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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. Its office is on Mein Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues the energy crisis stems from wasteful consumption, not scarcity, criticizing President Nixon for emphasizing supply expansion and imports over conservation. It notes high US energy use, praises a tariff shift on oil imports, and warns ongoing reliance on drilling and lax standards risks enviro harm and dependence on oil cartels.
The column notes 83 percent heard of Watergate and 17 percent not, questions a proposed $25,000 moving cost for a Vermont Veterans Home barn, and critiques MAU board haste versus voters. It also recalls former Rep George Van Santvoord in constitutional reform signing and celebrates spring Green Up, urging balance with roadside junk.
A personal memoir describes a child’s fascination with spring peeper frogs. The narrator recalls night listens, jar captivity, and the vivid, fragile chorus that pierces darkness. He reflects on memory, nature’s solace, and a lifelong wish to hear distant music without capture.
A short quotation roundup cites the American Legion Magazine on government views of citizenship and Herrington Free Press noting marriage as a training ground.
Profiles from the Past recounts Montcalm and Wolfe amid the French and Indian War. It notes Montcalm’s leadership, Abercrombie’s failures, Amherst’s capture of Louisburg and Fort Carilon, and the eventual fall of Quebec and Montreal. The piece links battles to future Vermont and colonial memory, highlighting historians Parkman Beales and the legacy of British roads.
Elliott Cohen of Bennington commends a Monday April 16 column for wit and liberal critique. He advocates drastic measures including shooting offenders and preemptive execution, urging readers to identify rule breakers and support fatal punishment.
Forty years ago on April 25, 1933 in Hoosick Falls Frank Barlow aged 29 and Mrs. Loss Morin aged 25 were killed in a likely domestic dispute. Barlow is suspected to have fired the shot but the complete facts remained unclear. Nearby prices noted include River Rice five cents per pound and Welch’s grape jam fifteen cents. Additional brief items reference a 23 year old note about mail service restored on Rutland Railroad, Vermont ski activity, and YMCA ground-breaking softball plans.
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