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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes House Speaker John W. McCormack will not run this fall in Massachusetts. Once the longest serving speaker besides Sam Rayburn, he leaves amid age, pressure, and aides’ financial disclosures, choosing to retire gracefully from politics.
A compilation of editorials and notes from Brattleboro Union High School hair policy to Agnew jokes, plus local commentary from Brattleboro Reformer and Burlington Free Press. The items reflect light political and social observations with regional flavor and playful tone.
A letter urges Vermonters to oppose the Vernon reactor and bans on nuclear plants, citing radioactive discharges, river contamination, and health risks. It urges public action and notes a May conference in Manchester with scientists and six conservation groups to discuss preventing an environmental tragedy in the Connecticut River area.
Steven C Rice proposes adding two nonvoting student representatives to Mt. Anthony’s school board for the 1970-71 year. Elected by Class of 1971 by Sept 30 1970, they would provide student perspectives without voting rights to help bridge the community’s communication gap amid tax and discipline concerns.
A Vietnam letter from a son in the 11th ACR defends the Cambodia offensive. It describes chasing NVA into Cambodia after months near the Fishhook, claims a 100 to 1 kill ratio, and asserts public opinion at home underestimates the move’s necessity. He signs off promising to see family in a few weeks.
Beatrice J Brown of Brattleboro condemns the AEC Vermont Yankee project as illegal and a step toward a nuclear dictatorship. She argues the 1967 Brattleboro public hearing was invalid, compromising the construction permit and exposing promoters’ underhanded methods.
A Vermont born ecologist would be impressed by Kodak pollution abatement efforts and environmental programs highlighted this week. Gov Davis proclaims George Perkins Marsh Week with lectures, MAUHS Marsh day events, and a Williams College Institute push for environmental studies.
The essay argues that defenders of U.S. Vietnam presence claim Israel’s fate hinges on Southeast Asia policy. It critiques equating Vietnam and Israel, noting Israelis would defend their country and that Thieu Ky could not endure without U.S. support. It marks shifts in Cold War consensus since 1941 and rejects overgeneralized moral blocks.
A mother sends a misbehaving boy to bed and urges prayers. The boy asks God to make him good but humorously adds that if not, don’t worry, because he’s enjoying being bad. From American Legion Magazine.
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