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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 429 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice outlines publication frequency and company address for the regional newspaper serving Vermont readers.
Editorial argues Congress should repeal the Emergency Detention Act of 1950, which authorized detention camps for suspected subversives. It notes 356 to 49 House support and anticipated Senate approval, cites Nixon administration backing, and links repeal to broader antiwar and Cold War anxieties. It also discusses Cannikin nuclear test plans and Japan Canada concerns, with Hawaii figures Matsunaga and Inouye highlighted as leaders of repeal.
A letter to The Banner from a reader urges support for George Sleeman as superintendent of Bennington schools. It recalls Sleeman’s long service, roles, and leadership during crises and cites past editorials endorsing him, arguing conflict of interest concerns are resolved and the local board should appoint Sleeman.
A reader rebukes The Banner for Sept editorial on the SVSU superintendency and local control. The letter argues internal promotion preserves talent, questions editor claims, and defends elected SVSU members handling hiring while cautioning against unnecessary disruption to district harmony.
A letter from community member Laina Gerrish protests Bennington College for not re appointing Irving Lyon, praising his five year tenure track and urging the college to honor faculty involvement in the town gown partnership, notably on the nuclear power discussion.
A reader letter notes 15 years of volunteer work by Dorset mothers for a new school serving about 200 children, including hot lunches and cleanup without paid help, asking how much taxpayers saved. It argues church suppers build community and questions priorities on air pollution and pollution harms versus basic needs.
A reader letter rebukes an author named Rock Rogers for using cruel verse to attack a welder, Mr. Moffitt, attacking his character and support for wildlife conservation. The writer, Martin Brown, argues poetry can harm lives and urges accountability for hostile satire.
Wayne A. Phillips writes to Mr. Rogers and praises Mr. Moffitt for legal bear hunting, urging conservation and questioning the poet’s motives while wishing Mr. Moffitt “Happy Hunting.” The note expresses admiration among sportsmen and defends hunting as acceptable behavior.
A supporter in North Bennington urges backing Karl Harrington as he opens a new business. The writer recalls Harringtons costly but failed trolley car barn venture and buses to shuttle youth to a roller skating rink, arguing he deserves a chance to recover his investment and pay taxes.
The letter argues that idealism does not equal truth and condemns inmates and guards in prison violence as criminally irresponsible. It cites George Jackson, Attica, and media coverage, contending that inmates are criminals and that civilized society requires accountability, while expressing skepticism about reporters' objectivity.
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