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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 429 Main Street in Bennington Vermont. The notice lists the newspaper's ownership and address for readers seeking publication and subscription information.
The piece argues that Minh’s exit from the South Vietnamese presidential race undercuts the claim that the people must choose their government. It criticizes Thieu backed rigging, Washington’s meddling, and the likelihood of hastening U.S. withdrawal while warning of reduced incentive for a Vietnams settlement. It portrays Saigon politics as a spectacle.
North Bennington residents protest a sharp tax increase tied to a town unification plan. Officials offer sympathy but little remedy as meetings promise a possible showdown that could affect Bennington's future.
Washington observers cite President Nixon's weekend actions and Sunday speech as a blunt exhibit of executive power to act. The piece questions the policy's effectiveness, its timing, and the looming decision at the end of the 90 day wage price freeze, noting Democratic critiques and the administration's uncertain path forward.
The piece blends a comic tirade on buying a tire with sharp commentary on Pentagon cost overruns and inflation. It shifts to political analysis about Nixon era policy, tariff impacts, and California Democratic strategy for the next national convention, citing Connally, Mitchell, and Shultz as rising figures.
The piece uses a humorous voice to argue overcrowding in urban settings links to mental and social disturbances. It cites a beauty parlor anecdote and extends to studies on slums, city density, and crime, concluding cities resemble asylums run by inmates. It contrasts dense New York and Brooklyn with sparse Vermont and Oregon densities.
California Democrats debate a preferential primary plan to form convention delegates after the primary. The proposal would pledge delegates to the winner for the first ballot, then allow bargaining. Backed by Manatt Moretti and Sen. Tunney, opposed by Cranston, with an alternative state convention and McGovern Fraser reform echoes. The piece contrasts old style politics with reform aims while noting East coast loyalty rewards.
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