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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 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.
Analysis notes that Agnew's fiery speeches have raised about 2.5 million dollars in five months across 15 states, with 10 percent skimmed for 1972 presidential efforts and the rest split for congressional and state campaigns. GOP plans 26 more states for fund raising as television costs push campaign prices higher. The piece links rhetoric to fundraising, warns of its divisive impact, and contrasts with Nixon’s moderation goal. Also letters criticize the Army Corps of Engineers for Vermont bid advertising practices and local hiring, noting a New England contractor won the Roaring Branch floodwall project.
The Banner notes May 11 at Mt. Anthony High School a record budget approval by voice vote with about 5 percent of eligible voters present. It urges property owners to pay the tax hike and warns nonowners they may not affect future taxes, urging all eligible taxpayers to exercise their right to vote and question tax expenditures.
Lawrence E Harrington of Woodford urges residents to reflect voters wishes in MAUHS board decisions and warns that granting broad teacher freedom could empower a small minority. He stresses the need for power to flow from the people to the board and cautions about rising taxes and future budget pressures.
Berkshire Eagle covers opinions on addressing female constituents by title and the Ms option raised by Congressman Jonathan Bingham. It reflects on naming, gender, and identity issues amid the women’s liberation movement, with humor and concern about misidentification and typing errors. Also noted is Willie Sutton advocating a living wage for prisoners to reduce taxpayer relief burdens.
Public Affairs Officer RF Campbell explains Army Corps advertising uses direct mail lists and trade reports rather than local newspaper notices. He notes most bidders came from outside New York and New Jersey, with 18 from New England and Welch and Correene Co. of West Springfield, Mass. winning the contract. Letters to the column are welcome with signatures.
The piece recalls Norman Mailer’s release after a Pentagon march arrest and honors Jane Hart, wife of Senator Philip A. Hart, as the real hero of the protest. It notes Mailer’s praise for Mayor Lindsay, his Dublin pub like celebration at Lion's Head, and Hart’s activism, Catholic dissent, and public profile.
The piece questions Cooper-Church and other doves over a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal from Southeast Asia. It praises Sen. Hiram Fong for challenging the plan, cites Wedemeyer and Aiken, and argues that halting pay to ethnic Cambodian troops after June 30 signals a loss of self preservation in the Senate.
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