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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes Oregon voters rejected lowering the voting age to 19 by a two to one margin and discusses similar measures in other states and potential national action. It urges students to push for change within the system and to persuade older voters and lawmakers to consider expanded suffrage in future elections.
The piece contrasts cricket with American baseball, noting declining attendances and calls for faster formats like instant cricket. It also discusses voting-age politics, youth influence, and global conflict trends, citing MIT analyst Geoffrey Kemp on peacemaking and wartime involvement as the 1970s begin.
Essay questions the global toll of wars and the indifference to human slaughter. It cites figures from China Indonesia Nigeria and Vietnam and argues that declining religious faith underpins tolerance of violence. It criticizes the arms trade and memorial neglect as signs of societal failure.
The piece surveys cross pressures shaping U.S. media as Spiro Agnew attacks the press from the right while the Village Voice and other critics argue big outlets like the Times and Newsweek bend to leftist agendas. It quotes Paul Cowan, Jack Newfield, Edwin Diamond, Murray Kempton and others on cabals, censorship, and editorial independence.
A Sunderland columnist treats the 17 year cicadas as noisy unwelcome relatives, outlining their underground emergence since 1953. He explains their life cycle from nymphs to winged singers, debunks locust misnaming, and notes the brief two week eruption before they vanish for 17 years.
Franklin Frantz of Woodford defends academic freedom and educator autonomy against a critic, stressing responsible self restraint by educators, the right to fair hearings, and a conservative view rooted in rural values and faith. Letters policy notes 200 words preferred, signatures required.
A reader rebuts Gerald Raftery’s objections to a brief fall college pause for students to gain political experience. The writer notes students would work within the system for candidates of choice and cites local media contrast, including James Reston, to challenge Raftery’s claim that information sources are monolithic.
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