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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
A SVSU board chairman barred questions at Friday’s meeting over the reappointment of John Murray as supervisor of secondary education for Arlington and Mt. Anthony. Taxpayers and several directors criticized the move as unethical and undemocratic while urging more open local oversight.
A Nixon press briefing naming Ambassador David Bruce to head a US liaison office in Peking signals a steady thaw with China after the 1972 ice breaking visit. Nixon hints at ongoing momentum in tourism culture and trade, noting possible Beijing and Washington exchanges and a revised view of economic equality and cultural exchange.
An opinion note recalls a joke about a high plumbing bill and cites an AP report that at least four San Francisco water department plumbers will earn more than the department manager's 63,500 in 1972 after overtime. The author praises plumbers and references former HEW Secretary John Gardner.
The piece argues against scorn for humble trades and notes a Puritan ethic tension in valuing plumbers. It critiques high wages for workers and cites Samuel Gompers on striving for more, while contending some salaries seem absurd. It reflects on connections, merit, and the idea of worth in a worker’s pay.
Harvard economist and critics argue the U S tax system is unfair with the richest 10 percent holding a majority of wealth while the middle class bears rising payroll and sales taxes. The piece critiques Nixon's anti tax stance, depletion allowances, and the politics of soft on taxes rhetoric as Congress delays reform.
A jumble of reader queries spans courtship in Plymouth Colony to interethnic marriage and love triangles. Advice touches on independence, family pressure, and ghostly delusions, urging self direction while suggesting empathy for partners. The section mirrors a quirky late 20th century advice column voice.
A garbled OCR sample presents quotes attributed to Mike McGrady Golda Meir George Kugler and Nel Borland with misread names and phrases. The text parrots opinions on honesty, peace, travel costs, and time without coherent context or clear article focus.
A letter to The Banner from 310 Main St. notes pending regulations that could slash day care and Head Start funding in Vermont. It details impact on Red Brick School Shaftsbury and nearby centers Bennington Arlington Manchester, with 30 Head Start children and 25 other day care children at stake.
In Hoosick New York a reader urges a consumer boycott of local focal stores to pressure milk price cuts after a Banner article notes milk costs double from farmer to consumer. The writer asks if one week of sacrifice could stabilize or reduce prices, insisting action beats blame.
A letter to The Banner defender Barbara Moseley’s critique of Booklesc praising the Department of libraries plan. It supports large print books and talking book records mailed to those in need and calls for extending direct mail service to all readers in the state, including elderly, retired, and working people.
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