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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 25 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Watergate Committee report portrays White House methods from dinner invitations to campaign payoffs, noting illegal acts like burglary and obstruction. It highlights a shift from informal pressure to formalized, recorded operations and warns Congress is slow on reform, hampered by campaign-finance entanglements and logrolling.
Burr and Burton Seminary renewed support for the Manchester Program, an alternative education effort for students not served by traditional schooling. To fund one more year the community must raise 18,000 by June 15, starting with a 5,000 anonymous gift. 13,000 remains. The program helps students learn basics at their own pace and gain afternoon work experience, reducing dropout risk and unemployment.
Marie Legacy of Bennington denounces MAUHS policy on reading material as totalitarian and Nazi-like pressure. She accuses board members and librarians of censorship, defends professional staff, and warns outsiders to adapt or relocate while urging reelection of trustees who oppose the Playgirl exposure at junior levels.
AL FRIEDRICKS of 102 Safford St writes to The Banner after consulting counsel, declining civil action against Mt. Anthony School Board and chairman Raymond Murray. He cites First Amendment denial of his speech and fears of legal maneuvering, choosing vigilance over a costly suit aimed at civil rights remedy.
Lawrence E Harrington of the Mt Anthony Union Ad Hoc School Board writes in response to Marion Smith's letter claiming no formal challenge to board chair rules. He recalls an incident when Mrs Dunham spoke and Smith moved to the chair to urge the chair to silence her, asking Smith to explain her action.
A letter from Mrs. Ted Ripley criticizes the Bennington Park and Recreation Commission for resisting public demand to name the baseball field after Ted Ripley. She lauds Ripley’s lifelong devotion to youth recreation and questions why the community voice is silenced despite his efforts to expand playing fields and attract funds from Montpelier.
Humor from Newton County Clerk Joe Taylor in Neosho Missouri shows a voter registration scene where applicants received forms to fill out personal details. An elderly man quipped that the blank for Sex should not bother him any further.
A concerned parent writes that adults cannot control their children's choices after turning 18 and warns against depraved groups. The writer questions chasing impossible dreams, favors simple joys, and condemns Ms. magazine and North Bennington as examples of forbidden influences.
A Middlebury based poll summarizes Vermont readers letters on Watergate inflation and state issues. It notes 16 per cent discuss state government topics and highlights views on the Yankee Atomic plant, welfare reforms, censorship in schools, and local concerns. The piece concludes surveys can gauge Vermont opinion without Boston firms.
A reader letter argues a review of Ms magazine is needed to assess its representation of the women's movement. The writer defends parental control over sexual and family education, questions censorship, and cites a missing bike incident as part of broader concerns about public behavior and media influence.
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