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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1972
Page
2
Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Danner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont. D201
The piece critiques the current state by state primary system and supports a nationwide plan advanced by Rep. Conte and Sen. Aiken with Majority Leader Mansfield. It argues the present chaos harms candidates and insists a national primary offers clearer ballots, timing, and alignment with democratic ideals, despite constitutional hurdles.
The column humorously contrasts a flawed weather forecast from Boston’s Weather Bureau with national political charges involving Ma Bell. It includes a Putnam Square cartoonist’s quip about rising phone rates and reluctance to fund party conventions or unpaid bills.
In Vermont, the Legislature rewrites limits on campaign spending to aid Luther Hackett, Davis’s chosen successor. Critics note the Ecumenical Council’s bill is turned to raise caps as Witten touts God’s support for Hackett, inviting sharp partisan rebukes.
In a national forest areas may be logged or preserved, but once clear cut a forest is gone. Tree farms resemble crops like corn, growing evergreen trees rather than a natural forest. Expensive ads by timber companies mislead. we need tree farms and cornfields, not forests.
A Mt Anthony parent urges support for Plan A for 1972-73, arguing it offers ninth graders a cohesive entry to high school, reduces social disruption, and allows focused teacher attention. She notes all plans raise costs but contends Plan A preserves quality and future leadership. urges contacting board members.
A Letter to The Banner weighs two school year proposals in AUHS discussions. Split-session aims for broader course choices, more help, and less crowding at a cost and busing shifts while modular system favors familiar routines. Readers note supporter turnout at March 13 meeting and urge broader citizen input.
Floyd Holliday of Shaftsbury cites a March 13 letter from John Ott teaching staff at Mt Anthony School urging broader dissemination. He questions whether the community supports an extended day care center and warns Bennnington Day Care may raise enrollment and tuition. He argues education remains undecided until the public speaks.
Quotes argue that preserving life by machines or drugs may violate personhood when illness strips away freedom. Activists like Rev. Reeves and Dr. Knowles cite health education over hospital expansion, while Buckley and others critique a loss of moral mission amid global tensions.
The Goshen gathering showcased cross country skiing in Vermont with 240 Nordic skiers in a 10 mile race at Stowe and 170 high school finishers at Middlebury Snow Bowl. A 182 pound pig roast fed about 200 guests as Tony and Martha Clark ran Blueberry Hill Farm's event amid wax challenges and warmer spring conditions.
In New Hampshire the cross party analysis shows strong shows for McGovern and McCloskey, with Nixon lagging. McGovern’s 37 percent and McCloskey’s 26 percent spread across parties suggest a liberal vote could challenge Nixon in the fall, especially if McCloskey voters shift Democratic.
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