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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, serving local readers with daily news.
The Burlington Free Press weighs Ralph Nader’s charge that oil companies orchestrated fuel shortages for profit. It cites Philadelphia Inquirer reporting on aggressive overseas expansion, lax import restrictions, subsidies, and domestic advertising to shift blame. Calls for antitrust action and curbing oil depletion allowances if charges hold true.
Research at the University of Michigan with student jurors used taped evidence and photos of attractive or unattractive plaintiffs and defendants. When jurors saw looks, outcomes shifted against the unattractive, suggesting bias in real courtrooms and prompting calls for reform.
In Brussels observers debate the Atlantic alliance after the Yom Kippur War as American troops remain in Europe while partners resist Arab oil pressures. Europeans fear domination and Soviet pressure, while Washington weighs retrenchment and a shift to smaller, incremental steps to sustain NATO and American leadership.
A Banner letter criticizes a November 24 feature on three Bennington men and a dog Muff. The writer condemns the article and its Bob Williams bylines, calling the prose crude and repetitive. The letter questions sensational descriptions of hunting and threatens violent phrasing.
Readers from North Bennington condemn a sensational coon hunting story and its photos as in poor taste. The item depicts a dog and hunters in harsh conditions with graphic scenes of gut shot animal suffering. Local reaction labels the narrative sensational and lacking human interest.
A narrator recalls Christmas card rituals and the joy of reconnecting with old friends as the season begins. The piece shifts to memories of mountain life, logging efforts on family land, a crosscut saw learning curve, and the shift from wood to oil heating as wood prices rise and fuel shortages loom. The dream of harvesting wood again remains, framed by family toil and nostalgia.
Washington lawyer Joseph Califano outlines three impeachment categories for Nixon offenses: criminal statutes, failure to fulfill constitutional duties, and egregious breach of public trust. He identifies 38 possible criminal statutes across personal corruption, political corruption, and obstruction of justice, with specific Title 18 sections guiding potential charges and the path toward impeachment.
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