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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily excluding Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. This notice lists the newspaper's publication pattern and corporate address for readers and stakeholders.
A New York Times roundup shows no fault auto insurance reform gains uneven state support. Massachusetts leads by adopting a plan despite lawyer and insurer opposition. Advocates argue reform reduces legal costs, slows court congestion, and better protects drivers from uninsured motorists.
An article promotes Educational Television as a quality alternative to commercials and poor programming. It highlights a reception clinic this Friday at 7 30 p m at Bennington Elementary School where Vermont ETV staff will discuss available programs and how to tune in, appealing especially to parents concerned about TV content.
The column discusses tax delinquencies in Vermont towns raising borrowing needs for budgets. It notes ETV channels and Channel 17 from Schenectady as alternatives to Vermont Educational TV. It warns of reapportionment struggles in Vermont Senate to reflect Chittenden County growth and hints at partisan tensions.
John Chamberlain surveys Australia as a landing spot for 4000 Americans yearly, noting a middle-class culture, planned Canberra, coastal Sydney, and opportunities in minerals, agriculture, and services. It highlights lower food costs, cheaper taxis, high taxes on top earners, and government assistance for migrants and tax benefits for families with school-age children.
A roundup of items from the past 15 to 40 years notes $427,000 in Christmas Club checks distributed by four local banks, a Notre Dame du Haut chapel by Le Corbusier in France, Diem visiting Vietnamese troops, a 74-year-old deer hunter search, a fatal shooting on a train, a big buck by a West Arlington hunter, and wartime and civic references including Pearl Harbor probes and local commerce news.
Readers receive practical paths to support conservation through donations volunteering and training for paid work. Local groups such as Bennington Environment Planned Parenthood and the Committee for Survival seek help via calls to 442-6814 442-5267 and 442-9321. Emphasis on population control and broader protection from radiation hazards drives campaigns from Conservation Society of Southern Vermont Lake Champlain Committee and Vermont Natural Resources Council with contact details for involvement.
The YMCA Building Fund concert at MAUHS raised 2440.61 after minimal expenses, with volunteers led by Stewart Murphy Peter Watson Kenneth Gile John Koziol and Kendall Rich handling layout printing and tickets free of charge. Gratitude is given to many patrons and to Stephen Manes the Bennington artist who made the concert possible.
Reverend Edward H Freeman writes to The Banner denouncing racial discrimination in Elks Club policies. He refuses to attend until policies are abolished, pledging to boycott invitations as a moral stand. He calls on grassroots members in the Greek Mountain State to support equality.
A garlicky political gag imagines garlic eating nations uniting against Mr Ellenwood who dislikes crowds and subway crowds, with playful flips about Vermont residence and subway crowds still present.
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