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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The Senate considered public funding for presidential campaigns as an amendment to a tax-cut bill. Democrats largely supported, Republicans opposed, arguing funding caps and risks of perceived favor to rich contributors. The plan would provide about 20.4 million to each major party, with private funding still possible but vulnerable to charges of buying elections.
The Vermont Freeman reports Hunt-Wesson Food Products Co pledging not to discriminate in hiring against veterans with less than honorable discharges for antiwar beliefs and against resisters with prison terms for moral opposition to the Vietnam War. Norton Simon Inc. invites reactions at 230 Park Ave New York NY 10017.
A Nation Campaign checkoff linked to Nixon tax cuts draws criticism for not solving Democratic poverty or primaries, risking centralized power in candidates and potential coercion. Critics warn it may stiffen party control, reduce citizen influence, and fail to curb big-money influence despite theoretical opt-out options.
A reader reviews Samuel B. Pettengill's Yankee Pioneers noting how pioneers faced scarce grass, lack of bees for pollination, no apples on arrival, and primitive fire making. The piece praises Seth Hubbell’s Revolutionary War years in Vermont and reflects on the giants of early settlement.
A poem praising firefighters as vigilant selfless heroes. The verse salutes their courage and calls readers to pray for them, noting the dangers of every call and the hope that each may return. Names listed include Richard E. Prentiss and others, from Bennington.
Patty Hebert Mauhs asks The Banner editors if Willow Park could be designated as a snowmobile riding area. She notes local snowmobile owners have paid registration fees and deserve a local space, arguing winter is brief and responsible riders won’t damage property.
A poet writes as a stranger in sorrow to the Banner editor. The brief verse laments death and lost love, conjuring lonely journeys and a secret kept in a distant spot. D. R. 2 Bennington.
Washington liberals criticize President Nixon for reorganizing national intelligence as a blow to the Pentagon. They clash with Kissinger over testimony, while supporters note reduced Pentagon power and new oversight mechanisms. The plan pins control on CIA head Helms, adds a user feedback panel, and creates a Net Assessment Committee led by Andrew Marshall to align intelligence with national goals.
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