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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece weighs General Koster’s nonfeasance over My Lai and broader military accountability, then shifts to fiscal policy criticizing regressive state and local taxes. It discusses the Byrnes tax credit proposal as an alternative to Nixon’s revenue sharing, arguing it could boost state revenue while reforming tax fairness.
Readers vent about the new postage rate and the feasibility of mailing letters on Saturdays from the Post Office lobby, describing frustration with the lobby hours and service accessibility. The letter expresses concern and seeks responses from the community.
Mrs Margaret Ray of 114 Congress St complains the postal service updated rates but machines still dispense old values. She says you cannot buy a two-cent stamp to pair with six-cent stamps or even one-cent stamps and urges the public be considered in fixing machines to match increased rates.
A deputy Vermont education official replies to Catherine Corcoran on 1971 72 ADM calculations and state aid eligibility for renting Sacred Heart School classrooms. The letter weighs two options: a teacher loan program or a public school use, detailing timelines for state aid calculations and conditions for advance aid, with inquiry about program specifics and necessary ADM data.
A reader reflects on Will Durant and his 1927 autobio Transition as a case study of youthful radicalism. The piece traces Durant’s origins in North Adams and Readsboro, his anarchist circle in New York, and the collapse of a radical teacher dream after a 1917 peace demo. It argues for reprinting as a course on radicalism and notes the recurring slogan nobody would wash the goddam dishes.
New York readers see a dual trend as two million Americans pursue vocational and technical studies while political activism wanes among rebels. The piece notes leadership decay in the New Left, a return to common sense among youth, and a push to value skilled trades over traditional college paths. It cites Irving Goldstein and rising enrollment since 1964, highlighting Yale and Harvard trends toward crafts, and argues for rebalancing funding to vocational education to curb unemployment and offer practical career paths.
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