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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
In 1973 Bennington County residents grow restless over Mt Anthony Union High School disputes Dorset zoning revote Manchester selectmen clash over board size Arlington revenue sharing snafu. Despite confusion and delays the wave of public input signals healthier democratic participation despite acerbic battles.
A paperback publisher paid 1.5 million dollars for reprint rights to The Joy of Cooking marking the highest price for paperback rights. The cookbook, familiar since 1936, has sold six million hardcover copies and trails The Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook's 16 million copies.
Editor comments on using a trained police dog and even whales for fire department aid. He laments fuel oil shortages, rising prices, and the closing of independent gas stations. The column recalls 30 inch snowfalls in Bennington County 40 years ago, noting 1973’s milder chill as an improvement.
A critical column denounces Nixon administration moves toward executive privilege and a Kleindienst doctrine that could block Congress from hearing federal employee testimony. The piece argues such power grabs threaten constitutional balance, citing potential limits on testimony, book writing, confirmations, impeachment, and funding. It links Watergate to broader claims of unchecked executive authority and wartime actions.
A Middlebury letter criticizes Vermont’s Employment Security Department for using outdated, biased methods in tourism related employment figures. The writer attacks how tourists and service sector workers are categorized, notes omissions of self employed and manufacturing details, and calls for immediate withdrawal of the flawed 1971 report.
In an April 11 Banner letter Bennington argues against slurs on German shepherds and Dobermans, praising working temperaments and noting Europe favors breeds like giant schnauzer and Rottweiler. The author urges public understanding before deploying a Doberman in town police work.
A reader recounts an Chicago ad promoting tax shelters led by a self described money man citing large income and low taxes. He notes plans to invest in apartment buildings with partners as a shelter and criticizes lawmakers as self serving, urging common people to rise against greed. Byron A Harrington, 201 Division St.
Emma D. Conroy endorses Lucia Howard against restricting Mt Anthony Union High School Board electors to Shaftsbury voters on May 14. She argues all district voters share responsibility for the integrated board and its education for every child, urging participation and unified leadership rather than a fragmented board.
Washington humor column jokes that printing and binding Congress speeches costs rose from 23.7 to 47.7 million dollars annually, with the Congressional Record at 200 dollars per page. It parodies price inflation and suggests light boycott ideas like Wordless Tuesdays and selective listening to curb verbose inflation.
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