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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201. The statement outlines its publication schedule and corporate address for the regional newspaper.
Bennington voters approved an advisory motion to adopt a permanent budget system with a tax rate to be set later after Grand List figures are known. The move, praised by John DeVito and sponsor Robert Lerner, aims to ensure funds match approved budgets and reduce overcharging, a trend growing in municipalities.
A portrait of Pearl Buck in two parts. Her early career as a prolific author advanced international understanding and enlightened readers about Chinese culture, earning worldwide sales and honors. Her later Danby and Amerasian foundation efforts drew skepticism as the venture stalled, making her humanitarian legacy provocative and contested.
The Putnam Square Cynic lashes at lawmakers for ignorance of a law they passed. He notes the ban on hit chhiking on Vermont highways went unnoticed for a year and urges the PSC to recheck the Motor Vehicle Code to ensure it does not ban driving on highways.
A reflective note suggests positive news as the BBC plans a weekly program called Positive World. It claims many people avoided harm in LA yesterday and notes high counts not being murdered in LA County in 1972.
In a critique of BBC and a biweekly tabloid Good News Paper the piece argues positive coverage is scarce and negative headlines dominate. It notes BBC 10 minutes weekly on Positive World and the tabloid’s collapse after 16 months, then concludes bad news remains the exception, a small reassurance for readers.
Peter Martin of WCAX TV met with the Bennington County delegation on February 15 to explain the FCC translator permit needed for Mt Equinox. The Bennington area views this translator as the only hope to improve local TV access and public knowledge.
A citizen lauds rights protections after a year of law changes and notes the election of a young man as selectman. She urges Vermont viewers to request translator approval from the FCC, sending letters via WCAX-TV to Washington DC. 20554, to avoid new construction on Equinox with a translator on the ETV system.
The Benner notes it has not paused to print Sen Harwood's reports this session while acknowledging temptations from past years. It suggests it may continue publishing the senator's reports for constituents, despite possible mail delays or omissions.
Historian Walter Hill Crockett recounts Graylock, an feared Waranake chieftain from Massachusetts who built a fort on Minsisquoi Bay around 1723. The narrative traces his raids, interactions with Fort Dummer, failed peace efforts, and the elusive Graylock castle legendary near Lake Champlain, with hints of archaeological finds and ongoing search plans.
A reflective 1950s-era piece recalls the Subversive Activities Control Board and its downfall. It traces Mundt Nixon McCarran action, Senate debates, and court blocks, noting Sacb funding depletion, Mc Nixon executive attempts, and Ervin’s fiery Senate speech about free speech amid anti communism, ending with the SACB’s obituary 22 years after Truman’s veto.
The week brings comic twists as Yankees lefties Kekich and Peterson swap families and teammates Saltlick and Napper trade grandmothers. Lighthearted pre season notes place family swaps amid a growing hype for designating pinch hitters and camp reports.
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