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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1973
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial urges statewide sacrifice during an energy shortage with CVPS warning of possible blackouts and the Vermont Public Service Board curb on outdoor lighting. It calls for voluntary town cuts, warns ski areas and schools to share power, and celebrates cautious motorists amid holiday travel.
The Bennington Rescue Squad thanks volunteers and area fire departments for years of help and outlines a new coin card drive led by Ann Barber. With 15,700 raised by Nov 30 and over 6,000 in memorials, the drive aims for at least 15,000 annually and a 25,000 target to cover operating costs and equipment needs.
A festive verse lists names and households sending Season's best wishes for a warm holiday. It mentions many individuals and families by name, humorous gifts, and hopes for prosperity, peace, and Santa Claus visits. The piece reads as a playful, communal holiday card.
Editor notes both looming energy shortfalls in Vermont and a 12.5 percent rate increase on kilowatt hours billed after December 1 for use since October. CVPS cites PSB order wording, sparking criticism as customers face retroactive charges from a utility monopoly amid rising costs. The column then mocks a New Jersey critic over Bolero obscenity claims, quipping on musical provocation and obscenity debates.
In a reply to earlier coon hunting items, Jesse King is named as the legal owner of Muffins, not George King Sr. Dozens of visitors offered money, including one with 700, seeking to buy the dog. Jesse refuses, noting Muffins is alive and not for sale, likening her to Michelangelo's Pieta.
The piece recounts George McGovern telling how he told an accountant to avoid borderline deductions, fearing public reaction. It contrasts McGovern’s caution with Richard Nixon’s apparent willingness to push the line, noting Nixon’s gifts deduction and IRS audits. It questions why a president would seek extra beyond legality, ending with the phrase it looks like hell in public.
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