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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Arlington School Board voted to sponsor the Youth Development Center, a dropout support program offering vocational training and tutoring. Trustees dismissed fears that the program would usurp board authority or bind voters to ongoing costs, noting funding is one year and renewals depend on the board.
Local dispute centers on the dropout prevention programs MOP and DUO costing voters $65,977 yearly while others fear the program’s $11,494 shortfall. Mt Anthony Principal notes dropout rate dip but uncertain impact, Arlington now holds the initiative with 15 openings. Bennington central office invites eligible applicants.
Editor notes honor the Bennington Rescue Squad for around the clock service and outline ongoing costs. Arlington residents are praised for starting a new squad-house project, highlighting volunteers who do essential tasks beyond government planning. The piece ends with a quip on ecology and household language.
A national ad campaign in five Vermont papers on Sept 0 1939 praised Bill Meyer for granite integrity and leadership. The piece notes his 1968 pledge to cut waste in defense spending, his stance against wasteful defense budgets, and his later defeat by a candidate advocating similar goals.
Genevieve Statia of 233 School St writes as a member of the Senior Citizens Club, praising Loomis Dana and urging townspeople to support him rather than oppose him. The note recalls the club’s June 1966 founding and asks for consideration for Dana’s efforts.
A Dorset School note in The Banner addresses corrections to Oct 7 1972 soccer coverage. It clarifies practice times and dressing, notes a 90 minute daily training habit across a local league, and confirms Dorset participates in an interscholastic Elementary Soccer League with Danby Londonderry Arlington Dorset and Wallingford Schools.
Readers defend Lou Dana from Recreation Department criticisms while urging better support and fair treatment. Letters reference handling of sports events, maintenance, and staff burdens, and call for higher pay rather than dismissal. Additional commentary touches on national politics and past administrations.
The piece argues McGovern overstates corruption in the Nixon era while noting indictments in Watergate and other cases. It asserts no proven personal gain by Nixon aides, cites past presidents punishing misconduct, and questions whether public cynicism reflects exaggeration by campaigns.
The New York Times cites United Nations data showing 1971 72 output gains lagging exports in both rich and poor nations. Wheat monoculture risks genetic loss as small farmers cling to a single Mexican strain, raising fears of irreparable damage to global crops and the need to preserve diverse gene pools in sites from North Grafton to Los Banos.
A Russian visitor in Moscow is astonished to see a bear and a lamb sharing a cage. A guide explains it as peaceful co existence and admits they replace the lamb each morning.
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