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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 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.
A statewide look at Sen. Robert Byrd as a potential Supreme Court nominee notes his mixed background and lack of judicial experience. The piece urges finding a qualified judge and criticizes Nixon administration political maneuvering. It also condemns new federal lunch and food stamp guidelines cutting aid, detailing added bureaucracy and reduced reach for Vermont residents while stressing the basic goal of ensuring adequate nourishment.
The Hartford Courant reports on peasant flight from Moscow surroundings to the city for better wages, noting limits of reforms to allow private selling of excess produce. A Soviet official observes population moving south toward milder conditions, implying rising affluence may be near.
The piece argues Nixon fails to convert the Republicans into a durable majority party amid national political upheaval. It traces party instability back to Eisenhower and Kennedy eras, notes Nixon’s cautious conservatism, and weighs his odds for re election while predicting he will keep the party on the right without broadening the base.
A reader defends realism over idealism in university politics and voting rights. He cites faculty party distribution at Bennington College and peers at Michigan Minnesota Princeton to argue about influence on students and calls for more pragmatism in global issues.
A reader argues the Windsor Prison episode needs full disclosure. The letter claims coercive methods and brutal tactics were used, urges inclusive coverage of all positions, and calls for publicity to reveal the true picture alongside ongoing legal actions involving 11 indicted men.
A travelogue recounts a fall trip from Vermont to Walter and Hilma's home in West Milford New Jersey. The author notes warm days, shifting foliage, and a humorous misdirection on Taconic Parkway while musing on road design. They observe robins, birds, and pond life, reflecting on nature's changes and thanking readers Mildred Peeler and Theodore Banshee for support.
The United States faces pressure from Congress to cut back its 40 percent share of UN funding if Taiwan remains in the General Assembly. The piece argues Nixon may use financial leverage to push for Red China's exclusion or inclusion and warns of a vetoed Security Council if Red China gains a permanent seat. It links ongoing debates to the broader risk of a narrowed, power-based UN.
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