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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays. It is produced by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The U S Department of the Interior plans court actions against major polluters of U S waterways, starting with Toledo Ohio and four Ohio manufacturers discharging waste into the Maumee and Cuyahoga Rivers. If hearings find guilt and no corrective steps in 180 days, the department will pursue court action.
The 1969-70 academic year brings a tougher path to higher education as tuition rises and government backed low-interest loans shrink. Banks prefer 12 percent elsewhere, while 7 percent limits deter lending, risking reduced black enrollment and harsher barriers for disadvantaged youth. Congress slowed aid cuts, missing chance to raise loan interest caps before recess.
Mrs James Green of East Road describes severe sewage problems at the B and S trailer park including backflow into a bathtub, pooling water, maggots and mosquitoes, and a pending eviction notice after reporting health concerns. She cites lack of action by management and health risks for pregnant women.
A collection of quotes from John J Hicks Kingman Brewster Jr and Dr Allen Guttmacher reflecting concerns about nature destruction urban life and the role of education and relationships in modern society. The statements cover love of nature personal poetry versus money driven greed and views on university safe havens and premarital intercourse.
The Federated Garden Clubs of Vermont endorses Governor Davis on environmental control. The resolution supports state housing oversight, interim zoning, forest protection, pollution laws, conservation and ecology education, and billboard controls. It urges transferring 80 000 to the Health Department to bolster sanitation enforcement and cites a 98 000 facility cost on Interstate 91 as a point for budget adjustment. The letter also commends Governor Davis for halting International Paper plans and urges continued protection of central and northeastern Vermont and Dover.
Albert A. Cree urges the public to attend an Atomic Energy Commission meeting at the University of Vermont Patrick Gymnasium Burlington next Thursday September 11 at 2 p.m. Gov. Deane C. Davis will open and Sen. George D. Aiken will participate with a panel of experts. Glenn T. Seaborg will speak at 8:15 p.m.
A veteran Vermont observer recalls severe northern forests fires, stresses vacation homes in woodlands are highly vulnerable, and urges future subdivisions to plan for fire access, water supply, contour roads, cleared buffers, and ponds to reduce catastrophe risk. The piece warns developers and buyers to consider fire hazards before building and stresses space between structures and brush clearance as key insurance against loss.
In Pittsburgh last week a Labor Day procession protested exclusion of Black workers from construction jobs funded by public money. While leaders publicly push civil rights, unions like Local 5 of the Electrical Workers stay lily white, with Black membership largely in the so called mud trades. Critics say the AFL-CIO uses a double standard—publicly supporting equality while applying private discriminatory practices at the local level.
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