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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes the pay to pollute law faced early scrutiny over its name but confirms its purpose. Gov Davis backs it along with business groups and the League of Cities, with pollution fees now set higher to drive compliance. Rep George Van Santvoord undecided about re election signals loss of a key voice in Vermont’s legislature.
The text argues pollution undercuts sewer charges with a $4.75 per head yearly cost and notes industries can dodge costly treatment, citing Gov. Davis and his 1971 pledge for pristine streams by 1980. It lauds Rep. Van Santgoord for diligent work, and bids farewell to him and George Van Santvoord in Montpelier.
Vermonters are urged to demand accountability as county legislators and two state senators seek re election with little public notice. The piece critiques lack of opposition, calls for primaries, and notes Republicans dominate but must offer real choices while Democrats need viable challengers to be a genuine opposition.
Editor notes voters fear of secrecy easing budget approval. Bennington School District and Arlington saw budget acceptances this year when cast by Australian ballot at town meetings, contradicting fears of public ballots drastic effects. Voters show generosity to schools in both public and secret votes, maintaining support for school budgets.
Dr Jay Arena of Duke University urges restraint in vitamin and drug advertising aimed at children. He cites iron fortified pills shaped like cartoons and chocolate candies, noting overdose risks and a lack of warnings on children’s TV. He calls for ads to air at safer times and for stronger safety disclosures.
Residents respond to Red Cross appeals with a record 20 pints donated to Blondmobile. Firemen and radio appeals spurred a high turnout including 44 first timers. Donors lined up for over two hours to complete registration and testing, aiding Francis Bushee of Bennington and Robert Laurie of Salem, N.Y. at Albany Medical Center.
The Red Cross Blood Mobile visit drew large crowds causing delays. Blood Program co chairmen Mrs Eugene Clark and Mrs Richard Leake Til apologize to donors and area businesses. An extra unit will be added for the August 20 visit with another Red Cross nurse and three more beds to improve flow.
A reader writes to The Banner praising CVPS but urging efficiency. He suggests applying refunds to upcoming bills to save envelopes and postage, noting the convenience of preaddressed envelopes and recounting a anecdote about a postcard bill. Charles G. Bennett, Colonial Garden Apartments, signs as a concerned customer.
A federal judge ordered the Defense Department to restore Benning Wentworth’s security clearance, sparking a national debate on homosexuality and security. The case, backed by the ACLU and Mattachine Society, argues that being openly gay should not mark a person as a security risk, while appeals and related cases continue.
A humorous column notes fiction drifting to surreal slices of life about a gas meter reader. The narrator recounts memories of the gasman, meter cards, and misreadings, including inflated bills and quirks of meter reading, told in an Army sergeant voice with WWII gas mask imagery.
A humorous exchange in Minn Parkers depicts a teller warning a client they may stay poor and unhappy until they become a client, and the teller quips that later they will be bad to it, reflecting playful street banter in the park setting.
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