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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays, issued by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 0520.
The piece argues ITT used backdoor political pressure to secure a favorable settlement, while noting Democratic inaction on conglomerate antitrust during Johnson years. It cites Nixon era shifts with McLaren and Turner's successors, and Nation magazine quotes on partisan enforcement. The overall view: outcomes favor the big corporations regardless of party.
Opinion piece argues former governor Philip Hoff misframes representation. It notes lawmakers are elected by voters regardless of age or race and that Hoff’s liberal critique targets a body reflecting the voters who chose it. The column questions if Hoff would prefer a less representative system.
The piece argues that voters should decide which legislators to support while criticizing Hoof for suggesting reform. It notes the Speaker controls House committees, chair selections, and bill routing, plus session oversight. The editorial proposes letting committees elect their own chairs to curb power, with mentions of Witten and Bunting as logical chairs, and ends by noting Hillafield and the Daily Telegraph.
A letter to the editor argues the March 27 Banner piece on BBS and the public trust is biased. It notes the private school enrollment and taxpayer criticisms, contemplates the town’s options for a tax-supported high school, and mentions the Seminary's potential to convert to junior college use.
The Rexner area announces pregnancy testing for five dollars or less at the Cone Building above Woolworths, with services including counseling, doctor referrals, vasectomy clinic referrals, and Rutland clinic details. Fees are based on ability to pay. all are welcome regardless of status.
In Arlington Lionas Club coverage the reviewer adds missing performers and entrants for Irish Melodies 1972. Solo by Donald Keough and a long list of St Patrick’s Day Queen entrants are noted, with tambourine contortionists led by Jeannie Walsh and a large slate of performers including George Hess, Harry Hayden, Jim Woodward, Mimi Woodward, and many others.
Traveling through FOXHALL and HAILSHAM England we note an unseasonably warm St Patrick's week. Gardens glow with crocuses daffodils and jasmine while robins forage. Fresh pantry vegetables surprise us and old brick farmhouses echo two centuries of smuggling past. Local farming remains tied to agriculture under law as reservoirs reshape nearby land.
The piece argues that stamping out heroin is impractical, noting a 21 000 dollar theft by a 22 year old addicted to heroin who funds his habit at about 50 dollars daily. It cites federal efforts like methadone programs as a focus, and questions subsidies, opium crop controls, and global supply limits while urging treatment over punishment. The author frames addiction as a public health issue requiring addict-centered solutions.
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