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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A Senate vote halted the foreign aid program but a broad congressional consensus forms to revive it. The aid sustains U.S. business, with credits for American goods and substantial orders for Massachusetts makers and GE aircraft engines. Shipping, universities, and research groups also benefit.
A 19-year-old won a mayoral seat in a small Ohio city, signaling that youth participation may press incumbents to campaign harder and address issues over personal popularity. The piece argues youthful voters can drive accountability and potentially improve government.
November hints of winter surround The Banner with snow-dusted mountains and bone-chilling winds. Mrs. Dexter Davis, a Banner staffer and noted gardener, brings in the last blooming rose and a bouquet of chrysanthemums, praising her garden’s summer to fall vitality and sharing.
Letters to the Editor urge Burlington Diocese readers to join the 23rd annual Thanksgiving Clothing Collection for the Needy Overseas during November 7 to 13. Catholic churches accept used clothing and bedding to donate to refugees in India and help the warm-climate aid programs run by Catholic Relief Services.
Catholic Relief Services processes donated garments for overseas shipment to aid the poor of all races and religions in 70 countries. This year much clothing and bedding will go to East Pakistani refugees who fled their homeland since disturbances began in March. CRS aids thousands with daily food rations and medical care.
A note from Brandon acknowledges a $425.24 gift from Mrs Isabelle Roberts of Bennington. She raised the money over eight months selling an afghan and turned it over to support less fortunate residents, with thanks to The Banner for assistance.
Mrs Isabelle Roberts thanks Bennington residents for their help in a senior center Afghan raffle. The winning ticket drawn last Thursday bore Terry Morse East Arlington with number 1874. The project raised 423.80 dollars from pennies and small change donated by children and neighbors.
In a letter to the editor Reuben Levin of Bennington argues that taxation now includes a 13 cent tax per gallon of gasoline, contrasting with the historic complaint of taxation without representation. He condemns the current charges and calls for scrutiny.
The Dorset Elementary School board thanks the East Dorset Library Association for a $500 gift to furnish the school library. The group, which voted on Oct 20 1971 to disband, allocated remaining assets to the Dorset School library to continue their aims.
A long view on prayer in public schools and the First Amendment opens as Congress weighs a nondenominational prayer amendment. The writer warns of coercion, peer marking, and the impact on children, especially those from nonreligious or minority backgrounds, as debates threaten to polarize schools and communities. A closing item notes a local contest where an aged resident cites a fire at the Hall of Records as a key life factor.
A reflective narrative argues honesty is relative and shortsighted in politics and unions. It critiques public budgets and tax subsidies, noting retirees and rising costs strain households, unions, and state aid debates. The piece ends musing that perhaps everyone is living beyond their means.
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