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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1973
Page
4
Congress vs States on campaign reform in 1973 debate
The piece argues Congress failed to act on public financing and disclosure reforms while state legislatures enacted broad political spending and accountability measures. It cites Common Cause findings of 25 states adopting reforms, notes Vermont discussions, and predicts a federal revival in 1974 as leaders promise to reexamine national election financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Common Cause
Citizens’ Action Group
Vermont
Republican State Committee
GOP
U.S
Trucker speed seek exemption in energy rules
The truckers urge a 60 or 65 mph limit if a national 55 mph cap is imposed, arguing that their heavy rigs run most efficiently there. Yet on many interstates trucks already travel 55, while signs show higher limits for cars, and patrols rarely enforce the lower limit. With gas shortages worsening, motorists may lack fuel for essential trips while trucks gain wider road access.
Quote of the Week hits diverse political jabs and school closings
Editor notes feature Allard Lowenstein quipping on Buckley show about Nixon honesty. The Putnam Square Cynic jokes about snow days and staggered Junior High scheduling to ease overcrowding, suggesting Tuesday Thursday for students and Monday Wednesday Friday for teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep. Allard Lowenstein
New York
William F. Buckley
George Washington
Richard Nixon
Putnam Square
PSC
Sleeman
Letter on God and the presidency and Nixon
A reader rebukes Rock Rogers for claiming Christian values forbid judging the President. The letter argues voters, not divine selection, determine Nixon's fate and urges impeachment if he proves unworthy, comparing it to firing a dishonest employee and stressing separation of church and state. South Stream Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Rogers
Rogers
God
Richard Nixon
Nixon
McGovern
Separation of Church & State
Pat Nixon
White House
Bethlehem
Haig
Roger
The Press As Mob in Liberal Rhetoric and Lynching
A critique of a The New Republic article labeling press hysteria as dangerous and comparing liberal media bias to a lynching. The piece cites The Washington Post and The Washingtonian criticisms, condemning selective outrage while noting the context of Watergate and public trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Republic
T.R.B
White House
James Reston
Jack Anderson
The
Post
Washington
NBC
CBS
Tom Eagleton
Montgomery-Ward Farm & Garden
Illusion to reality in Los Angeles energy crisis snapshot
A Washington writer in midwinter 1970 surveys Los Angeles from Century City curiosities to Century Plaza Towers under construction. He notes sealed energy guzzlers, gasoline shortages, and shifting transport use while tracking traffic, buses, and fuel quotes, ending with empty pumps and a sense of looming scarcity. He interviews EPA chief Russell Train and meets a film set foreman, all amid a dreamlike tour of old New York landmarks reproduced in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirica
District Court
Washington Post
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
ACLU
the Washingtonian
New York City
William L. Kunstler
California
Olympic Boulevard
Century Park East
Century Plaza
Los Angeles
America
Century City Medical
Russell Train
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington
Santa Monica Municipal
Empyrean Way
Pico Boulevard
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Hollywood
Charlie McCauley
Dolly
Cornelius Aloysius O’brien
Mattapan
Mass
3Rd Avenue el
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Banner Publishing Corporation
Main Street
Bennington
Fischetti
God and the Presidency
South Stream Road
Sunderland
Supreme Court
William 9. Douglas
N.Y
Dalai Lama
Land of
Illusion
Hudson River
New York Central & Hudson River RR
Bergen Beach
Fifth Avenue House
Maud Adams
Flatbush
Brooklyn Bridge
Benson
Fifth Avenue
Engine House
Biltmore
Castle Square Opera Company
3Rd Avenue
FE Station
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