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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1969
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial criticizes Vermont Tax Department for closing Grievance Day hearings and related appeals to the press. It argues public bodies serve the people, and secrecy fosters suspicion of unequal treatment, hurtful to taxpayers and the elected sisters and boards. It calls for openness to prove fair administration.
Washington coverage notes Supreme Court nominee Haynsworth must answer questions on a major conflict of interest. As a Fourth Circuit judge he owned and led Vend A Matic, a vending company linked to Deering Milliken in a 1963 case. Senators demand full disclosure of letters and potential disqualification.
A reader letter praises regional forester George S. James for clarifying national forest economics and argues that the multiuse policy fuels housing and recreation development. The piece links Dover Vermont growth to Mount Snow ski areas and warns of private land purchases and lodge sprawl, urging Congress to rethink recreation mandates for the National Forest Service.
A newspaper column gleans humor from typos in a Banner issue and recalls laughing with editorials. It spotlights Elwood Allen’s upcoming talk to the American Association of Retired Persons and a Shaftsbury resignation misprint, plus a Bennington pottery segment on Antiques program. It also notes the 1969 Mets’ rise and rails at a school bus safety incident, urging bus drivers to record license numbers and police to pursue offenders.
The Cape Codder editorializes from Glasford Illinois and considers earth from space to urge gratitude and caution against apathy. It warns that the true danger comes from political disengagement and calls for civic participation rather than abstention in township and village elections.
In a humorous column, the author parodies pesticide fears noting Congress calls for controls while plants allegedly grow dependent on chemicals. He argues for restraint and teaches plants to manage themselves, citing pruning habits and a peach tree that cannot bear fruit without help.
A New York Times piece notes Nixon aides gather to review Vietnam strategy and see little change from past scripts. It argues the admin seeks an honorable solution rather than total victory, tying future policy to South Vietnam while awaiting Hanoi moves amid Ho Chi Minh's death.
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