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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner, issued daily except Sundays and holidays, is produced by the Banner Publishing Corporation. Address on file is 425 Main Steead, Bennington, Vermont 05201, detailing ownership and publication cadence.
Editorial decries protracted talks between Mt Anthony School Board and teachers. A $7,000 already paid to a professional negotiator has produced no agreement, with fact finders from the American Arbitration Association to cost $150 to $200 daily split between the sides. Similar standoff noted in Bennington School District, accusing outsiders of driving up costs while the core dispute fests unresolved. The piece warns that continuing delays will outpace teachers salaries in expense and questions the education justification for the spending.
The Brandon Training School home care program described by Mrs Donald Bourn of West Shaftsbury reduces crowding and offers humane treatment for the retarded. It shifts care from the institution and allows Brandon to focus on those who must be institutionalized including younger children. The program, praised for enlightenment, could be expanded statewide with neighborly support.
Letters recall a nickelodeon in Paquin Block long ago run by Jim Whitney before World War I. A generation of children watched silent films starring William Hart Dustin and William Farnum, with Keystone Cops antics and a piano player named Ernie Murray.
Recalled reminiscences of a bygone era around the Free Library Theater on Main and Silver streets. The piece recalls admission at 50 cents, dances after the High School fire, banana splits at 10 cents, a dime Western, and the ascent of Camels at age 18, with locals noting names and places from the era.
A letter to The Banner discusses Willow Road and a response from Commissioner John T Gray about not closing the road until Relocation A finishes. It notes safety concerns during construction and the option of using a State Aid Road, plus a proposal for a tunnel under Willow Road estimated at over 400000 dollars.
The National Academy of Sciences report summarized by Science News ties air pollution to lung cancer, naming coal and wood furnace emissions, coke production, vehicle exhaust, and tobacco smoke as main culprits. Urban residents face higher risks, with immigrant studies hinting at early environmental effects on cancer development. The piece echoes concerns over timely air cleanup and cites a Nixon-era nuclear critique.
Roughly 1400 attendees filled the Middlebury College gym to hear Gloria Steinem and Margaret Sloan discuss sexism and racism at the Vermont Women's Festival. Steinem faulted Nixon’s peace framing and McGovern’s defeat while Sloan urged campus action and warned of second class citizen status. both critiqued male dominated media and gender norms as the audience debated Vermont chauvinism and regional reception.
A Christmas gift of Audubon Society membership opens a world of wildlife magazines film features and school workshops. The boy learns about environmental issues from oil shale to coastal marsh habitat loss and follows conservation projects nationwide.
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