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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes hints from Davis administration officials that 40 percent state funding for education could be reduced amid belt tightening. Commissioner Mallory suggested more efficient fund use and even year round schooling as a way to stretch dollars. Teachers salaries and rising costs complicate cuts, implying local tax increases unless lawmakers honor the 40 percent pledge.
The veto, sustained with help from Southern Democrats, halted a bid to cap TV and radio political spending, a move praised by the administration. Critics argue the bill would have limited access to large donors and reduced influence on elections, though it excluded newspaper ads.
The Mepham Central High School District on Long Island trimmed 40 of 400 pages from a health textbook to shield 7th graders, a move condemned as barbaric. The mutilation risks increasing readership as curiosity drives students to seek the missing chapters, a consequence deemed worse than ordinary teaching missteps.
A national reflection contrasts Cyclone deaths in East Pakistan with American poverty, unrest, and war. It notes rising unemployment and crime while questioning why decent, informed people fail to act on brutal realities. The piece links global disasters to domestic inequities and social indifference.
The essay argues that society fails to act on knowledge because feeling lags behind thought. It cites unemployment, budget debates, and Pakistan tragedy to show the gap. It recalls MacLeish and Lippman on sacred life, virtue, and the need to restore truth, duty, and charity as foundations of civilization.
A Washington writer argues Muskie may tour the globe including Moscow to court detente, while Scoop Jackson emerges as the strongest Democrat in polls. The piece weighs Soviet relations, past election outcomes, and which candidate could best rally defense and anti communism in 1972.
In a Burlingon Free Press item Bennett Cerf recounts comedian Myron Cohen describing a proud resort patroness. When asked the ages of her grandchildren she quips that the doctor is four and the lawyer is eight, highlighting her playful misreading of generations.
A reflection on Thanksgiving and Joyce Kilmer prompts readers to plant trees to offset newspaper consumption. The piece estimates how many trees are used reading major papers, asks readers to recycle old newsprint, and suggests actions like paper drives and personal weighing of paper usage. It emphasizes environmental responsibility and practical steps.
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