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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1974
Page
4
Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sundays and holidays under Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues for improved Amtrak service in New England with daytime Vermont runs to supplement the Montreal to New York and Washington route. Supports revival of a Boston to Chicago passenger train via Pittsfield and Albany and links rail with buses to connect isolated regions, aiming to reduce gasoline waste and ease energy shortages.
A Letter to the Editor argues that adult actions around the diary Go Ask Alice reveal a broader loss of respect for laws and responsible behavior. It urges honest sex education and information for youths while warning against overprotection, and notes the diary can guide teens through temptation.
A field notebook presents a snowy late winter into early spring scene on Skylark Mountain. The writer observes snow drifts, tracks of wildlife, springtails or snow fleas, Canada geese, cardinals, and early flowers, celebrating spring while noting lingering ice and warming sun. It also mentions birthday and Easter cards, visitors from New Jersey, and a brief political note about President Nixon and IRS revelations.
The piece details alleged improper tax handling linked to President Nixon, including valuation shifts to avoid taxable profit and supposed White House influence on IRS audits. It cites DeMarco and Morgan in a March 1970 sequence, notes an illegal deed intrigue, questions accountability, and references a 10,000-citizen data gathering claim for political espionage.
A playful Maryland gossip column notes that Patriots’ Day in Massachusetts became a Monday holiday, delaying tax payment deadlines in New England. It mentions a 60 day extension for a notable taxpayer in 1973 and humorously imagines President Nixon deducting a horse as a business expense.
In a sharp Opinion piece, the author mocks Soviet razor blades as inferior to Western brands. The Ministry of Light Industry admits old equipment hinders quality and plans to import Wilkinson Sword plants, aiming to produce a billion blades yearly by 1975.
Brenda Wilcox, a Mt. Anthony Junior High student, writes to The Banner defending the book Go Ask Alice. She says it should remain in the curriculum despite TV differences, cites a lesson about drugs, and notes parental objections.
Mildred Porter quotes Prof Julius Held urging an architectural firm to study adding visibility to the monument for the bicentennial. Held, formerly Barnard College art history chair, now at Williams College Clark Art Program, resides in Bennington and Marlboro. He expresses steadfast support for accountability in government while defending the presidency.
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