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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1970
Page
4
Bennington Banner editors present daily commentary from the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The piece reflects local issues and community perspectives in a period newspaper tone.
The United States has long tried to curb foreign pricing with a 50 year old law against dumping. Japanese TV sets and European transformers bite into American sales, hitting companies like Sprague Electric and GE. Delays in action underline concerns about the administration’s handling of foreign competition and its impact on U S industry and employment.
The Banner reports a Massachusetts Audubon Society Newsletter clipping quoting a 1612 Jamestown pollution law. It bans washing in streets near the fort, rinsing vessels near the well, and public indecencies within limits, with whipping or martial court punishment as penalties. The article notes pollution was treated as immorality, offering a 20th century lesson for modern sinners.
In an editorial the Christian Science Monitor coins Arctic oil spirth to describe spillage fears and tanker routes in the ice pack. The Providence Journal notes the term’s neat, expressive sound and predicts its potential popularity alongside smog. The Bucks County Courier Times adds a quip about spacing children.
A reader urges public discussion on YMCA finances and Bennington town actions. The writer argues that recreation funding should support school programs, favoring a school owned facility for swimming, and questions renting pools. He notes schools are expanding fitness and sports and calls for school ownership over facilities rather than private rentals.
A letter from Clayton Daigneault of Bennington urges support for a unified public recreation program. He advocates possible YMCA sale or lease to private clubs to fund shoes for needy children and address housing and rent concerns while prioritizing local youth needs. He calls for Gov Hoff to influence Senate action.
An admirer writes to The Banner praising Frost's grave at Old First Church Cemetery in Troy New York. The note reflects years of visiting the site while staying with a sister in Troy and expresses enduring love and admiration for the poet.
A poetry column features Angela Devoto's introspective verse about multiple selves and daily life. Arlington readers reminisce on old editor Bennington 1970 notices. Dorothy Tyler and Helena Shevlen Moore contribute verses and reflections from Detroit addresses and churchyard memories.
In Searsburg autumn arrives as early as spring lingers. Burgundy leaves drift from swamp maples as September brings shooting stars and cooler nights. Skylark's kitchen fills with canning jars and produce, echoing nostalgia for the good old days while marveling at progress from kerosene lamps to automatic ranges and the lingering practicality of a workhorse in mountain woods.
A European view of the U S during a brief newspaper era questions if Americans have really lost their sense of humor about women’s lib hippies and student radicals. The piece defends plural voices praises Dorothy Thompson and Marguerite Higgins and mocks calls for special student privileges and funding for terrorist-linked groups while contrasting U S complacency with European satire.
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