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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 429 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues that the Nixon administration asserts a $23.2 billion deficit in fiscal 1971 is a $2.5 billion surplus on a full employment budget basis. It contends this contrived accounting hides the real shortfall and fiscal weakness in the economy.
The piece argues unemployment and debt make statistics useless for ordinary citizens. It notes that taxes must be paid and meals eaten, while statistics remain abstract tools for politicians and economists. It emphasizes the mismatch between data and real livelihoods.
In Massachusetts and New York a mobster testifies he paid judges to suspend sentences, inflaming headlines. The McClellan subcommittee lets him name others, risking reputations and rights, while claiming to support law and order through public accusations without trial.
Editor notes Vermont Highway Department fines up to 50 dollars for dumping garbage in travel rest stop barrels. The piece argues enforcement must catch culprits in the act to haul them into court.
Rev J Richard Sherlock of North Bennington criticizes The Banner for printing Karl Harrington letters about Dr Flood at the North Bennington Firehouse. He says personal invective has no place on editorial pages and urges the paper to exercise stricter discretion for public discussion of public concerns.
Dr Alexander V Berkis argues for expanded U S radio broadcasts to Baltic nations and Eastern Europe. He cites colonial rule, Baltic independence movements, and U S resolutions, urging broader Estonia Latvia and Lithuania language broadcasts to counter Russian influence. He names Longwood College professor and Virginia address.
In Vermont the Professional Negotiations Act prompts heated bargaining in Burlington and Bennington Mt Anthony district. Supporters say it brings order and raises salaries while critics warn it erodes teacher professionalism and favors boards. By Betsy Samuelson.
An opinion piece traces the long decline of Atlantic salmon and shad in the Connecticut River, argues current dams block spawning runs, and urges modern fish ladders. It cites historical lows, past stocking efforts, and a plan by the Connecticut River Watershed Council to install ladders at Holyoke and other dams with shared costs to restore runs within two years.
A New York City portrait of John Lindsay argues his experience matches or exceeds rival records as he contemplates a broader run. The piece notes NYC's size budget and subway scale, his efforts to modernize the system, and his claim of personal voter insight from the city he governs.
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