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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. Located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 the paper is issued by Banner Publishing Corporation.
Barbara Tuchman at Williams College linked war and peace to citizen participation in the military. She urged stronger civilian control to check the armed forces, warning against a mercenary future or universal service as political impossibility. She noted draft detractors and supporters share concerns about democratic accountability and wartime power.
Editor notes Reuben Levin nears a birthday as banners reveal his age around town. Moths vs butterflies explained by Joe Swayze, mosquito woes rise with damp spring. A dig at postmasters as figureheads follows a Vermont lieutenant governor critique, noting cost-saving motives amid postal reform debates.
The Springfield Union notes Rep Edward Koch argues the 1989 tax rules raise a married couple's tax bill versus remaining single. He says current laws create anomalies, with reforms needed to neutralize marriage incentives and avoid government influence on personal life decisions.
A reader writes from Washington questioning the push for novelty in politics and consumer culture. She rejects New Politics and New Journalism, arguing the current self remains preferable to a “new me” driven by advertisements and the television age, and she distrusts perpetual novelty in society.
Vermont officials press states rights at congressional hearing over compensation for outdoor signs. DOT cites South Dakota law as hindering Highway Beautification Act aims while Vermont seeks to limit payments and preserve travel information centers. Governor Davis says Vermont ready to go to court. Senator Stafford appointed to commission.
A Wisconsin study group led by a Pepin-Cala Bottling Co president urged closing all prisons by 1975 and replacing with community services. Nonvoting inmate members supported small facilities and diverse programs, with crisis intervention and employment training seen as cheaper and more effective than incarceration.
A United Mine Workers Journal piece recalls George Sweeney of North Adams once employed by International Harvester. It claims his travels were subsidized junkets, used to boost company prestige, and parallels Nixon era diplomacy with circus trips while condemning U.S. policy and leadership.
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