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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues that Congress narrowly avoided a broad import duty bill in 1970 but that the Nixon administration rejected Japan's voluntary textile-export restraint. It warns such rejection risks triggering wider protectionism, urging President Nixon to pursue a fair trial of the voluntary plan while balancing trade barrier reductions with domestic industry protections.
A Vermont deputy commissioner warned auto makers frustrate claim costs by limiting dent repair to full replacements. A Bennington letter calls for heavier car bodies and simpler taillights, while urging BRPC openness through public meetings to ease criticism and boost funding.
A column argues First Amendment two parts allow government aid to secular church-connected schools and the use of tax funds to support education, proposing private school vouchers as equitable reform. The writer cites potential Supreme Court cases, tax funding, and the need for educational diversity across public, private, and religious schools.
A just released interim Vermont report on the Windham County sign and maplaza test shows broad public acceptance among travelers, with maplaza ads influencing some decisions while most winter travelers plan ahead. Surveyors from Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. say the program is a success for travelers but needs better administration and graphics.
Letters to The Banner question total fluoride intake from all sources as a public health concern. Prof Paul R Ehrlich warns fluoride pollution plus fluoridated water may push some individuals beyond safe levels. Ralph Nader and scholars urge analysis of total fluoride ingestion from air soil water products pesticides and medicines and call for policy reevaluation.
To the Editor of The Banner the Bennington Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends expresses interest in the A B C program for Bennington. We are impressed by the program’s potential to aid the school and community and are prepared to contribute support for this project offering A BETTER CHANCE for deserving students, signed by Mrs Marion C Smith Clerk Shaftsbury.
Public remarks cite Bishop Dempsey on poverty aid led by the poor and Dr. Alan F Westin warning of a total documentary portrait era. The notes stress ongoing data records shaping judgments beyond personal interaction.
A festive proclamation celebrating St Patrick's Day with a chorus of diverse nationalities and celebrants. The piece highlights a tenor from Bella Napoli performing Mother Macree in an Irish style, and notes dignitaries from Monaco Armenia Hungary Sweden and Tel Aviv sharing the merriment in a Hibernian mood.
An Irish ballad style verse proclaims that people from diverse nations and backgrounds join in Irish celebration. Angela DeVoto, Rock Rogers sign in green ink, indicating a festive communal chorus with a playful refrain that everybody is Irish on St Patrick's Day.
A verse titled If you have a bit of Irish describes hearing strange sounds at night and finding a shamrock by the river. It evokes St Patrick, the Angelus, and a leprechaun with a pot of gold in eerie folklore. The speaker signs as Mrs Helena Shevlen Moore.
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