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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Hanner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues Route 7 through Bennington County is a necessary evil and urges acceptance of modernization. It criticizes Stop Super Seven, defends highway expansion, cites rail limits, praises Vermont highways like I-91 and I-89, and highlights Route 7’s potential benefits for tourism culture industry and economy.
Editor notes Aron Tager drawing captures public frustration with highway officials. Congratulations to prize winners in The Banner Create an ad contest and to all students for their enthusiasm and originality in the project.
An opinion piece by Stephen Trachtenberg in a Boston University publication criticizes firms supplying students with papers and price fixing. University and state officials plan an attack on plagiarism dealers, hinting at tough consequences for executives amid a metaphor of justice in a hospital setting.
The Bennington Monthly Meeting of Friends urges a silent vigil and fast for peace at the White House on May 3 in protest of the Vietnam war. The letter aligns with American Friends Service Committee and other Quaker bodies urging end to bombing, withdrawal of troops, and peace talks.
Editor thanks readers for abortion debate letter and discusses a local Birthright chapter. A screening of The Reality of Abortion is described, detailing four methods and graphic outcomes to urge community action. The author urges support, including donations, shelter, and volunteers, to help pregnant women and save unborn babies.
The column muses on trees along Bennington Main Street during a shopping trip, praises arbor planting and Arbor Day origins in Nebraska, cites Edward H. Scanlan and national efforts, and urges year round tree planting to improve urban life. Birds and trees are praised as vital to life and the environment, noting Arbor Day observances and a 78 trees per US person figure.
Tom Braden portrays a nightmare scenario for Richard Nixon as North Vietnam launches a multi front offensive. The piece compares potential outcomes with Dien Bien Phu, notes the overwhelming enemy strength, and questions whether the American public would endure further disaster while Nixon contemplates a grim, silent response. The tone mixes grave analysis with literary allusions and speculative risk.
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