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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 1520.
The piece notes how national disgrace prompts politicians toward public probity. It highlights the House vote against a pay raise for senators and representatives, driven by fears of voter retribution rather than economy, and cites inflation affecting lawmakers as it does wage earners.
Congress faces a pay raise from 30000 to 42500 a year plus liberal fringe benefits. The House postponed action for a year, banking on a future election to ease public sentiment. The piece argues further raises would harm Congress image while stressing needs to defend its perceived emoluments.
Six women among more than 60 arrested for leaving White House tour lines to pray against the Cambodian bombing faced Washington DC Superior Court Judge Charles W Halleck. The attorney cited White House pressure on unlawful entry charges. the judge declined jail, showing quiet moral witness amid power.
A Texas car dealer advertised Chevrolets at a bargain when beef sold for about 1.85 a pound, sparking humor about choosing between a car and prime rib. A Minnesota reader offered a hindquarter in exchange for Vikings season tickets while others pondered recipes using sawdust. Burlingtom Free Press and Rutland Herald note wit and folly in price-driven exchanges.
A reader rebuts the August 8 article Negative Thinking of Ecologists, arguing for balanced view of conservation versus ecology. The letter defends engineering precision, recalls pollution consultancy experience, and cites courtroom outcomes from false representations in environmental projects.
A reader summarizes an Aug. 15 Montpelier Vermont Hall event featuring experts on wind, solar, water power, and biomass to ease the energy crisis. Speakers include Henry Clews on Maine wind use, Jim Whitehurst and Ralph Hurd on manure gas, and Fred Dubin on solar heating, with support from Gov. Hoff and Prof. Heronemus.
A Chicago Tribune line analyzes a British National Health Service claim about nonclaim of maternity grants while receiving old-age pension, highlighting policy wording and potential inconsistencies in entitlement rules.
In Middlebury Vermont a Harvard Business Review inspired view argues private business executives can counterbalance government by volunteering with nonprofit boards. The piece cites a survey of 400 executives showing older, long-serving volunteers dominate. It notes large firms supply most helpers and that executives tend to support internal planning rather than public campaigns. It ends with call to embed leadership briefings to unleash underutilized executive energy for community projects.
Opinion piece detailing FBI home telephone taps authorized by the president to uncover leaks. It names 17 tapped individuals including four journalists and 13 government officials, discusses NSC staff involvement, and questions presidential knowledge and privacy rights. The author, a former White House figure, urges accountability and wider disclosure.
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