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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Tomorrow Vermont voters will choose Mt Anthony Union School Board trustees under a one man one vote rule. The editorial urges careful consideration, cautions against reacting to taxes or rumors, and urges preserving Mt Anthony as a pioneering, exciting place for learning rather than a dull, routine school.
The ruling allows deeply held moral convictions to qualify for draft exemptions even without religious belief, signaling a surge in CO applications and a push toward an all volunteer army. The decision raises constitutional questions and suggests the Court may delay broader challenges until an all-volunteer force becomes a fact.
The Banner highlights Gov. Davis’s tepid response to a Vernon nuclear plant controversy. Four scientists at a Manchester forum present evidence that the boiling water reactor risks health and safety, amid decades of citizen concerns and alleged AEC missteps. The piece urges Governor Davis to suspend provisional permits pending re‑evaluation.
A letter responding to U S Sen Winston L Prouty expresses frustration with tax policy favoring air and rail, criticizes Nixon Johnson and Vietnam stance, predicts economic strains from Europe peace talks and nuclear power, and urges public action. The writer cites Vermont and New England energy concerns, urging workshops and civic involvement to stop a nuclear venture. Larry Bogart, executive director, Save New England, Northampton Massachusetts.
A jumble of notices features cuff links with official seals, a plea from a trapped lover on I-95, and a zany array of government driven opportunities and requests. Entries reference the State Department, Defense, and Nixon era politics with calls for strongmen, maps of Cambodia, and peculiar household items amid birthday greetings and child rearing quips.
Howard J. Fremont leads Marine Protein Corp with plans to raise a million pounds of fish per acre per year in controlled tanks. His method aims to replace ocean losses, with experiments in Pennsylvania and Florida growing trout, salmon, catfish and pompano.
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