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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues New York State government is remote and bogged down by bureaucracy, pushing Hoosick Falls to demand Route 7 improvements. It warns of Bennington’s exposure as a potential Albany bedroom community if the highway isn’t upgraded. It notes Judge Oakes and Nelson Rockefeller influence on Route 7 and Vermont’s U.S. 77.
The Adirondack Park Agency faces a challenge as Zona Corp buys 23,345 acres in St. Lawrence County within state park land, planning thousands of recreation and second homes. The firm moves quickly to development before a future master plan can halt it, prompting calls for careful review by state agencies. The Federal Trade Commission previously weighed in on related concerns.
Advertising touts a vast Horizon development with 6 000 to 9 000 lots and 21 000 projected residents though only 1 200 live there. plans include golf, ski center, pools, shopping, and resort motel amid a fading local economy. FTC report questionable. opponents and supporters clash as officials urge thorough study and avoidance of a steamroller approach.
A Letter To The Editor describes a Bennington window display featuring a green flag with a blue field and white stars known as the Green Mountain flag or Etham Allen's flag. The writer notes repeat visibility, recent book references, and a reflection on how history is rewritten for reader appeal.
A call to action invites residents to help create an Area Community Center in Memorial Park between Gage Street and Coolidge Avenue. The plan includes settling with a contractor, finishing the existing structure, and erecting a gymnasium auditorium, with volunteers urged to join committees and contact Richard Sleeman at 325 School Street, Bennington, 442-4915.
The piece argues the green flag associated with Bennington is the true symbol behind Stark and Saratoga, not Ethan Allen or the Green Mountain Boys. It cites forged papers, a Burgoyne surrender, and the flag’s New Hampshire origin, while denouncing misattributions to Ethan Allen and urging reverence for the Bennington banner alongside the Fillmore flag. It shifts to a satirical political riff on contemporary culture, youth, and paranoia, lamenting aging and the country’s mood.
A satirical monologue predicts a future where the sixties born kids grow into adults who seize control, then fear their own offspring. It envisions deliberate birth-rate limits to keep their generation in power, renaming their children as a new class and condemning the next generation to a life of constraint and nostalgia.
A historical editorial argues that the central issue since 1912 and 1972 is the maldistribution of income and power. It cites LaFollette and modern voters, noting concentrated wealth and government subsidies as drivers of inequality and urging action to rebalance income, wealth, and political influence.
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