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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes Vermont Social Welfare Commissioner Joseph T. Bett insists on silence from department employees and limits on input. Allen Hood in Hartford District faced merit pay reduction after criticizing high rulings and memo style.
A Vermont reader condemns top bureaucratic rigidity harming welfare service and urges human-centered approaches. The column weighs the growing studded tire controversy across Ontario Minnesota and several northern states noting road wear and mixed safety studies while drivers favor studs for traction amid debate.
The Vermont deer control debate splits supporters of Fish and Game Board regulation and legislators who want legislative oversight. House Speaker Kennedy backs the board’s decade‑long scientific management, while governors aides warn of wide public impact. Antlerless seasons and herd size dominate talks as urban rural lines and calls for improved communication shape possible compromises.
Letters to the Banner urge residents to back the Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council with an $800 request. They emphasize local funding free of federal control, invite participation, and cite small donations from West Rutland Castelton Wallingford Pittsford and Brandon. Call 442-6898 or visit 310 W Main St for more info.
A poem letter urges acceptance of killing in war, presenting discipline and obedience as the Order of the Day. It argues war requires killing without mercy, claiming war is Hell and the civilized way is irrelevant to victory. The piece frames military training as compulsion to kill.
On behalf of North Bennington Elementary School teachers and students, locals are thanked for donations of equipment, transportation, and time that enabled every fifth and sixth grader who wished to participate. The community’s support shows it stands behind its school. North Bennington.
An editorial argues cleaning up pollution in the Connecticut River basin costs billions and faces funding limits. It urges viewing environmental restoration as essential for health and future prosperity, calling for a new kind of war to restore air, water, and soils and ensure survival.
A New York trial reveals Justice Burger's ruling on Miranda warnings prompts broad police evasion. Harris testified under cross examination after admitting $12 to buy heroin, challenging the protective scope of Miranda and signaling a shift toward stricter constructionism in the Nixon era.
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