichord. The writer praises Peterson's soprano, the flawless tone, and the Bach cantata arias, noting the intimate setting and sparse turnout.
A traveling essay laments rising national anger and social strain in modern America. It argues that travelers see a drop in courtesy and trust, with strangers treated as threats, while noting some remain open and welcoming. The piece links hostility to era changes, urban heat, and secular shifts in daily life.
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