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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The discussion contrasts Hoosick Falls Central School starting teacher salaries of 7400 with Bennington at 6400, noting New York state aid covers 70 to 80 percent there while Vermont offers 30 to 40 percent. Lawmakers study uniform statewide taxation and equalized listing to ease local burdens and correct inequities in school funding.
Editor notes a 22 year old boy was lost overnight in woods near St Johnsbury and found unharmed early Thursday. Vermont State Police troopers from across the state aided in the search, with volunteers forming a chilly, determined rescue effort. The piece ends with a skeptical letter about a four way stop at Dewey and Elm, urging driver re education and politeness for it to work.
A Boston Globe opinion piece praises The Professional Radical by Marion K. Sanders based on conversations with Saul Alinsky. The review lauds its readability and lack of cant while highlighting Alinsky's blunt quotes on class race and reform. It notes Rennie Davis's possible absence and urges reading the book.
In Middlesex Vermont the town approved a landmark 12 vote margin to form a demonstration school district under a 1969 law, aiming to reform education with an open, community involved approach. Robert Fisher and William Barbour led the push, with support from Education Commissioner Joseph Oakey and consultant Melvin Chafetz, as the state pledges resources without raising costs. The plan includes training staff, an open education program, and focusing on individual student needs, potentially guiding future state local partnerships.
George B. Gordon argues that a May draw-down of the Connecticut River above Bellows Falls killed thousands of small fish and exposed spawning nests. He urges better river-life understanding, calls for June timing, and seeks cooperation between power officials and Vermont Fish and Game to protect fish like perch bass pike and walleyes and preserve economic fishing value.
The piece compares McCarthy to 1872 figure George Train, noting third party talk could split the Democrats. It cites Bloomington rally antics, signals of a third party, and concerns within the party about McCarthy’s leadership and strategy. It ends warning Nixon’s potential second inaugural if McCarthy runs in primaries or pushes a new party.
A dress manufacturer sought renewal of a note at the bank. The banker hesitated, and the man asked if the banker had ever been in the dress business. The banker admitted no, prompting the quip that he was now in it. United Mine Workers Journal
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