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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues Congress granted broad wage and price control powers to the President via the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, expecting inaction. Instead inflation worsened and the President used the powers, flipping the political dynamic and exposing Capitol Hill’s cynical strategy.
The House Banking and Currency Committee moves to require wage increases from labor contracts, risking derailing the President's inflation plan while Congress oversteps its authority over the Pay Board. Vermont's Public Service Board orders a ban on utility promotional practices, criticizing ads that push more power use and nuclear rush.
Editors hail the new Double Eagle plant at Eagle Square in Shaftsbury as modern, efficient and anti pollution oriented. Officials of Stanley Works and Shaftsbury residents are praised for stability and workmanlike effort fueling regional growth. The letter page also critiques Vermont political representation and cites concerns over future southern protections.
In American Legion Magazine the critique condemns war as monstrous and ungodly. It notes poets portray it as unleashed by Furies, a world plague, and driven by bandit-like zeal. The piece mocks sycophants who call violence holy and cites the paradox of Christian charity amid sword wounds.
A Wilmington petition opposes a 287 acre 700 capacity Somerset camping site. The writer urges readers to voice disapproval to prevent exploitation of Vermont’s environment, warning of mass projects and pollution. Neighbors are urged to respond and protest.
Shaftsbury Fourth to Sixth graders raised 258 dollars and 60 cents in a house to house UNICEF canvass with parental consent. Top collectors included Davis Kosche, Stephen Kosche, Linda Cross, Brenda Sweet, Donna Clemons and Clifford Buffum. Gratitude to Ruth Martin, Dorothy Bailey, Mary Walker and Fairdale Farms Inc. for cartons.
Letter to the editor at The Banner argues Kennedy's Ulster comparison to Vietnam is accurate. It claims Ulster is in civil conflict with foreign troops propping up an undemocratic government, harshly criticizes Stormont, charges Irish discontent feeds the IRA, and asserts Britain should examine its own conduct in Southeast Asia. Address 212 Pleasant St.
A Vermont voter argues that each region should have representation in Washington, urging support for North region candidate Sen. Fred Westphal after Prouty’s death. The piece contrasts regional voting patterns with national issues, noting rising nationalism, world hunger, population growth, and fears about global cooperation.
The piece argues that global poverty and class conflict resemble the United States’ long struggle with racial inequality, noting how both domestic and international publics resist harsh truths. It warns that aid debates and power politics obscure interdependence and risk violent upheaval among rich nations and hungry majorities.
An Irate Bennington firefighter argues that town judges tolerate false alarms and warns of dangerous consequences if a real fire hits nursing homes or hospitals while trucks chase pranks. Richard Prentiss of Gage Street signs the letter.
Sequences of domestic tasks mark a sudden early winter chill in Skylark. Charlie upgrades storm windows while the narrator wrestles with overwintering geraniums and a two dozen cuttings plan for survival. A neighbor, Howard Davis, is mourned as year end moods shift toward Christmas after Halloween. Armistice Day is noted.
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