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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
A Vermont state attorney and officials from neighboring states are urged to stop harassing out of state emergency drivers. The piece advocates working with motor vehicle departments to develop uniform lighting standards across states for volunteers in fire and rescue missions.
The piece recounts Gavin Naeve, 26, who left the United States in 1965 with his Jamaica Vermont family over the Vietnam era draft. He became a Canadian citizen, yet federal agentsapparently intercepted him when a flight from Canada to Bermuda landed on U.S. soil. The column argues the tactic is vindictive and questions U.S. interests.
The guest editorial argues that the Committee for Economic Development’s call to double undergraduate tuition would strain the middle class and reshape access to higher education. It notes rising costs from 15,000 to 20,000 and fears most Americans would rely on adult education instead of degrees unless scholarships expand.
The piece argues tuition alone cannot solve rising college costs. It questions three-year liberal arts models, two-year degrees, and cost cuts, urging focus on elementary and secondary standards. It portrays a new Washington independence, highlighting Richardson, Kissinger, Shultz, and Schlesinger pushing for policy consensus.
A regional column analyzes a shift in Washington where the Vice President and Cabinet speak more openly, challenging party lines and press scrutiny. It notes President Nixon tolerates public divergence, with Agnew accusing Justice head Petersen of leaking and the President failing to reconcile charges, signaling a Cabinet inch toward independence.
The reminiscence recalls W H Auden teaching at Bennington College in spring 1946. He rode in a friend’s old Chevrolet with the dog Dan’l, rose early, drafted poems before breakfast, and wore jeans in the faculty dining room. Auden’s civic citizenship became a highlight, and his inventive teaching style left a lasting impact.
Corrections to Thom Spargo’s letter on the catamount statue at Fay's Tavern cite Merrill's Sketches of Historic Bennington noting a 1772 sign at Green Mountain Tavern and a later name change to Catamount Tavern. The piece includes a poem by George Van Santvoord about the sign and local border disputes after the Revolutionary War.
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