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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 except Sundays and holidays.
The piece argues that welfare costs rise because the economy cannot provide enough living wage jobs for the underskilled educated and those facing discrimination. It criticizes the belief that welfare recipients are lazy and notes studies showing less fraud among welfare than in tax filings. It cites MIT professor Herbert Ganns on misconceptions about work incentives.
The piece blends observations on hoosick falls water oddities and Bennington plant sounds with a brisk critique of welfare myths, the 26th amendment pace, and state politics. It notes Vermont legislature timing, Pownal School Board underground power plans, and a humorous quip about a traveling salesman, ending with a nod to American Legion Magazine.
The Lake Champlain Committee asks the Banner editor to support stronger recycling measures to cut roadside litter and reuse container materials. It favors a system of collection points and recycling plants financed by a small container tax and proceeds from reclaimed materials. Shelburne.
A letter argues the Senate should pass S. 835 giving 60 million acres to Alaska Natives, allowing village by village choice between traditional life or new economic opportunities. It highlights hunting fishing and cultural ties to the land and urges readers to write senators and President Nixon in support.
John Chamberlain examines a looming national debate on applying the National Labor Relations Act to farm workers. Meany backs optional union democracy while critics warn of padrone models, wage-driven inflation, and food prices. The American Farm Bureau opposes compulsory unionism, with Reed Larson’s group ready to defend voluntary unionism on Capitol Hill.
Justin Brander of Middlebury argues that enabling legislation for town and city conservation commissions is needed not redundant. He cites how commissions could receive funds, hold property in town name, and benefit from Agency for Environmental Conservation coordination, noting other states’ success and urging passage of S.40 to foster local conservation efforts.
Vermont report notes campus quiet amid Indochina war expansion. Middlebury College listeners hear a panel advocate for a ceasefire, prisoner releases, U.S. withdrawal, and a Vietnamese-led settlement. Panelists reject violence and urge informed action beyond electoral politics.
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