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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201, excluding Sundays and holidays.
Readers urged Vermont to study adopting a professional assessor system similar to New York where one trained assessor for a town or regional group would handle all property listings. The idea aims to reduce inequities in local taxation and curb political pressure on assessors while promoting fair tax burdens across towns.
Editor notes a long standing Friendly Town Fresh Air Program enduring wars unrest and urban decline. Vermonters urged to open homes to inner city children this summer as a record number of invitations is sought. Also reports VP Agnew praising Nixon era commitments at a GOP dinner amid weak applause. Gov picks for Bennington County Environmental Control Commission cited with concerns over conflicts of interest.
A South Carolina debate over BASF near Hilton Head shows ecological safety and jobs can coexist. Gov McNair backs new anti pollution rules while Clair Guess Jr outlines four steps including coastal land zoning water use fees and tax credits to balance industrial growth with conservation. The plan aims to ease tensions between Hilton Head developers Beaufort County residents and the BASF project.
A lengthy dialogue critiques U S Vietnam policy centering on the Tonkin Gulf Resolution and the military intervention. It weighs constitutional questions, leadership like Fulbright, Diem’s murder, and casualties, arguing for negotiated settlement yet rejecting unilateral withdrawal. The exchange features NEPHEW MYSELF and FRIEND reflecting on truth, courage, and consequences.
John Herbert Williams writes from Dorset opposing nuclear reactor construction and urging Vermont readers to support halting new plants and stopping operations of existing ones. He cites Dr. Irving Lyon and Larry Bogart, questions Eccleston's investments, warns of fast breeder reactor danger, and brands nuclear safety as hogwash while stressing the need to prevent further plants for health and prosperity.
The administration’s oil import quotas appear subservient to domestic producers and vote-rich states. Nixon delays action on a Cabinet task force report proposing abolition of quotas in favor of a tariff. Critics say current limits raise gasoline and heating fuel prices and hurt electricity costs, urging fair petroleum pricing for regions like New England and states such as Minnesota and Illinois. Senators Kennedy and Brooke and Rep Conte are praised for opposing the policy.
A poem by Sarah Cleghorn titled The Golf Links contrasts labor and leisure as laboring children look from near mills at men playing golf. The piece is cited amid readings of Cleghorn in recent issues, highlighting its continuing relevance and humanity.
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