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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1974
Page
5
A humorous piece satirizes gender norms by sending a woman to a women's center to imitate male rituals. The group tries beer, storytelling, and feigned weakness to mock machismo and ends by noting the puzzling male impulse to prove themselves.
The author argues solar energy is the first source the sun provides, logical, inexpensive, safe, and reliable with no human error or control risk. Solar power is abundant, clean, and largely unrecognized, contrasted with atomic energy as a future method for meeting Earth's growing needs.
A critical view of atomic power argues that nuclear energy is dangerous, under‑researched, and rushed into use. It highlights risks of accidents, plutonium hazards, long term waste, and potential harm to Vermont and beyond, warning of irreversible consequences for future generations.
A Nixon supporter argues that Nixon faced a fair ouster and deserves respect. The piece urges Nixon people to back Ford, recognize his transition team, and avoid rancor toward critics while embracing magnanimity over vindictiveness. It frames Watergate as a lesson in restraint and self-discipline rather than a wholesale rejection of Nixon’s broader aims.
John F. Hogan of Elm Street used carbon monoxide from his car to kill a skunk that had moved into his garage, after reading about monoxide effectiveness in a lodge magazine. The plan backfired when the skunk counterattacked, leaving Hogan to deal with the aftermath.
In 1923 the No 1 song was Yes We have No Bananas. In 1930 Capt Frank Hawkes flew Los Angeles to New York in 12 hours 25 minutes. In 1961 the Berlin Wall began construction dividing East and West Germany. In 1972 baseball leader George Weiss dies at 78.
A poem by ROCK R. ROGERS from Arlington laments the mood of the nation, questioning the call for impeachment. It contrasts mournful tones with political triumphalism and mocks the ritualistic cadence of clashing harmonies amid a perceived downfall of a president.
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