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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, serving as the local daily newspaper for the area.
Readers see a narrow House defeat on a proposed non denominational prayer amendment. The 240 to 162 vote left supporters 28 short of a two thirds majority and sparked warnings about who would set the prayer and the impact on religious freedom in schools. The piece argues personal, home and church sources should shape a child's prayer and cautions against government prescription.
A Mt Anthony Union School Board member seeks parental input on supervised student smoking areas. A large student-enrollment letter argues for anti smoking action, while references to disciplinary guidelines and equal rules for adults at school events highlight proposed policy tensions.
Mt Anthony students write to The Banner denouncing a plan by the Student Senate to educate juniors about smoking with films and doctors then offer supervised outdoor smoking for those who choose to smoke. The board rejected the plan after debate, prompting calls for reconsideration amid concerns over fire risk and property damage.
Vermonters brace for a tight winter as blackouts loom and a four per cent gap in emergency reserves persists. Officials warn of potential outages while environmental clashes and a lack of consumer power-saving appeals fuel public anxiety. Citizens are urged to conserve voluntarily amid debates over Vermont Yankee and regional energy planning.
Lawrence E Harrington of Mt Anthony Union School Board writes to readers seeking parental views on student smoking. He notes a large student turnout and few parents, cites antismoking campaigns, and questions enforcement of policies. He requests written responses on designated areas with or without parental consent, total bans, and expulsion for repeated violations.
A note on Halloween vandalism defends the Hagelberg family, insisting the kids were not to blame for a barn fire on Crow Hill. The writer rejects “tricksters” as labels, condemns hoodlums and argues the children were innocent, busy with harvest and chores, not arsonists.
In a muted tone of analysis, senators and officials reflect on the aid program. Henry Kissinger and Arthur Burns privately defend or praise Church's critique that foreign aid has failed to contain communism or narrow global inequality. The piece notes drugs of bureaucracy, reliance on US firms, and the shift to new funding needs if aid is cut.
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