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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. Located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201, the paper and staff operate under standard local newspaper practice.
Editorial analyzes Nixon proposal for federal matching funds for municipal sewage plants. Bennington selectmen focus on financing sewer extensions before updating the existing treatment facility. Town Manager Lamb suggests advanced planning to keep options open, while the board questions the approach and priorities.
The board rejected updating the half mile river protection near the plant and questioned spending a million to guard the stretch to the New York border. A local critic argues the stance shows a broader failure to treat pollution reduction as a local responsibility and threatens future resource quality.
Opinion argues against Nixon's plan to enter Cambodia, likening it to Johnson's Vietnam errors. It criticizes escalation rhetoric and urges Congress to assert fiscal and policy power to halt a war that cannot be won. The piece calls for a clear, forthright move to end U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia.
Editor notes a Vermont based Sunderland joke and highlights Bennington County agent John Page joining the state Environment Control Board. It previews the Bennington Museum Topping Tavern opening with an 18th century whistlebelly vengeance sample and promises a photo feature on the Peter Matteson stagecoach stop. The piece urges locals to visit and welcomes visitors alike.
Dems face a turning point as New York City's share of state population slips to about 45 percent, with upstate and suburban counties driving growth. Goldberg must shift from city-centered issues to suburban and small-city concerns, including crime prevention, school funding, taxes, and pollution, while appealing to a broader middle America in a changing political landscape.
Letter to the Banner editor lists annual milestones from 1955 to 1970 showing U S direct aid to Vietnam and Cambodia, rolling troop totals from 4,000 in 1962 to over 427,000 in 1967, bombing shifts, and war dead surpassing 30,000 then 40,000, signed by Vietnam Awareness Group co chairs Ann B Aldrich Eva Gardiner David McConkey Stephen Lynch.
Word of Thanks To the Editor of The Banner: The Veterans of Foreign Wars in Manchester express gratitude to all organizations and individuals who contributed to the 20th Loyalty Day Parade. CHARLES HOSLEY, Manchester.
A Pownal resident visited Winchester New Hampshire to view the early stages of a new Grade 12 school. The piece notes public access to all costs and plans, community involvement, and strong support for local design and funding. It emphasizes shared responsibility, transparent budgeting, and the sense of ownership among taxpayers.
In a 1962 Vermont Spark column, F. Ray Keyser Jr. and then Highway Commissioner William Poeter discussed replacing town control with state highway districts, a two category system later touched off by Gov Hoff in 1966. The writer notes maps exist, laws changed, and backcountry roads reopen under new tax pressures.
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