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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05204.
Bennington Selectmen approved a new open container law restricting drinking to licensed establishments or designated areas after a single public hearing. Dissent cites insufficient public input and questions its necessity, noting a 60 day implementation window and potential enforcement by police.
The Vermont political scene features idle billboards and a public hearing on Senate reapportionment in Rutland City Hall. Bennington would elect one senator and the rest of the county another. GOP governors and Agnew visit are noted while Jeffords holds back awaiting stakes in the governor race.
A reflective piece from Hanover, New Hampshire, questioning the fate of the so called pure in heart among Dartmouth students amid Vietnam War protests and McGovern’s campaign. The author contrasts past moral certainty with the present campus mood and broader national disillusionment.
A letter to governors candidates Luther F. Hackett and Thomas P. Almon from Ryan Osterbo and 16 signatories outlines opposition to Windsor State Prison. It cites 1972 Vermont amendments, argues current facilities fail rehabilitation, waste $1.4 million, and describes harsh celltime and restricted visits. It asks for each candidate’s corrections philosophy and policy, to be implemented if elected.
The text recalls Wendell Phillips at Worcester in 1871 declaring labor’s entitlement to wealth and a radical shift to abolish monopolies and poverty. It notes a century later poverty persists as workers misunderstand their historic mission to abolish capitalism and build a cooperative socialist state. It cites the Socialist Labor Party’s presidential runs since 1892 and a request for free literature via Bax 200, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11202. LILLIAN BECK Miami Beach, Fla.
A brief note from the Hurlington Free Press observes Aman feeling improved after a few winks and noting reciprocal winking as a personal cue for mood lift.
Marion Lawrence writes The Brattons of New England tracing the Bratton coat of arms lineage across Whitingham Stamford Williamstown Clarksburg North Adams and Bennington with branches including Lille Rice Oakes and Walker families. The author, a Stamford Valley figure, pursues surviving relatives and historic links for a wide regional audience. She serves in civic roles and has published verse and a Stamford Bicentennial book. Call Stamford for a copy.
The piece argues McGovern's detailed peace plan is both too specific and too one sided. It contends his terms threaten to halt future military aid to Saigon and could provoke Hanoi, while risking a prolonged war and wider Cold War implications. A parable from West Virginia mirrors national debate about leadership and mercy.
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