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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues Hubert Humphrey would curb overseas arms trade by removing the United States as procurer and middleman, ending gift programs, requiring annual impact statements, and giving Congress power to revoke deals. It notes bipartisan disdain for arms subsidies and links defense contractors like Lockheed and General Dynamics to foreign policy leverage.
A reader lauds efforts to end faculty tenure at Bennington College arguing the original system of yearly and five year reviews fostered innovation and equal input. The writer recalls early policies, the shift to tenure, and hopes for a return to non tenure based governance focused on merit and community responsibility.
Rutland area students and peers in southern Vermont push a cannon-trek honoring Col. Henry Knox. The state Bicentennial Commission declined approval calling the project inauthentic history, though students undertook the journey without funding or ads.
Joe Billo Secretary writes on behalf of the Manchester Lions Club with 63 members urging Selectmen not to limit banners to one per year. They explain annual projects479 including a variety show auction Christmas arcade and ongoing donation needs. They warn tighter rules would hinder aid to Burr & Burton graduates and local charities and request banner access to fund community causes.
A Vermont reader accuses the Agency of Human Services of poor governance after the Department of Health ended its mobile glaucoma, diabetes, and hypertension screening van program. The letter argues the tests save money and lives by early treatment, calling the move cruel and fiscally reckless. Arlington letters page.
The Wall Street Journal weighs in on the role of press freedom in uncovering political corruption. It contrasts investigative reporting’s watchdog function with partisan backlash when one’s party is implicated.
The Burlington Free Press notes regionalism in reporting and argues Reagan could be a strong candidate against Ford or any Democrat. It praises his California governorship record as pragmatic, cites his fundraising and TV appeal, and contrasts his early hard right rhetoric with centrist policy once campaigning intensifies.
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