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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
A Brookings Institution study shows the Social Security payroll tax is highly regressive, hitting the working poor hardest. Tax growth since 1949 has raised the maximum per-employee burden from 60 to 1319, with middle income families paying more than higher earners. The piece argues for exemptions and deductions to ease poverty-level impact.
John Page reflects on Thanksgiving and world gratitude, urging humility and compassion. The Mt Anthony Union School Board votes $1350 for electrical equipment to avoid penalties of $1440 from unused power. A fire causes loss of doll clothing projects by Senior Citizens. Massachusetts keeps the weekly lottery on Thursdays with Plymouth as the draw site. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963 remains a traumatic memory shaping national mood.
An opinion piece examines the per mile costs of car use for commuting, estimating 7 to 15 cents per mile, and a yearly outlay around 893 dollars for five weeks of non commuting. It proposes public transit as a cheaper option with social benefits, urging a review of commuting habits.
In a near empty Senate dining room, Sen. Moldrin notes the president will act against permissiveness. Sen. Survine, savoring bean soup, jokes about securing more federal money for Massachusetts as Congress is out of session.
In a satirical dialogue, Senators Survine and Moldrin debate permissiveness, waste, and politics with joking riffs on a national war against indulgence. They reference a Waste Efficiency bill, a veto, and a fictional mass government agency. The scene closes with a bid for a Massagravy land grant for a federal permissiveness center.
Two elderly Vermonters recall rural 1910s Thanksgiving customs. They describe no turkey, using multiple smaller birds, deer meat mince pies, a cellar stocked with vegetables, and large family feasts on a mountain road. Dishes were washed by girls while boys helped, and church was scarce in winter.
A fires damaged the Eagles' building prompting the Serdar Citizens and Community Christmas Fund Committee to request clothing for dolls of all sizes. They cannot sew but will supply materials for volunteers, asking residents to donate or arrange pickups via the Baptist Church office, Radio Shack, or Mrs Selmajane Stuchel at 404 N Branch St.
Kenneth I. O'Donnell reflects on JFK moments nine years after his assassination. The piece recalls Kennedy's mood in Texas, Vietnam withdrawal talk, Vienna summit with Khrushchev, Bay of Pigs lessons, Lodge Nixon moments, and the enduring public longing for a beloved president.
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