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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont, excluding Sundays and holidays. It serves as the local news record for Bennington County with standard editorial and advertising content.
The piece critiques the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, arguing funds were squandered on hardware rather than prevention. It notes uneven distribution to small towns over big cities, weak federal oversight, and the perverse incentives it creates. It warns the program mirrors flawed revenue sharing.
The Keene Sentinel reports Lee Wulff of North Swanzey NH proposes one cartridge per rifle to force careful shots and reduce stray gunfire. He notes most deer are mortally hit by the first shot and predicts better marksmanship with practice. A safety course for licensees is also suggested, with a road-test style evaluation.
Anthony Lewis critiques Defense Secretary Laird's “protective reaction” framing of renewed U.S. bombing in North Vietnam. He questions the purity of the missions, citing civilian casualties, questionable targets, and deception claims. The piece argues for a political settlement over endless air war and notes the moral toll on Americans.
Letter to Gov Davis and Vermont senators urges opposition to AEC proposed amendments seen as curtailing public oversight of the Vermont Yankee plant. The writer cites a 1966 AEC speech and demands the officials publicly oppose the amendments and formally request public hearings before fueling or operating Vermont Yankee. Signed by Gerald James of Brattleboro.
A Detroit vital statistics official reports a survey of 33,000 infants born this year shows several Malcolm X and Kenyatta names and even Hussein but no Nixon or Agnew. The observation mirrors a trend of presidents' names appearing less in newborns.
A letter correction from The Banner notes the day care center opened for nine months funded by federal and state money providing free care to eligible families under strict guidelines. It also includes a Garry Wills critique of Nixon from Nixon Agonistes and a Bennington sign-off by Eileen S. Dick.
In deep northern woods the tamarack or American larch lights autumn with slim orange needles that will soon fall. Once giants reaching 90 feet, they were prized for boats, fence posts, and timbers in Luxembourg castles, with Native uses in birch bark stitching and medicine noted.
Franklin Mankiewicz and Tom Braden report that Muskie's frontrunner status faces challenges from aides and campaign dynamics. The Nixon Romney analogy frames Muskie as cool but vulnerable, with staff missteps over Goodwin's draft and a reliance on seasoned veterans raising concerns about campaign independence. Nixon's question lingers: who would be Muskie’s Nixon?
A political advertisement in the Waltham News-Tribune claims 300 Ward 5 voters endorsed the candidate for city councillor, along with 600 who would vote, 400 who said they did, and 92 who voted for Raymond A. Hayes.
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