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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner, issued daily except Sundays and holidays, is published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues the Nixon administration favors big business and tax hikes over rationing. It notes former energy czar John Love exits over urging gasoline rationing, while George Shultz aides push higher taxes or price increases, risking a hit to GM and stock markets. The piece questions Nixon's self reliance pledge.
The U S Military Academy at West Point has been dominated on the gridiron this fall as Navy and Army clash in a continuing rough season. Veterans of the Vietnam era leadership faced sharp losses with Notre Dame and Penn State under scrutiny, while Navy struggles persist and Army must regroup after a tough Saturday on the Hudson.
The piece mocks space exploration costs and argues for redirecting funds to solar or tidal energy. It quotes a local businessman proposing a Watergate record concept and notes praise for Earl Butz at a 4-H event while recalling Nixon era figures and Ziegler remarks.
A voiced protest against Vermont legalizing home cultivation of marijuana. The writer parodies DWI as Driving While Impaired and laments Saturday night drinking culture, drawing parallels to Prohibition. He recalls illegal home酒 production, distilling, and sacramental wine, then muses on future marijuana use if legalized including campus rituals and a hypothetical publication PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON, concluding that marijuana should remain illegal.
The Banner editor Elizabeth Dwyer noted Hawley White's iron hauling over the Henry Bridge. The writer argues the bridge was triple-trussed by 1840, not double, and that original design followed Ithiel Town’s 1820 patent, with Burden Iron Co. adding extra trusses later.
Note on the bridge design known as the plank lattice or Town Lattice Truss. In 1866 Burden Iron Co purchased land with ore beds, shipping iron by wagon over the bridge. Iron interests added two extra truss layers to the original Town Lattice, creating a triple truss bridge that later weakened the structure compared with the original single truss.
Karen Fortney urges Bennington residents to oppose a zone change for nine acres on Woodford Road from village residential to roadside commercial. The selectmen planned a Dec. 4 vote at 7:15 PM in the town office building on South Street.
The piece weighs Jerry Ford against Harry S. Truman, noting Ford’s potential as vice president and possible president. It contrasts leadership styles, party loyalty, and civil rights records, arguing Truman set a higher standard and Ford would need to grow into his shoes amid looming domestic and foreign strains.
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