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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. Located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 this notice confirms the newspaper’s publishing schedule and corporate address.
The editorial parries President Nixon for opposing public funding of campaigns and questions tax refund notions if citizens disagree with government expenditures. It criticizes his tax reduction tactics, notes the energy bill veto and potential oil industry profits, and mocks officials' rhetoric while urging scrutiny of policy and profits.
New Bennington selectmen must plan an 18 month budget ending July 1 1975 and then yearly budgets. Voters fear a single 1974 75 tax payment and many townspeople were misled into believing Vermont Legislature mandated fiscal year budgeting for towns.
A Putnam Square Cynic rushed through the newsroom leaving a fluttering note that begins Roses are red violets are blue streaking is fun but I don’t. The fragment hints at a prank or errant statement but lacks full details or context.
A quirky exchange notes Fischetti’s weather recommendation and a southern exposure matching violet hues. An afterthought reveals the author’s joke about swallowing goldfish as a tastier, easier option. The PSC’s gender is clarified, removing any doubt about its identity.
In a Vermont legislature debate on state aid to local schools, Ways and Means chair Peter Giuliani critiques the Miller Formula as a delusion about land wealth and argues for shifting to income taxes while preserving out of state land value. The study committee proposes two remedies both leaning on property taxes. The first would shift grand list verification from the State Tax Department to district or county listers. The second suggests a statewide property tax for schools with additional state funds, allowing towns to raise extra funds.
In a town meeting debate, Robert F. Kolkebeck proposes an immediate semi annual tax payment plan to cover an 18 month budget and then a 12 month budget. The plan suggests payments in May and November 1974 and May 1975 with adjustments to ease senior citizens and others who struggle with large annual payments. The letter notes the inevitability of taxes but questions how they are managed.
A Bennington reader details a $25 apartment deposit at Applegate Housing not fully returned, with $5 withheld and no interest. The group received only a $20 check amid repeated delays and excuses about unfinished buildings. They threaten Small Claims Court and have filed with the Consumer Fraud bureau.
A fragmentary reflection on the Watergate tapes and the Saturday Night Massacre. Nixon, Haldeman, Haig, and the grand jury are cited as the piece questions truth and obviates the White House cover story. A paired joke about a lobster ends the musings.
A garden column notes the first batch of Joseph Harris Co seeds sprouted indoors. Readers are urged to try new varieties including cockscomb Red Fox, Diablo cosmos, dwarf double dahlias, vegetable spaghetti, cherry tomato types Tiny Tim Small Fry Presto, and celeriac while sharing tips on starting indoors and pots. The piece also covers pest defensa with mint sage and rosemary near brassicas, hints at birds attracting shrubs and trees with red berries, and mentions potential March storms with May and June color ahead.
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