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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner dated Wednesday June 9 1971 is issued by Banner Publishing Corporation from 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It states daily publication except Sundays and holidays.
Editorial notes last December President Nixon awarded service plaques to young Americans. Now 50 governors invite nominations for the Young American Medal for Bravery and the Young American Medal for Service. Vermont Governor Deane Davis also promotes the program with a form letter. Winners receive certificates and medals from the President.
Amid criticism of Nixon and Mitchell and a war continuing, Vermont youths and protesting veterans are urged to earn state recognition. The piece questions sincerity of awards while condemning police tactics and calls Gov. Davis to consider nominees who stood in Washington and those who back their beliefs, urging courage over hollow symbols.
Gov Davis pledges probe into expense accounts amid Vermont GOP friction with Moulton. Editorials highlight Tunbridge farmer Earl Hutchinson selling 46 Jerseys for about 35000 dollars, keeping one cow Faith. Vermont Agriculture Dept suggests farmers profit by selling extra produce to visitors seeking simple living, a tongue in cheek defense of Yankee thrift.
A Duke University commencement featured a prolonged ovation for United Nations Secretary General Thant after he was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters. Lectures from Byron Trauger and Nancy Hanks framed the moment, urging continuous change balanced by reference points, compassion, and a human-centered ethos amid a high tech era.
In a Banner letter, authors argue against a $4.3 million cap for a maximum security prison, noting bids rise to $6.1 million and warning prisons rarely rehabilitate. They compare humane treatment to harming patients and suggest alternatives like gyms and shops won't fix crime, predicting a shift away from imprisonment.
The article discusses humane prisons and the failure of punishment methods, urging a rehabilitative approach. Corrections commissioner Bershad cites 110 convicts needing maximum security while proposing alternatives such as regional cooperation, Windsor prison reconstruction, or funding staffing for community rehabilitation programs.
The Banner columnist Sam Ogden criticizes Al Moulton chief of the Agency for Development and Community Affairs over Vermont billboard restrictions and the new sign program. Ogden questions growth zeal while Moulton defends balancing environment and economy and notes a $1 billion decadelong plan for education and pollution cleanup.
A humorous critique of summer book lists and reading habits. It dismisses modern novels and politics as mood dampeners, endorses Voltaire’s Candide for light beach reading, Russian novels for mountain resorts, and Proust for travel, plus Plutarch Livy Iliad for home hammock reading. It also suggests lengthy classics like Ulysses Trollope The Warden and Dickens David Copperfield for rainy days and family reading.
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