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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 429 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Virginia congressman Richard H. Poff asked President Nixon to withdraw his name from consideration for a Supreme Court vacancy after signaling he preferred the presidency and faced a divisive battle over civil rights. The piece critiques Nixon and Mitchell for selecting a segregationalist with a “strict constructionist” view, warns of Southern Strategy risks, and notes regional shifts toward compliance with Supreme Court rulings.
The plan for a 700 site mountain camping area in Somerset promises water electricity a pool archery range softball field and a central store but critics decry as a wrecking of wilderness. Local readers urge the District Environmental Commission to reject the project amid worries about sewage and habitat.
Dr. Chassell of Stockbridge responds to Gerald Raftery’s critique of extending the vote to 18-year-olds. He argues universal suffrage and warns against limiting the franchise by age or stereotypes, citing the value of educated, experienced citizen input. He questions who should decide for youth if they are denied a voice, and appeals to democratic ideals.
Ernest B. Morris argues in The Banner that Off-Track Betting Corp. misleads the public with inflated press releases. He cites Belmont and Yonkers figures showing declining attendance and betting, warns of state revenue losses, and urges an immediate legislative audit of OTB.
A reader from Chapel Road objects to the 7 am school bus pickup and the packed single bus route. She argues for a staggered schedule so early and late runs aren’t combined and questions the wooden bridge issue raised by Mr Barber.
A garden columnist reviews Beatrice Trum Hunter’s Consumer Beware Your Food and What’s Been Done to It as published by Simon and Schuster. The piece highlights Hunter’s critique of food additives and processing, key chapters on meat inspection bread and baby foods, and urges readers to study the amended Food Drug and Cosmetic Act for consumer protection.
Boeing proposes converting a Boardman bombing range into a desert rehabilitation site by spreading Portland liquid and solid wastes on 1820 acres. A cooperative of Portland firms will process trash into compost, mix in sludge, and irrigate the land to create grazing, farming, and industrial potential with safeguards against water contamination.
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