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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, and carries the P5201 designation.
Governor Rockefeller faces a veto and a watered down no fault bill after a strong lobbying push by the New York Trial Lawyers Association. The session saw unusual GOP defections and heavy pressure, with insurers increasingly backing reform and reducing three to four year waits for victims. Meanwhile Vermont politics see Walter Kennedy pivot toward lieutenant governor, amid GOP debates and several candidates.
Editor notes highlight residents anger at New York State DOT inaction on N Y Route 7 improvements. The piece links lingering Route 7 delays in Bennington County with Hoosick Falls concerns and recalls Vermont's own Route 7 controversy. It adds a witty aside about laundry visibility during Nixon's Moscow trip and communal habits.
An opponent of nuclear power accuses Bennington College of denying Dr. Irving Lyon tenure and cites public hearings in Albany on plant siting. He alleges radiation dangers, cites figures from U S radiation experts, and urges readers to choose between fast breeder reactors and longer life spans.
A letter to The Banner clarifies United Counseling Service UCS training for law enforcement, stressing it is to improve officers handling crises involving youth and families, not to turn police into social workers. UCS plans a Manchester base to expand services while offering to cooperate with local officials.
The Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power endorses the Student Coalition for Academic Freedom in backing Dr. Lyon and the fight for academic freedom at Bennington College. It condemns the college for not providing reasons for rescinding Lyon's five year contract and calls on administrators and committees to reconsider to uphold due process and academic freedom.
In Searsburg Mountain notes, two migratory ducks and sandpipers appeared by a pond. Frogs, including spring peepers, marked the thaw with a chorus, while newts and salamander larvae emerged along the shoreline. Memorial Day schedule clarified, urging reflection on national freedom.
Tom Braden weighs SALT as a cautious, limited progress that may curb some arms race pressures but does not end the nuclear threat. It could restrain MA on ABMs and ICBMs while prompting new tech budgets. skeptics warn it won’t guarantee disarmament or halt debt to defense spending.
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