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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation, located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Senate rejected the Byrd amendment in a move the editorial views as defending constitutional prerogatives. It criticizes a Nixon administration run to Vietnam and Cambodia, notes skeptical senators like McIntyre who doubt troop withdrawals, and urges approval of the Cooper Church amendment to limit presidential action in Indochina.
Vermont faces tax and housing pressures influencing a possible statewide school tax. Senator Leo O’Brien pushes for state operation funding to replace local school taxes, aiming for equal education across towns. Critics note housing shortages and local cost concerns. proponents call for immediate feasibility study to ensure all children receive a quality education regardless of town.
In James Oakes Federal Court Northern Oil Company was convicted of polluting Lake Champlain. Judge Oakes has not yet sentenced the company. The piece condemns weak fines and urges stronger action to curb major polluters like International Paper Co. of Ticonderoga as Lake Champlain faces ongoing pollution from New York and Vermont sources.
A reader argues for radiation safety of nuclear plants, contrasting perceived dangers with smoking and pollution. He cites personal health experiences and urges verification by U S Public Health Service and federal agencies, while defending the case for continued operation and safety of reactors. He also corrects a local school board candidate remark and praises Woodford School teachers Pappas and Ashley.
A letter to Rep. Robert T. Stafford objects to the consolidation of Manchester Center and Manchester Depot Post Offices. It argues the merger harms service, challenges representativeness of petition, notes the creation of a Class A post office limits parcel sizes, cites zip code dissolution costs, and warns of a one day mail delay. Signatories include Douglas C. Schner and business leaders.
A columnist links liberalism with a 40 year decline in manners and social cohesion. He cites 1935 welfare debates, Wagner-Peyser Act impacts, and family dissolution while railing at permissiveness, a vandalized civility, and attacks on public figures. He comments on The Banner and a New Yorker essay as examples.
A Letter to the Editor condemns atomic energy industry practices at the Vermont Yankee plant in Vernon. It accuses operators of calculating permissible cancer risks and argues against experiments on residents, citing the surgeon general's 1966 statement that subjects must decide to participate in research.
New York analyst General Lane argues Nixon’s Vietnamization could force North Vietnam to seek peace negotiations in Paris as the U S withdraws. The piece notes Hanoi’s possible shift toward armistice talks if Saigon proves capable, and highlights South Vietnamese General Do Cao Tri as a potential bold field commander in a final push.
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