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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Vermont gubernatorial race is stagnant with rhetoric over welfare and a sales tax. The piece argues Governor Deane Davis leans Old Guard Republican, while Leo O'Brien offers progressive leadership, preparation, and a candid, though not overly forceful, approach. It urges voters to support O'Brien next Tuesday for a liberal, innovative administration and a shift from bookkeeper governance.
Vermont voters face a field where personal appeal shapes the contest more than policy. The editorial notes Benn Miller tied to the paper’s family owners, Burgess brings governance depth, Jeffords seeks continuation, and Diamondstone acts as a provocative watchdog. Secretary of state races show limited campaigning from Democrats and cautious support for Richard Thomas, with Stuart St Peter offering little.
A veteran political observer weighs the 1968 campaign mood across states and races. He notes no clear issue dominates, predicts mixed national patterns, and favors a Nixon victory but cautions against overconfidence in Senate outcomes. He highlights Duffey Weicker Dodd and Hart as key figures in Connecticut and nearby contests.
Citizens recount a three hour dispute between Bennington Village trustees and Dunkin Donuts representatives over a zoning permit for Main and School Streets. Dunkin Donuts sought three wide curb cuts and a large parking area, while trustees favored a plan with a forward building, trees on Main Street, and parking at the rear with a single curb cut on School Street. R and G Co Inc proposed the alternative layout. police chief Bill Fox opposed both plans.
Samuel R Ogden of Landgrove criticizes local vandalism coverage and defends unflattering remarks about Hapgood incidents. He cites a lack of official Forest Service action and warns against Dunkin Donuts plans risking traffic, asphalt eyesores, and loss of trees at Main and School Streets in Bennington.
Manfred W. Ehrich Jr charges confusion in The Banner over who introduced Vermont's 1941 veterans bonus. He notes the 43rd Division's Feb 21 1941 federal call and theApril 7 1941 legislative act, effective upon passage, as the basis for claims that Vermont acted before others in wartime. He cites Laws of Vermont 1941 number 179.
Community cleanup efforts surge as selectmen consider a composting center at the sanitary landfill. Governor’s Conference on Solid Waste in Waterbury draws 200 experts. Nixon signs Resource Recovery Act of 1970 with large federal funding anticipated by 1973. Massachusetts and local groups pilot DDT can collection at Audubon Pleasant Valley, Pittsfield, and Williamstown areas with regional depots and garden clubs coordinating.
To the Editor the Banner urges voters to go to the polls on Tuesday November 3 and voice concerns about state budgeting and the sales tax. The writer cites past promises by Mr Davis about the tax and questions allocations to the State Hospital Brandon and highway funding while suggesting the budget favored officials and not the people. The letter calls for government to be returned to the people.
A reader letters page fron Rutland Vermont declares Senator Prouty cowardly for avoiding public meetings with Vermonters while praising Phil Hoff for his campaigning. The writer urges voters to question Prouty’s courage as the election nears and notes the paper limits letters close to the Nov 3 vote.
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