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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial laments Nixon's guilt confession and calls for impeachment or resignation. It denounces him as unfit to be American, argues the Watergate scandal harms the constitutional system, and urges leadership by a man devoted to law and decency. It stresses national sadness and betrayal felt across voters and officials.
Letters to the Editor recount Dr. Hachiya, director of a Hiroshima hospital in 1945, and his memoir Hiroshima Diary. In 1961 he spoke through an interpreter about tempers of fear and self preservation in the emergency after the atomic bomb, noting the shame in his own primitve self preservation instincts.
Thousands gather at the Hiroshima Peace Park for the mayor to unveil a cenotaph naming those who died from illnesses linked to the 1945 atomic bomb. The piece reflects on lingering cancer cases among survivors, Cold War fears, and a call to realign national and international priorities toward humanity.
In Sklyark era notes the writer rejoices over a bountiful mountain garden with peas Swiss chard carrots and beans preserved for winter with Caesar the dog helping. The second part reflects on ships despite current travel speed praising ocean liners as luxurious floating hotels and recalling five ocean crossings aboard several liners toward a slower, leisurely voyage at sea.
John Sirica sentences self confessed Watergate conspirator John Dean to one to four years in prison. The judge cites the need to uphold credibility and deter leniency for truthful testimony.
Meeting a abortion To the Editor of The Banner discusses Roe V Wade and ongoing battles to restrict abortion. A House petition to amend the Constitution is circulating. Vermont Attorney General Opinion No 68 says abortion rights exist early in pregnancy, a ruling under challenge. Public hearing set Aug 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Montpelier Pavilion. contact Rebecca Basch at 823 7768 after 6 p.m. Pownal.
Wanda J. Brewster of New Hartford letters the Hartford Courant arguing against land development. She urges wetlands designation to block sale, lampooning farm life as unpaid labor with long hours and family sacrifice while defending cheap food and scenic drives.
Congress members privately hint resignation could shield them yet the Nixon Senate trial promises a long public ordeal that will expose the United States to embarrassment. Rodino leads a stark, televised proceeding with raw evidence and blunt remarks as Republicans worry over party loyalty. The piece argues resignation wishful thinking masks a deeper reckoning with Nixon’s impact on the nation.
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