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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 435 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A reflective editorial critiques Nixon's repudiation of the Population Growth Commission and supports pro life positions while urging a balanced view of population control. It argues mankind must live and be fruitful without destroying the future through unchecked technology, appetite, or biology.
Voters supported the vocational building, chain link fence, and kitchen facility at Mt Anthony junior high, stressing educational benefits over cost. They rejected a large steel addition, signaling the need for a long range plan to ease overcrowding and possibly a new junior high for grades 7 9.
Letter writer defends free speech while rebuking Samuel Ogden's May 5 anti Semitic column. He argues the press should uphold liberty for all, condemning Jew and black fears as bigotry and citing Moses from Leviticus as a reminder of liberty for every inhabitant.
A reader criticizes Mr. Ogden's May issue column in the Banner for promoting divisive generalizations about Jews. The letter argues against painting an entire ethnic group with a single viewpoint and denounces the columnist for insults to Jewish people and rational thought.
An April debate over Birthright and abortion highlights differing views on alternatives to abortion versus a woman’s right to control her body. The writer argues medical reality and pain, while noting several sources of guidance beyond Birthright, including doctors, clergy, and religious denominations.
Leonard Rowe defends Bennington College personnel review policies and denounces a recent editorial in the Banner. He argues the piece showed bias, inaccuracies, and a one sided view, harming the college and truth.
A reader from southern Vermont questions editors at The Manner for not reprinting a Route 7 ballot. The letter argues many readers may miss the ballot if not on the editorial page and urges a limited response to gauge public opinion on the controversy in the Albany area.
Editor notes Sam Ogden column sparks defense of minority groups amid American Vietnam policy critique. Scholarly study cited in Scientific American estimates 21 million craters in South Vietnam from bombing since 1965, based on official data and field reports. It reports 28 billion pounds of explosives used in Indochina 1965 1971, with 21 billion in South Vietnam.
The article cites 21 million craters in South Vietnam and 2.75 billion cubic yards of displaced earth, with 26 million acres sprayed. It notes four year old craters in flooded paddies, ruined timber, and lasting ecological damage including erosion and mosquito proliferation. It compares U S bombing to Hiroshima scale and argues the war reveals dangerous, destructive power.
Local notes describe birds foraging after rain on Skylark’s grounds while feeders supplied cracked corn seeds and bread to migrants since October 10 1477. A reflective piece shares spring cleaning shifts becoming year round, ending with a Mother’s Day reminder of love over commerce.
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