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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece condemns the Athens and Rome airport attacks and questions blame for the carnage. It compares to Munich and urges Geneva talks to push toward a stable Israel Arab accord, warning terrorism will not force concessions and only provokes global revulsion. It calls for firmer measures to prevent future acts.
Secretary Weinberger warned at a press briefing that the poorest will suffer most as fuel costs rise and food prices climb. He said welfare families face hunger and cold this winter, while the rich endure only slight discomfort and the middle class sacrifice comforts.
The column laments local transit cutbacks and gas scarcity while criticizing federal energy policy and Spiro Agnew. It highlights hopes for commuter bus service, criticizes delayed gas rationing, questions leadership in Washington, and notes costs tied to Agnew’s resignation and ongoing Secret Service protection.
In Shaftsbury Vermont Willard Alger and Mary Alger convert a Model T and a home saw to produce wooden dowels from small birch poles during the Great Low Mood. For seven winters they powered a kitchen saw with a car wheel pulley while their ten children helped. All survived the hardship and later generations followed.
Hartland residents argue against a Vermont IDEA plan proposed by Sens. Smallwood and Alden that would replace the Miller Formula with an income based aid but keep FMV property taxes. They warn the change favors wealthier landowners, harms farmers, and shifts funding to personal wealth taxes rather than property values. They urge reform to divorce education costs from property tax and fund via income, sales, and corporate taxes.
A 22 year old arthritis patient, Philip Dalto of Shaftsbury, Messages doctors to observe bee venom treatment after reading Dr. Joseph Broadman on the cure. He seeks wide professional participation to document results for millions in the U.S. who suffer from arthritis and rheumatism.
December 1773 in what would become Vermont showed sparse Christmas customs amid a rising, unsettled population. Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys rallied against New York while Congregationalists, Episcopalians, and dissenters prepared simple feasts in home gatherings with makeshift worship.
Observers in the Old West tone criticize President Nixon for long tenure and mistrustful actions. They note the line of succession with Agnew and Ford, urging Nixon to quit while comparing the era to a sheriff’s showdown. The piece mocks coverups around money deals and calls for Nixon to ride off into the sunset.
Gilbert R. Fischer of Hammond warns that mass media political commentary mirrors the selective taste of arts critics. He argues government scrutiny by critics harms democracy and urges the public to stop listening to reduce nationwide agitation.
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