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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial urges residents to oppose dividing state administration into seven districts arguing it reduces local access. Bennington officials condemn turning Bennington County into a secondary post and call for regional unity to defend local service and pride against Montpelier restructuring.
Editor notes the Bennington Recreation Department hosts table tennis at Mt. Anthony Union High School inviting all ages. References BROC group outreach and community garden projects offering land and seeds to improve nutrition and family food security locally.
Fischetti argues that Washington residents oppose both the war and antiwar violence. Protesters elicited sympathy only for their youths, while the capital favored order and normalcy. Police were professional and demonstrators less militant on TV and in print, with leaders jailed or deflated and no mass uprising evident. Last week carried ironic public witness.
The piece notes disorganized antiwar protests in Washington with police action reducing risk of gunfire, while divisions widen between administration war policy and rising antiwar sentiment. It cites Mitchell observing demonstrations and references Kent State, Gloria Steinem, SST debates, and calls for peace abroad and quiet at home.
A friend asks about what’s being grown both outside and inside. Daffodils bloom along borders while day lilies, hyacinths, and other greens like violets and nettles appear. The writer savors wild and garden edibles, describes simple preparations, and notes indoor pot plant progress and upcoming peas and lettuce sowing.
In two months the Caledonian Record faces criticism from readers in Lisbon, Littleton and Waterford over misquoting remarks. The paper argues that reporting public meetings informs voters, counters secrecy, and resists elite control, vowing to continue reporting events as they occur.
The piece argues that when Vietnam is ended the fate of prisoners will be settled, cautions that Nixon risks overpromising, and notes the tension between withdrawing troops and maintaining support. It compares the French exit from Indochina with current aims, and critiques statements by Nixon and Senator Dole while outlining the domestic decision looming over U.S. policy and prisoner repatriation.
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