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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
A guest editorial argues Vermont Republicans are split while preparing for next year’s campaigns. It notes Tom Salmon as a central figure and questions party unity under Davis influenced leadership. Democrats, led by Hoff, weigh hopes of gains, with names like Burgess Kennedy Mallary Jeffords in play and potential Nixon impeachment chatter shaping the scene. The piece closes by joking that political hot air keeps the thermometer at seventy.
The writer argues the truckers expose a wider winter of discontent, noting energy shortages and uneven fuel distribution. It urges William Simon to act beyond cautious rhetoric, criticizing the Nixon administration for ducking responsibility and demanding concrete policies rather than wait-and-see statements.
Steven DeHaan of Town House Motor Inn condemns Sue Tenner for saying Vermont should curb tourism to save energy. He argues tourists fund state revenue and that out-of-staters are fellow Americans with rights to safe roads. He defends service workers and motel staff as dignified, essential jobs in a free enterprise system.
An opinion arguing energy shortages demand rail restoration. It criticizes Penn Central for losses and private management, urging nationalization or strong public funding to rebuild a balanced, government-supported rail system. It cites Britain, France, Germany, and Japan as models of public-supported rail service and warns against abandoning rail rights of way.
The column compares U S energy policy to World War II leadership shifts, noting unanswered questions on gas rationing and winter heat. It assesses Nixon era decisions, John Love’s departure, and William E Simon's mandate, arguing bold actions rest with the President after Simon steps in. It ends by likening Gerald Ford’s arrival to Montgomery’s and Nixon to Auchinleck.
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