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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece denounces Sunday store crackdowns as hypocritical and argues that Blue Laws have been eroded by special interests. It questions what counts as essential goods or gas, notes selective enforcement, and criticizes opponents’ self‑serving motives while calling for coherent policy.
The piece critiques Vermont Sunday sale regulations framed as religious law and notes sparse turnout at hearings. It anticipates a Vermont Supreme Court decision on a Rutland case and cites historic New England blue laws, humorously contrasting kissing a wife on Sunday with public conduct near recreation areas.
Citizens of Vernon question if they will be allowed to decide on a nuclear power plant. They challenge assurances of safety cleanliness and low cost, warning about radiation exposure even within Atomic Energy Commission standards.
A letter from Mrs. Selma Kristel of Putney urges Vermont residents to vote on nuclear power. She warns of ongoing radiation from plants, potential cancer risks, unknown long term effects, and lack of insurance coverage in case of accidents, calling for a public decision.
The Brattleboro Reformer urges an independent state supported panel to evaluate Vermont Yankee’s radioactive discharges into the Connecticut River ahead of its midyear operation. Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire officials clash on risks to Boston water, demanding impartial review.
The Banner reprints editor notes praising Nancy Otis byline on a Mark Skinner Library story about Manchester and the Equinox House gala benefiting North Shire library book fund. It laments funding debts and weighs Nixon impeachment scenarios with Agnew and McCormack, and ends with a Woodbine Twiner quip about dollars crossing oceans.
A reader objects to Vermont Bank and Trust plans to replace a Pleasant Street area with a concrete parking lot. The letter urges turning the site into a park for families, walkers, and teens, arguing the trustees should value nature over development. Letter from 15 Charles St.
Albert C. Barclay of Hightstown New Jersey lauds Senator Prouty for opposing Judge Carswell and criticizes Senator Aiken for backing President Nixon. Barclay urges Vermonters to reelect Prouty to enhance Vermont's national image and resist politicizing the Supreme Court.
Heart Fund leaders and collectors in Bennington County surpass their $10,047 goal with receipts at $10,683.36 plus a $1,038.97 bequest from the Francis Benjamin estate. Cardiovascular disease remains Vermont's top disability cause, 33 percent of total, 5 percent above the national average. Mrs. Roy H. Bergquist Bennington County Chairman Vermont Heart Fund Drive.
A Vermont note chronicles an early spring with sunny 70s and 80s on the mountains, slower progress on higher ridges, and budding trees across Searsburg and Glastonbury mountains. It reports ice breakup, newts, frogs, and daffodils, plus several bird sightings and bird-feeding totals. It then reflects on Mother’s Day’s history and the 1914 congressional endorsement of honoring mothers.
Analyzes Nixon's Cambodia invasion as a high stakes gamble that abandons the Nixon Doctrine of no world policing. Describes the plan, timing, and secrecy, noting tensions over sanctuary attacks and potential expansion to Laos, North Vietnam, and China. Highlights public reaction, military advisers, and the political risk of widening war.
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