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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Dr Heuben Jones of Rockingham recounts how New York officials blocked a Cumberland County letter from August 1774 and local patriots protested this secrecy. The clash preceded the Westminster Massacre in 1775 and frames ongoing concerns about presidential power and tyranny.
The Chicago case of Wilbur McDonald, freed after three years on Death Row, underscores the peril of irreversible punishment. Exonerations exist, yet many innocent defendants remain unseen, fueling arguments against capital punishment and its unfixable finality. McDonald’s release followed an ex-convict’s confession to the murder. the public narrative often hides the fate of those never exonerated.
A Barry Goldwater speech at a Young Americans for Freedom gathering criticizes liberal attempts to tie Watergate to conservatism. He argues the crimes oppose conservative principles and blame lacks of ideology and experience, not conservatism itself, while defending law adherence and personal responsibility.
John Gardner cites anger as a driver of reform from the Revolution to Civil War and asks why Americans seem less willing to oppose Watergate. The column questions vigilance, fear, pride, and whether anger has faded, with references to Nixon, Johnson, and the press.
The piece recalls California gold rush lore from Sutter’s Fort to 1920s field trips, tracing mining stages from panning to hydraulic mining and hard rock work. It blends family memory of Henry Crandall, a Greenwich native, and vivid scenes of prospectors chasing fortune along Rush Creek and the Mother Lode country, ending with a Vermont-old prospector's faded dreams.
The Burlington construction strike over union security and benefits enters its fifth month, with Vermont Labor Council leader Ralph Williams accusing contractors including Pizzagalli of trying to break unions. Governor Salmon faces scrutiny as the dispute drags on and public reaction grows while he attends events and plans to push talks with both sides.
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