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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The commission warns of a growing generation gap threatening national survival and predicts worsening campus tensions without countermeasures. It urges tighter campus discipline, better contingency planning, teaching focus, safer handling of civil disorder, explosives controls, and off campus ROTC options. The root causes, including war protests and inequality, lie beyond the commission’s reach. The president could curb hostile rhetoric and distinguish dissent from violence to improve the climate for reasonable action.
Editor notes praise Bennington Program participants for finishing the Long Trail after a month of rain, highlighting muscle and character gains. It also commends local bicycle enthusiasts, the Pedal People, for ongoing road conquest. A Amsterdam Evening Recorder item is cited about GIs finding a hidden bulge in Cambodia that turned out to be a Volkswagen.
In a Portland assembly the American Legion passed a resolution accusing the American Civil Liberties Union of defending Communists and their sympathizers since its inception. It cites ACLU representation for figures like George Wallace and Edwin Walker and questions the group’s impartiality while noting diverse clients and a Massachusetts attorney’s Saigon assignment.
The text argues abandoned cars dumped into 60 feet of water near Sandy Hook could serve as artificial reefs for fish and crustaceans. Officials see potential ecological benefit, but at six million cars abandoned annually the idea hinges on cost and feasibility.
Letters to the Banner criticize H R 18679 the Aiken Holifield bill. They accuse sponsors Sen George D Aiken and Rep Chet Holifield of portraying the bill as separating AEC functions while aiming to ensure rural electrification groups get a fair share of nuclear electricity. The letter argues the bill would classify all nuclear plants as commercial devices and subject them to market forces.
Irving Lyon of Bennington College argues that nuclear plant reliability is poor and urges Sen. Aiken to withdraw H.R. 18679. He calls for utilities to prove no harm to the public or environment before pursuing nuclear fission and for stronger public health oversight under federal radiation standards.
Karlis Lusus at 203 Depot St writes that Irving Adler’s Sept 16 letter shows conceit and contrasts Adler’s view with Christian discipline from Thessalonians. He cites Communist enforcement by starvation and torture, then urges brotherly warning rather than enemy hostility.
A fragmentary Autumn themed reflection from Arlington speaks of Grace and the season’s singing ness. It mentions peace and gifts, with playful nonstandard phrases and a personal tone about prime years and kindness.
A collection of quotes on midlife power spanning politics, business, entertainment, and academia highlights the pivotal role of people aged 40 to 65 in decision making and tax contributions while critiquing social trends. Notable voices include Clifford B. Hicks Franklin P. Jones Clark Kerr and Eleanor C. Wood.
The narrator and friends travel from Wilmington to the Trapp Family chalet in Austria via Plymouth to tour Cal Coolidge Homestead. They admire alpine gardens, Austrian dining, and a family cemetery. They note misty mountain views, the Sound of Music era memories, and a later Smugglers Notch drive with autumn colors everywhere.
In a column by John Chamberlain, the history of tetraethyl lead in gasoline is traced from its invention by Kettering and Midgley to its role as a pollutant. The piece discusses proposed taxes on lead, the risk of PAH formation when removing lead, and the tension between reducing smog and potential new hazards. It cites sources from the Bureau of Mines, Sloan-Kettering Institute, and industry players including DuPont, Ethyl Corp, Mobil, and GM President Edward N Cole. The author remains objective, noting both sides and the uncertain outcomes of lead-free fuel technologies.
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