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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. Address listed as 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
An editorial argues mandatory retirement fails in business but congress ages into a gerontocracy. It cites Senate chairs over 70, House leaders over 80, advocates abolishing seniority or setting retirement ages, and warns aging lawmakers hinder younger voices and reform. It links wage policy with postfreeze inflation concerns and Phase I outcomes.
Letters to The Banner discuss Vermont Legislature consideration of a bill to remove abortion restrictions, proposing a form based process with a 20 week limit. The author argues if the unborn is human, killing is a human rights violation, urging moral clarity and legal stance.
A reader cites Doris Kirk Patrick on Whitingham tax woes, blasting Vermont Tax Department for inflated land values tied to speculative sales and premium prices. Peter Giuliani warns reforms are essential to avoid Open Space policy damage, urging adherence to Supreme Court guidance. The piece also cites clergy comments on church synod issues and a note on Dr Paul Dudley White after a China trip.
A spokesman argues against abortion, urging government to protect the unborn as persons with rights. VOICE OF THE UNBORN circulates a petition to oppose changes in the law, urging readers to obtain blank sheets and gather signatures.
A reflective poem celebrates autumn foliage with molten gold trees and vivid evergreens, contrasting serene verdure against bold hues. The verse notes approaching November gloom and anticipates the first snowfall, praising the season’s quiet, open-hearted gifts. Rock R. Rogers
A Dorset writer shares autumn pleasures from a Jamaica hill farm visit. Fresh harvest notes include snow apples and quinces, wild nuts like butternuts and hickory, haw jelly and rose hip jelly, wild grapes turned to juice or raisins, barberries for tart jam, partridge berries in frost, and birch beer from birch twigs.
In a critique of William Rehnquist, the piece argues his views on legality over liberty echo Tocqueville. It questions police power, surveillance, and presidential appointment authority, noting Rehnquist drafted Nixon's Saxbe letter and challenges his claim to strict constructionism. It contrasts him with Adamsian liberal tradition and warns of an extreme conservative bench.
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