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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner appears as a daily publication minus Sundays and holidays, produced by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main St, Bennington, Vermont 05201. The notice confirms normal weekday issuance details and corporate address for the regional newspaper.
The piece argues officials face a choice in using newly received revenue-sharing funds. It warns against lavish, pet projects and urges prioritizing broad public benefit over narrow gains. Voters may decide between reducing taxes or funding essential services like roads and water extensions.
Manchester Police Chief Dana Thompson died last night during a robbery attempt, the first Vermont officer killed in years. Thompson served Manchester for 16 years and gave his life in service to neighbors, a stark reminder of the risks faced by police in protecting the public.
The column compares Nixon’s shift toward China with appointing Claude Brinegar as secretary of transportation. It recalls Volpe’s wary start and later advocacy for balanced transport, noting Brinegar’s ties to Union Oil and a recent campaign against mass transit in California. The piece suggests environmentalists fear he may cave, but past cases show reform possible.
The Knickerbocker News argues to cherish regional legends as living stories in Mechanicville and Stillwater, noting historians once doubted tales from Troy before rediscovery. It urges ongoing cultivation to keep wonder alive in a modern world.
A fragment recalls a tale of a general hiding his army payroll of gold in a cannon barrel and tossing gold into the Hudson. The legend is linked to Bemis Heights anniversary observances, framed as romance and memory rather than fact.
A reflective reminiscence in Strands of life about Christmas and Good Friday, recounting childhood in Shaftsbury. The author recalls five white geese butchered for Christmas, family economics, an Erector Set gift, and lessons on life, death, and reverence.
Champlain may have been Vermont's first white visitor in 1609 during his voyage from Quebec with Abenaki allies. He fought Iroquois near Crown Point, documented lake exploits, and produced a map of North America showing Lake Champlain. A Harvard Library map from Champlain's era is noted as the earliest to depict present Vermont, prompting questions about earlier regional cartography.
Nixon reshapes his second term with a tighter conservative focus and a Cabinet tailored by Haldeman and Ehrlichman. Pat Moynihan may head India diplomacy as a bold choice, while other appointments signal a hardline, law and order, America First policy at home and abroad. The White House asserts power, with limited constraint from Congress or courts.
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