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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201, providing local news and notices to residents.
A Shaftsbury editorial discusses tax strain from school costs and a proposed local income tax as an alternative to real estate levies. Proponents cite easier collection and less home-burden impact, while experts warn the levy may exceed federal rates and raise equity concerns for nonresidents. The piece calls for a thorough impartial study before any shift.
The piece argues Vermont towns may need professional outside appraisals for all property to achieve fair, equalized school tax burdens after state aid cuts. It suggests regional cost sharing or a state collection method, noting potential loss of local control and the implications for districts that invest more in education. It also recalls open covenants and Cold War test cases as context for current policy debates.
A Vermonter writes to The Banner urging support for Deane Davis, praising his character and connection with everyday people. The author defends Davis against press criticism, notes his honesty, the sales tax decision, and urges voters to hear him publicly before re electing Davis to another two years.
A Vermont letter argues campaign focus must be ending the war and conserving the state’s environment. It endorses Philip H. Hoff for U.S. senator and Deane C. Davis for governor, cites Governor Davis environmental gains, and critiques Senator Prouty’s Vietnam stance and crime statistics from the Abstract.
A letter from ROCK R. ROGERS thanks Putnam Memorial Hospital staff for nine days of attentive care before during and after surgery. He lauds nurses attendants technicians specialists cleaners and the doctor Oakley M Frost plus the hospital maintenance crew for flying the donated American flag. He notes visits from two priests and Holy Communion and praises the overall rapport and prompt buzzer-response of the staff.
A memoir style note recounts sorting old slides for a Christmas card. It weighs options from Sussex gardens to Greece and Turkey, Uganda lions, Lake Nakuru birds, and a tranquil scene of pink pelicans and flamingoes, ending with a cautious ecological aside.
In Defiance Ohio a farming region worries over corn blight and politics as Metzenbaum gains on Taft in a Columbus Dispatch poll 48.4 to 43. The piece notes corruption scandals in Rhodes era officials and unemployment rising, shaping Ohio’s 1970s political mood amid hints of a conservative wave.
A Bennington High School UN dance crowned prizewinners James Krawczyk Kathy Hays Barbera Norcross Eugene Brown Meredith Hall and Joan Winslow among costume winners. In other news Plastic Fiber Products Inc plans first operation in a small plant on Ben Mont Avenue to produce synthetic plastic fibers for brushes. Town Clerk Mary Hodeck reports 53 special licenses purchased for the bow and arrow deer season. French give overwhelming approval to DeGaulle plan for a fourth republic in first election in nine years. U S S Wasp due in Boston with 46 other ships for Navy Day celebrations in New England ports. Manchester Police Chief James Scarey reports shooting stars seen near Route 7 sparking alert of possible plane distress.
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