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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Brattleboro Reformer ridicules a New York Times travel piece about a summer romance in Vermont. The writer details a couple’s lavish lodging near Sugarbush Valley and a $600 monthly rent, laundromat trips, hotel pool access, and a $6 Sunday buffet, contrasting it with local life and poverty.
About six weeks after a rent strike at Beech Court, tenants met HOME Inc directors to discuss heat problems. The letter blaming HOME was part of the earlier exchange. The meeting led to the tenants calling off the strike as the two sides resolved differences and agreed steps to address heating and tenancy concerns.
A Manchester area letter praises Warden LaCount for enforcing deer dog laws amid grisly scenes of dogs attacking deer. The writer defends the warden, notes dogs are often untagged or unpenned, and argues for stronger enforcement and owner responsibility.
Ruth W Page critiques Vermont's industrial growth through IBM in Essex Junction, arguing that large payoffs in jobs mask tax shifts and outmigration of native Vermonters. The piece questions the assumption that growth preserves open spaces and traditional life, citing figures and opinions from state officials and critics, including Bill Allen of Lyndon State College.
Editor notes the Sierra Club's active Twin State branch holding meetings across Vermont and New Hampshire on snowmobile controls. The Manchester and Bennington sessions aim for balanced discussion involving enthusiasts opponents and state agencies to guide upcoming legislative action.
In a Washington Star column James J. Kilpatrick critiques the Nixon Mitchell view of presidential power amid a Michigan case alleging government wiretapping without warrants. He argues the president cannot suspend constitutional protections for national security and urges court review of executive claims. The piece cites Judge Keith and debates over due process and judicial oversight.
The piece links a hazardous device explosion at the National Capitol to a broader anarchist movement. It cites a prefatory note to The Anarchist Cookbook and warns that extremist action, including alleged hostage threats to Henry Kissinger, signals a growing campaign pushing toward government targets in Washington.
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