New England Town Meeting in Vermont Weighs On Bennington
The Bennington Banner discusses the New England town meeting system as a model of grass roots democracy. It notes that small towns enable nearly all voters to discuss tax spending and future budgets, while larger towns rely on evening meetings and all day balloting with lower participation. In Bennington, tax concerns and town governance provoke public grumbling as the town report and this year’s budget are circulated for residents.
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Indochina
Bennington Apathy Shows In Town Meeting Interest
Citizens show scant interest in the floor meeting with likely turnout under 10 percent of voters. Shaftsbury, with a fifth of Bennington’s population, may match Bennington’s turnout tonight as discussions on returning government to the people unfold.
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Shaftsbury
Bennington Voters Consider Day Care and BROC Support
Voters face two key items at the Bennington Town Meeting vote tomorrow. A $3,000 appropriation for the Bennington Day Care Center and an $800 request for the Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council BROC. The article highlights Day Care Center benefits for working parents and stability for families, plus BROC's role in Head Start, training, and aiding the rural elderly. It notes elderly recreation funding also exists but urges support for BROC to aid vulnerable residents.
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Bennington- Rutland Opportunity Council
B-Roc
BROC
All in the Family sparks debate over hate words on air
National Observer notes CBS sitcom uses racial and ethnic slurs in a central bigot character. While ratings rise, questions remain on audience acceptance of terms like spies dagos hebes and coons. The piece commends CBS for moral courage and argues education via books and media is essential to social fairness.
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Mr. Peterson
Myth of a Happy Ending in Vietnam Refuses to Fade
In a sharp critique, the piece argues American myths blind the nation to Vietnam's harsh realities. It notes President Nixon clings to hopeful slogans, while geography and facts demand honest assessment of U.S. policy and limits. The essay challenges the dream of triumphant outcomes amid bloodshed.
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Indochina
Nixon
Sleep and politics echoed in a Vermont woodchuck tale
A reflective column blends Cold War rhetoric with a humorous Vermont vignette about winter, politics, and the woodchuck. The piece contrasts advertising in Indochina with Kissinger and Lincoln’s goals while shifting to a playful nature sketch about woodchucks preparing for spring.
Letters To Cast Off Blindness In The Banner
Gladys Lodge calls readers to reject passive acquiescence to corporate power and to oppose policies like the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline and SSTs. She urges public testimony before March 8 to the Interior Department agency hearing and offers to share further information with proponents of ecological safeguards.
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Bureau of Land Management
Dept. of the Interior
Washington, D.C
Warped youth cruelty sparks editor letter to Banner
The Editor of The Banner receives a plea condemning a wanton act against an injured owl. The writer denounces juvenile mischief and calls for police action to curb reckless driving and cruelty. The letter demands accountability from local youths and warns of future consequences.
Scrooge in the State Department and Miss Knight’s card
William Rickenbacker starts a National Right to Privacy Committee while Frances Knight, wife of Wayne Parrish, runs the State Department passport division and faces an inquiry over Christmas greetings. Knight defends the open establishment policy, noting the greeting card cost was borne privately and that her division profits for the Treasury. The piece critiques bureaucratic scrutiny and contrasts private industry with government pettiness.
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Eddie
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Wayne Parrish
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Frances Knight
State Department
Nixon
Foreign Service
Miss Knight
Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs
U.S
Mr. Parrish
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