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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 42h Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
An 1890s era Wounded Knee village in South Dakota faces a government ultimatum to vacate by 6 p.m. tonight as militant Indians hold the site to press for more autonomy from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Federal warnings urge the removal of women and children, signaling a potential violent confrontation amid decades of conflict and policy disputes.
The piece argues the federal government fails to respond with compassion to Wounded Knee grievances, urging restraint and dialogue. It condemns barricaded Indians’ violent acts and hostages as escalating violence, noting a cycle of action and reaction that harms democratic process and blinds empathy for victims.
The House Appropriations Committee trims nearly $409,000 from the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, shifting funds to boost the state subsidy for the University of Vermont and state colleges. VSAC warns an average $150 per student aid cut could limit access for Vermonters needing help, while UVM tuition pressures rise. Critics say the move protects status quo at the colleges over individual student futures.
An opinion piece praises pantyhose as a revolutionary improvement in women’s fashion, erasing the old corset and garter look. It argues the garment streamlines the silhouette, reduces ugliness, and questions conservatives who resist progress, jokingly honoring the inventor who may be a middle aged man.
A reader urges Gov Salmon and lawmakers to back Rep Brian Burns Burlington bill adding about 600000 state subsidy to the 900000 federal Denticaid funding. The plan would cover all Vermont school children above poverty with sliding scale, totaling just over 2 million, and emphasizes recruiting dental manpower through the State Dental Health Office and mobile units.
A Massachusetts resident warns readers about no fault insurance in Vermont and Massachusetts. She details an accident on a 1964 Pontiac with no collision coverage, high premiums, medical and lost income limits, and legal helplessness. She notes rising collision rates in western Massachusetts and urges readers to oppose no fault policies.
A local consumer meeting critiqued food additives and processed items, arguing a diet of unprocessed foods can meet nutrition needs cheaper and more safely. Demonstrations featured a plant-based meal plan using soybeans millet corn and vegetables, plus a healthful sesame snack with seeds and soy.
Tom Braden compares Japan to a son coming of age unsure of direction, amid U S trade balance tensions and rearmament questions. He argues Washington and Tokyo need joint reform, warning paternalist limits and calling for mutual dialogue to avoid a nervous breakdown and a transformed postwar Japan.
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