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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial proposes admitting deserters and draft resisters back into society by creating a nationwide recycling effort. It argues mandating home sorting and municipal support could turn salvage into a self sustaining, profitable system while honoring those who opposed war. The piece frames recycling as a constructive path to full civic acceptance.
A private bookstore inside U.N. Geneva premises sold The Gulag Archipelago until the director-general ordered a halt after Soviet pressure. The episode raises questions about the U.N. ability to model its own human rights ideals as it nears its 29th anniversary.
National health insurance faces unlikely broad support yet fierce House Ways and Means debate. Mills and Kennedy offered multiple versions while conservatives resist federal funding. Democrats hope next year yields clearer, more fiscally responsible action amid political distractions.
The Letter To The Editor urges readers to note a bill expanding financial reimbursement for widows of police officers killed in the line of duty. It credits Sen Madeline Harwood with driving passage, citing her hours and miles spent advocating the measure.
Dana Thompson of Manchester Center praises Senator Harwood for backing a bill aiding widows in the state. She notes two other widows stand to benefit and calls for more representatives like Harwood in Congress.
A Burlington Free Press item laments a hypocrite described as a man who composes a book praising atheism and then prays for its sales. The note uses concise satire to critique inconsistency between belief and action.
The author recalls a past of cheap land, self sufficiency, and rising country homes, then contrasts it with 1974 realities of scarce land, high costs, extended service gaps, and gas price spikes. He warns forecasts of cheap, abundant housing lead to shortages and debt, urging caution about looking forward.
Henry Kissinger views Cyprus actions by Turkey as morally wrong but not a US or NATO failure. He avoided threats or force, arguing the Greek Turkish dispute did not threaten US interests or require American intervention. The piece notes Britain’s waning influence, warns against overreaching, and cites Russia and Syria Israel tensions as context.
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