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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 42h Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece criticizes the White House for portraying a steep drop in U S troop commitments while omitting allied forces and sustained combat support. It argues the administration uses selective statistics to create a misleading impression ahead of Nixon's reelection.
The piece argues Nixon’s Vietnamization hides true costs including 20000 American deaths and 109000 wounded since 1969, plus 3.6 million tons of bombs and $60 billion spent. It denounces the withdrawal narrative as masking ongoing casualties and questions the so called honorable end.
Three weeks remain to raise funds for Memorial Park pool as part of the Bennington community drive. The campaign, backed by the Community Resources Center, seeks private donations to complete an unfinished YMCA pool project, with less than $40,000 left to reach the target before September 25. Local banks and businesses have contributed, and several pledges have been fulfilled or increased.
Analyzes limits of money to solve poverty and improve schooling. Questions the promise of universal quality education, cites social attitudes and poverty culture, notes busing limits, references James Coleman study suggesting targeted class composition could help, and recalls Emerson on school influence versus peers.
A reader lambasts entrenched corrections bureaucracy and media hype around prison expansion. The letter argues probation and community based approaches work better, urging legislature to abandon costly, centralized systems and focus on effective, local reforms. It questions youth confinement sites and critiques state planning and public relations over actual safety needs.
Mountain chatter recounts the 6th annual Deerfield Valley Farmers Day Exposition with visits from the Berry family of Wilmington. Highlights include horse pulling contests, livestock displays, and a parade of exhibits featuring crocheted items, quilts, canning, and baked goods.
A Washington writer argues that post Labor Day many Americans abandon exercise, cites scarce public pools and facilities, and urges public policy changes. He promotes Roosevelt memorial pool concept, expanded Open Space, and funding for indoor venues, parks, and youth programs to shift from spectators to participants.
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