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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 429 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes U S Forest Service pays about 47 cents per acre to towns with National Forest land, down from 64 cents last year. The decline mirrors hardwood-market weakness and comes as cash-strapped towns face development pressures. Bennington County towns have resisted selling land to the Forest while hoping for vacation-home development. Stamford alone seeks both sale and development, resisting a single buyer.
The piece argues for USDA policy shifts or even congressional action to adjust tax formulas favoring municipalities with Forest Service land. It cites a Vermont example where zoning and valuation constraints push development limits, urging a public-interest brake to promote more land placed in public hands and a more livable future amid population growth.
The FBI searched the Weston Priory monastery seeking liberal antiwar activists linked to a Honolulu bombing tip in a raid viewed as evidence of a growing police state. The piece mocks the plot as real and notes potential mass rounding up of antiwar liberals.
The Rutland Herald responds to Sam Ogden's claim that editorials reflect owners views. The note argues the page values diverse opinions and that both sides carry different viewpoints. It asserts the editorial page presents a range, not just the paper's opinions.
In a letter to The Banner the Welfare Office responds to claims that able-bodied recipients are not referred to the State Employment Office. It explains that applicants must register for work at DES and accept suitable jobs, notes referrals and enrollments, and states DES sets suitable employment and can disqualify recipients who refuse work.
President Nixon’s welfare reform faces a rough Senate path while a parallel child care bill sails through. The split reflects committee lines, with child care under Labor and Public Welfare and reform under Finance, shaping fate through tax politics and business lobbying.
Edith Lemay of Bennington argues in a Sept. 16 letter that able bodied welfare recipients should be required to work for their checks. She suggests duties like apple picking and winter town labor and criticizes welfare as enabling idleness while old folks suffer.
Quotes touch on water safety and quality with experts like Ervin Bellack of the U S Environmental Agency noting taste does not guarantee safety and appearances can be deceiving. The piece also includes reflections from Ted Eck of Standard Oil and a Belfast paratrooper, plus a nun’s uneasy feeling about a convent.
The London scene features vibrant street life from Regent Street to Trafalgar Square and a major theater presence with Bolt's Vivat! Vivat Regina! and Hampton's The Philanthropist. While the city wrestles with youth culture, John Kemp notes a drug scene decline, possibly signaling a shift that could echo to America.
In Searsburg the Drummer Boy, run by Joe and Shirley Winter, opens as a two room ice cream parlor with home made ice cream from Brattleboro and Eva Jennison pies. The article notes its mix of old time charm and modern menu items amid local visits and seasonal food chatter.
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