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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 42 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
The White House admitted only 39000 spent on security at San Clemente, then figures rose to 900000 plus 200000 for a helicopter pad, with San Clemente and Key Biscayne estimates topping two million. The GAO notes purchases include a silver service set, while property taxes and financing raise questions about value and motive. Congress moves to curb such spending amid public outrage at perceived extravagance and presidential sanctimony.
A critical column denounces a proposed Treasury coin sale benefiting Eisenhower College. It warns the plan creates favoritism by directing $1 from the $10 price to the private college, urging Congress to reject the measure and avoid politicized philanthropy tied to a living namesake.
The article portrays Nixon and Tanaka easing misunderstandings between the United States and Japan amid Watergate distractions. It notes broader hopes among leaders like Brezhnev, Heath, Brandt, and Whitlam for a new cooperative framework on energy, trade, and arms control, despite domestic troubles and political risk.
A Tampa couple reports AAA trip plans misdirecting scenic routes through Vermont and New England. The Triptik guide favors Interstate heavy itineraries and advertisered byways, steering travelers away from scenic byways toward towns with AAA advertisers and new bypasss, shaping routings from White River to Montpelier and beyond.
In a Montpelier Times Argus opinion piece, Jack Anderson recounts Sam Ervin whispering to Howard Baker during Watergate hearings. Ex Attorney General John Mitchell reflects on his role, offering cautionary thoughts. A North Carolina tale about a dishonored daughter and a rich man prompts a bleak moral about money and forgiveness.
In a hypothetical televised confession, Nixon would admit preknowledge of break in and cover up while claiming national security justified actions. The speech accuses the campaign of funding the burglary with cash, forging letters, and leveraging CIA and tax probes, with further claims about bombings and media wiretaps justified by security needs.
A sincere thanks is extended to the Bennington Lodge of Elks, the Moose Club, and Edward P. Maher & Son Inc. for providing banquet tables and chairs for the veterans barbecue last Saturday. An apology is offered for omitting them earlier. the Since 1962 Committee expresses gratitude.
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