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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The EPA proposes relaxing air quality standards to spur economic growth, spreading pollution from urban to rural areas. Courts may constrain this, but industry pressure could push Congress to amend the 1970 Clean Air Act. The piece urges national energy conservation over replacing dirty fuels, criticizing belated environmental resolve and belt-tightening aversion.
The Putnam Square Cynic visits the office amid garden talk and riffs on Nelson Rockefeller. The piece riffs on Brattleboro politics, Peter Diamondstone porch controversy, and State's Attorney Diamond probing a Burgess trial mistrial, highlighting election year satire.
This column remembers two Indians on coins the buffalo nickel and copper penny and reflects on how a nickel once bought a roll of Necco wafers. It recalls early 20th century pricing and the seductive appeal of Necco wafers as “Controlled Delight” while noting nostalgic nostalgia for old coin and candy habits.
A single owner hides a roll of Necco wafers for a day, savoring each wafer unseen by friends. He uses stealth, pocketing the roll, then slips a wafer into his mouth, savoring flavors from green to licorice as pennies and nickels cling to his wealth.
TOM SPARGO of Monument Avenue criticizes the current county state approach to the bicentennial. He urges communities to act independently, cooperate directly with nearby areas, and pursue lasting projects like a national park to fund essential, beneficial events without added debt.
Vermont retailers led by L Arthur Doty of the Vermont Retail Association warn the energy crisis and high costs threaten supplies and store sizes. They push repeal of the merchandise inventory tax, arguing it unfairly taxes small shops while large dealers and others escape similar levies. Local lawmakers consider a phased repeal amid revenue concerns.
The piece examines Chappaquiddick and Nixon’s Watergate fallout shaping the 1976 Democratic race. It weighs Kennedy’s lead, the impact of the scandal on his candidacy, and how public demand for full facts could affect party prospects and alternative nominees. It references Sherrill’s New York Times Magazine analysis and Kennedy’s evolving position.
In American Legion Magazine a gag has a boy studying hygiene who recalls brushing twice daily and visiting the dentist twice a year. He asks for a third rule, and the father quips that you should not ask Dad questions when he’s watching a baseball game.
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