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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Vermont Highway Board unveils a three year list of improvements for U S 7 with Rutland Windsor and Bennington counties reacting. Critics note neglected hazards near Hartford and Pownal and warn that lack of right of way delays aims to widen bottlenecks as Route 7 north from Bennington is built. Residents urged continued pressure to add Pownal section to future plans.
New York City Mayor John Lindsay visits St Anselm's College in Manchester for a commencement address as speculation grows about his presidential ambitions. The piece questions his Republican loyalty and notes his long tenure as NYC mayor, implying cautious scrutiny of a potential national bid.
Editor notes Vermont politics with Gov Davis possible third term and Mallory as likely successor while Al Moulton eyed for future judicial role. Mentions Burgess, Jeffords, and a push to secure a Bennington Day Care Center home praised as a community boon likely the best in Vermont.
The Banner reports concerns from a Williams College environmental student that the planned flood dike could endanger the Vermont Veterans' Home if a major flood hits. An army captain in charge of construction denies danger while noting the levee protects only Mt Anthony Union High School and areas northeast of Park Street Extension. Officials dispute a Walloomsac River study, with the state saying it is studying flood zoning instead. Public response is muted amid a communication gap between town and state officials. The writer urges Bennington officials to clarify studies and inform residents.
A satire on society pages recounts a nuptial tale featuring Abigail Concannon Buttress and Robert Victor Scott Epsom Bent Brigham. The spoof details lavish weddings, family drama, debts, education, and a volley of ironic, humorous digressions about modern domestic life and parental advice.
Twelve Bennington Garden Club members visited Garden in the Woods in Framingham Massachusetts the country’s only totally wild flower botanical garden. The New England Wild Flower Society runs it and its 43 acre woodlands bogs and fields. The trip highlighted trillium varieties and the American shortia with ongoing propagation under director Vicki Ferrencki. The society offers education libraries memberships and trips including a future fern day in Ludlow Vermont. Will Curtis who founded the garden in 1931 and later transferred it to the society is honored for nurturing native plants and introducing global species across restored habitats.
A letter to The Banner lauds Frank Williams as a generous patient and upright neighbor and teacher. Signatories from multiple families attest to his kindness, teaching, and character, urging readers to prevent any harm to his career or life. The note references Dr. Rollo May as part of supporting context.
Opinion piece laments disappearance of colorful sobriquets from sports and politics. It recalls figures like The Galloping Ghost and Old Rough and Ready, contrasts past flair with modern plain names, and questions how sobriquetless culture dulls national identity and pride. It cites figures from Frazier to Kilroy and notes shifts through mid 20th century.
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