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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 0520.
The letter discusses public questions about a Bennington police officer’s trial for careless driving resulting in a fatality. It critiques evidence rules around a traffic light and warrants, urges strict use of warnings by emergency vehicles, and calls drivers to exercise discretion to avoid danger to others.
A Wall Street Journal analysis warns of a widening supply demand gap as rising oil demand and tighter production, due to costs, antipollution rules, and environmentalist opposition, threaten heating fuel and gasoline supplies. Oil industry officials expect conditions to worsen, with limited heating oil and dry pumps amid shortages.
Letters expose doubts on verdict methods in Officer Banchard case and critique the Manchester police pursuit details. The writer questions evidence handling, measurements, costs, and transparency, urging an overhaul among officials.
In Shaftsbury on Tuesday 544 ballots were cast out of 1 650 as Edwin A Colvin edged incumbent Merritt 5 Hewitt Jr by 8 votes 242 234 Officials rechecked results though the outcome stayed the same statewide turnout hovered near 3 percent with towns like Bennington Manchester Pownal and Arlington reporting small totals A Montpelier bartender summed up voter sentiment noting I didn 39 t vote and still understand the mood toward the Vermont primary.
Eleanor Mattison of East Road laments the Blanchard case proceedings as a show trial. She questions lawfulness of the Branch and Main Street red light, the lack of skid mark evidence, and police instruction over radar and speed assessment. She argues for accountability and a change in procedures following the tragedy.
A critical column notes high food prices and grain deals with Russia. It argues subsidies and private interests inflate bread and milk costs, benefiting dairy farmers and grain exporters while taxpayers bear the burden. The piece links Kissinger, Bronthauer, and cabinet officials to policy outcomes.
A column skewers back to school nostalgia, recalling harsh schoolyard rites, the pressure of grades, and the uneasy comfort adults feel as children return. The piece contrasts idealized sentiment with memories of punishment, conformity, and the costs of schooling, ending with a bleak, ironic cheer.
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