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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation from 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Mansfield amendment pushes for a nine month U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam if POWs are released, splitting Congress and threatening presidential power. The piece argues Congress must reclaim foreign policy oversight while warning of future Vietnams and executive overreach. It also reports on University of Vermont turmoil over professor Michael Parenti amid debates on academic freedom and budget cuts linked to antiwar activity.
In Dorset a private kindergarten option is proposed against a $56 000 bond for a two room addition to the elementary school. Enrollment has declined from a peak in 1956, while the school budget rose steeply. The author argues against another bond, noting declining first grade numbers and suggesting a private kindergarten may serve 13 to 15 children at far lower cost.
A letter to The Banner by H Warren Scribner notes strong interest in public housing for low income seniors after the Vermont White House Conference on Aging at Vermont College. It highlights Brattleboro’s 200 low rent units and 26 new low income family units, plus a federal housing shortage for the elderly and costly living requirements.
A National Review piece mocks gun politics by proposing machete control as a cure for violence. A reader from Arlington discusses welfare, family law, and hypocrisy, contrasting attitudes toward men on welfare with youth court penalties, and ends with a sharp critique of societal double standards.
The author argues monsters command civilization as reason wanes. A Vermont Bankers Association convention prompts critique of growth and power, citing Meredith and Moulton. The piece laments progress defined by wealth, warns widening inequality, and urges wiser views on development and living conditions.
A satirical Vermonter tour of Main Street Bennington highlights aging storefronts, missing YMCA funds, stalled development, and youth problems. The narrator mocks closures, fake IDs, and nightlife as locals propose clubs and fundraisers while acknowledging limited activities for teens and ongoing social events at local organizations.
The piece argues Nixon's personal reputation for security is intact, while the Times Pentagon leak shows advisers Rostow Bundy and others steered Vietnam policy. It notes prior secrecy breaches, cites Kissinger era debates, and recalls Kennedy’s Cuban policy clash that damaged Nixon’s campaign image.
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