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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues the Nixon Agnew administration uses public and private pressure to muzzle critics in broadcasting. It cites Agnew denouncing networks and Nixon reminding station owners they rely on support, portraying a divide and conquer strategy to sway media. It notes private White House hints of aid or harm tied to stance on cable and networks.
The House subcommittee seeks all raw CBS News materials used for The Selling of the Pentagon. CBS refused non broadcast materials, risking contempt. CBS News President Salant warned that press freedom is at stake and that licensing power must not muzzle journalism. The Bennington School District weighs leaving SW Vermont Supervisory Union amid budget strains. They report a $215,000 year surplus and plan to fund new special education classrooms without tax hikes. Increased SWVSU rent and Social Security costs are noted, with no dissent from the district about office space rent from local Sleeman family members.
The Bennington School District Board voices shock at The Banner editorial of April 30 1971. It questions budget cuts and criticizes payroll structures, supervisor roles, and SWVSU board legality while defending local governance and urging a legal ruling. The letter cites principal salaries 8870 to 13020 for ten months, asserts voting rights limits, and defends transparency with questions about meetings and representation.
A reader questions Richard Sleeman and the BSD Board over the secret meeting, lack of communication, and the merger with SWVSU. The letter argues elected representatives should inform constituents, notes personnel turnover, and defends local NASC ties and regional education aims. Directors named: Sleeman Perrotta Dunham Allen Winslow Eddington Sawyer.
In a reflective essay, the author links May Day to student protests from ROTC burns to classroom clashes. He notes May's revolutionary roots, modernized slogans, and rising campus violence amid exams, citing California and Harvard incidents and the enduring question of youth rebellion.
In New York a GOP push sees 18 to 21 year olds offered a Washington internship program financed by 150 dollars each week plus social access. Connecticut lawmakers Weicker Steele and McKinney back 300 interns to boost young Republican presence, expanding to 400 if funds allow.
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