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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1977
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes Congress enacted the Delaney Amendment in 1958 banning any cancer causing food additive, now invoked against saccharin. It questions the 800 daily 12-ounce diet drinks human equivalent and calls for potential revision, acknowledging industry influence and FDA considerations.
The piece argues the Delaney Amendment wrongly curbs saccharin despite its usefulness to diabetics and dieters, while ignoring cigarette-related cancer. It warns this could undermine food and environmental regulation and notes Carter’s leak of Israeli talks as a wider issue of government openness and leaker penalties.
A column reviews Paul Corey’s Do Cats Think revealing that conditioned cat hatred can be overcome, with evidence from scientists like Seaborg Lorenz and Lilly. It details Corey's arguments, anecdotes about cats planning and communicating, and his chaptered topics from neutered cats to cat-watchers notebooks and periodicals.
The column contrasts Jimmy Carter’s 1981 TV call-in with FDR’s 1933 New Deal momentum. It recalls the inaugural era, lists figures like Cohen Tugwell and Howe, and notes public trust dynamics, media showmanship, and the limits of television as political reach. It weighs staff differences and the potential staying power of Carter’s approach.
A Banner letter argues for a MAU teacher amid Lawrence Harrington’s critique of presenting John Lennon writings. It notes Lennon’s England arrest for marijuana and U.S. deportation considerations, then criticizes Harrington for dictating curriculum in government class matters.
The letter argues for open discussion of sex religion and politics in public schools as essential for maturity and resisting censorship. It condemns intimidation linked to threats, cites Jefferson on religious liberty, and warns that silencing debate fosters ignorance and rebellion. Niles Road.
The Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Bennington County thanks voters in Bennington Manchester Arlington Dorset Shaftsbury and Pownal for approving the ballot appropriation. The funds boost the 70 percent federal share as 325 RSVP adults provide about 40,000 hours of service to 59 non profits. United Counseling Service sponsors the program with the RSVP Advisory Council and staff pledging quality and cost control.
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