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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 424 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 with standard local newspaper operations.
Local lawmakers Rep. Thomas R. Haley Jr. and Rep. Charles Sauer with Sen. David Shalfe support a new reapportionment plan during a Wallingford hearing. Woodford would join Searsburg Stamford Whitingham and Readsboro in District 32, while Pownal would move toward Bennington. Voter surveys and Woodford input urged before next year’s recommendations.
The U S Department of Agriculture will not provide milk subsidy funds until Congress allocates money. Local districts have raised school milk prices from four to eight cents per half pint, adding about 20 cents weekly per child. Senator George D Aiken vows quick congressional action and possible veto overrides to restore the subsidy.
The eight cent milk price has been authorized pending federal subsidy. If funds arrive in a few weeks, schools will revert to the former price. Citizens are urged to contact Washington officials to push for quick action. Arlington voted to adopt permanent zoning bylaws. Pownal remains without zoning protection.
The Christian Science Monitor questions whether Nixon's home financing audit will yield full disclosure or merely stage further transparency. Critics point to a firm with tied to past false statements and a pardoned executive, casting doubt on the audit’s independence and scope.
The text suggests an audit challenges an earlier claim about leftover 1968 campaign funds and portrays the Nixons as beleaguered homeowners. It questions why White House secrecy persisted and notes broader frustrations with political transparency and education.
The editor argues Nixon’s push to move Watergate to the courts while defying rulings widens uncertainty. It cites Nixon’s shifting pragmatism, his UN and Middle East positions, and the clash with Sirica, Cox, Richardson, and the press. Theodore H White’s critical book review follows.
The writer thanks Hank Tenney of the Bennington Recreation Department for his help with a T-ball program and urges a raise, saying his departure would hurt local kids and leave the department with no clear plan. The note is signed from 1D Main St.
A humorous exchange unfolds at a small New England town post office as a visitor asks if the clerk is the postmistress. The reply sharpens the point about erformance of duties, noting the speaker is the postmaster and joking about compensation.
The article compares Delaware and Vermont travel sectors noting Delaware’s $6 million industry with 10 million out of state visitors and Vermont’s larger but undercounted $250 million tourism sector. It cites tax impact and payroll estimates, plus state studies by Donald Webster seeking thorough analysis to gauge growth.
A critique of Theodore White's portrayal of Nixon and press power. The author argues White reveres elites, tolerates presidential isolation, and uses literary praise to shield the powerful. It questions journalistic independence before Watergate and the partnership of media with government.
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