This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner notes its publication schedule as daily except Sundays and holidays and lists 429 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201 representing the Banner Publishing Corporation.
The piece titled The one act farce Presidential Election Saigon Style has drawn disparaging reviews in American papers and Congress. Editors argue the failures lie with home grown stage managers and scriptwriters who dressed South Vietnamese leaders as democratic politicians in a non democratic land. The piece examines Thieu and allies as ambitious military men in a war torn society, noting the illusion of representative government was an American fabrication to justify intervention. Thieu remains firmly in control and unmoved by calls to broaden legitimacy through elections.
The White House built a lavish fitness facility for aides, calling it a health facility while critics dub it a Roman bath with massage and sauna rooms. Ziegler defends the cost, noting long hours, while opponents say the setup taints the 1972 campaign image and exposes Washington’s puppet strings.
Dorothy Van Doren contrasts local private life with national scales of population and wealth. She notes everyday topics trump grand events, with weather, family, and neighborhood concerns shaping talk, while people remain the core of society and youth seek belonging in communes when families falter.
The article argues China under Mao Tse-tung and Premier Chou Enlai runs a stable, bureaucratic dictatorship that suppresses ideological opposition while allowing some public dissent. It questions succession as leaders in their 70s age out, noting Mao’s fear of a future drift toward capitalism and recalling Liu Shaoqi’s purge and the Cultural Revolution as attempts to keep revolutionary faith.
Arthur Krock calls Nixon a master of timing and concessions while profiting from errors, doubting the one term view. The piece also cites Joyce Brothers noting infidelity as no longer a sole divorce trigger, with only a quarter of women reporting it.
A synthesis of views on the Chinese Army's role in governance and society, noting military leaders Lin Piao and Huang Yung Sheng as influential figures, the army’s integration with civilian life, and the uncertain balance of power between army and civilian institutions amid revolutionary committees and regional command concerns.
The Muskie campaign lists high profile California supporters including James Mills Jerry Brown Henry Fonda and Roosevelt Grier but risks losing ground to a glamor driven race. Missing Humphrey backer Eugene Wyman and Jesse Unruh signal mid ground appeal while Muskie plans a Labor Day speech critical of Nixon to spark excitement among turnout light California Democrats.
A reader argues that urban life drains oxygen and urges more trees in zoning to boost air quality. He notes Americans need about 78 trees daily and links pollution from cars, heat, and industry to oxygen use. He cites photosynthesis and warns pollution reduces oxygen, urging planting green areas.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.