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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece examines price controls and their removal in Washington. It notes beef and gasoline freezes. markets will set consumer goods prices. It warns of rising costs, cites supply and demand, and questions economic leadership under Richard Nixon amid postwar inflation fears.
Rep Richard W Mallary during a casual chat in Vermont cited a old saying about deceit to discuss trust in officials and tapeing conversations. Asked if U S citizens share fault for Nixon deceits he avoided a direct answer with a bemused smile.
The column contrasts Spiro Agnew and Richard Nixon in handling scandal. Agnew holds a blunt press conference and openness, while Nixon resists subpoenas and seeks legal shielding. The piece urges impartial investigation and notes Agnew’s willingness to trust the judicial process.
Vermont's lone congressman Richard Mallory voices concern that Watergate turmoil harms incumbent Republicans more than others. He calls for independent scrutiny of Nixon and Agnew, supports releasing tapes, and rejects immediate impeachment while conceding the era pressures parties to reassess leadership ahead of the 1974 and 1976 elections.
A hostile columnist critiques Watergate coverage and public figures. He mocks impartial panels and named critics like Senator Inouye and Senator Weicker, attacks Irving R Levine, and condemns TV journalism for replaying the same narratives. The piece laments neglect of Northern Ireland, the Middle East, and Chile while bashing the press and TV for bias.
Washington observers digest a batch of ITT internal papers tied to the Nixon White House era. The 1972 Colson memo hints at further documents linking Nixon to the 1971 ITT antitrust settlement and to underwriting the 1972 Republican National Convention in San Diego. The leak scene reflects press eager to fit pieces into the broader corporate influence narrative.
A garbled reminiscence exposes ITT executives and White House aides discussing antitrust suits and political pledges. The piece recounts the McLaren memo, Hal Geneen with John Mitchell, and a planned September party at Rogers Morton Farm with top GOP figures.
A contributor defends the police amid cries of police brutality and fascist slander. He notes most officers he has met are likable and questions the spread of harsh criticism, though he does not complete his thought.
George W. Hathaway Jr aged 1b at 210 Gage St defends police restraint while denouncing insults as reflection of ignorance.
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