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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Nixon plan for a $100 million drug program faces opposition as evidence mounts that South Vietnamese premier Tran Thiem Khiem and relatives profit from smuggling. The piece links drug networks to Saigon corruption, notes U.S. concern over GI addiction, and argues for a broader anti-smuggling campaign at the source in Vietnam. It also critiques Vermont’s Miller formula in school funding and urges equitable state aid, warning of renewed effort in 1972.
The piece extols the American robin as the most widespread songbird, thriving from coast to coast and year round in the South. It highlights its thrush lineage, mimicry ability, and adaptability to suburbs, parks, and varied habitats, noting its role in dawn choruses and its enduring presence despite progress.
A letter to The Banner criticizes leash laws for dog owners while praising a Bennington teacher Mr. Williams. The piece also corrects historical claims about The Prospect School founders and highlights student letters from 1970 71 praising Williams and urging support to keep him teachingNext it notes concerns over elderly fall injuries linked to dogs and references local garden economy amid dog related damage.
Miss Pamela Vachon, president of the St Joseph College Alumni Association, blasts the Old Bennington Board of Adjustment for denying variances. She argues the 1965 variance caused undue hardship, notes the college operates at a deficit, and warns loss of 19 students could mean about 42,000 dollars in tuition and board. She urges village trustees to reconsider.
A column recounts relaxed afternoons with friends Leon and Mary Snow and Arthur Robert, a wildlife trip to Somerset, and a vivid hummingbird courtship in a lilac bush. The author muses on nature, leisure, pine reforestation, and future nesting by the tiny birds while noting slow deer and woodchucks along the way.
As Muskie trails in money and Humphrey sits on the telephone, the Muskie campaign trims its budget and staff. Austerity includes canceling July and August appearances while focusing on revenue sharing, disarmament, and pollution amid a push to enter key primaries. With multiple rivals like McGovern and Bayh, the party risks a fractured race that could leave the eventual nominee financially spent against Nixon.
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