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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The editorial reflects on Christmas as a time of magic for children and a sobering reminder for adults. It contrasts the innocence and hope of the young with the ghosts of Christmas past present and future, noting war and hardship. It ends with a plea to keep faith and seek a future where joy can reach all the weary world.
The Vermont State Group of the Sierra Club rejects broad land use plans as government overreach and urges tax reform over private ownership abandonment. It argues against two-tier taxation, supports enforcement of existing laws, and favors local planning controls for commercial development and public lands. The piece ends with a personal anecdote about a family visit to Handel’s Messiah and a debate on Jesus and Mary.
Tom Braden reflects on Mary Magdalene’s role in scripture and generations’ views. He traces defense by a great grandfather, cites Luke eight and biographers, and notes Victorian and modern shifts in how Magdalene is seen. A light family anecdote about a diaper crisis closes the piece.
The 1970s shift erodes the South's party grip in Congress as Republicans gain in the North and Maine. Southern representation in Senate drops from 11-state share to 15 Democrats and 7 Republicans, while House share falls to about 30 percent. Seniority remains, but reform and reduced gatekeeping may follow for Congress and the nation.
Editor notes indicate the Landowners' Steering Committee in the Northeast Kingdom expands opposition to land use plans and Act 250, citing threats to individual rights from gun control, snowmobile rules, water recreation restrictions, housing codes, and an added critique of the state's Design for Education. The piece argues rights of potential victims are overlooked and criticizes 19th century schooling ideas.
The opinion urges President Nixon to use his influence to end a TV blackout in Washington and three other cities. It notes Nixon directing Attorney General Kleindienst to challenge NFL bans on broadcasting six championship games and calls for scrutiny of antitrust exemptions in sports. It questions commitment to First Amendment freedoms beyond sports.
The Youth International Party expelled Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman at a Cleveland convention. Rubin and Hoffman, ages 34 and 38, are accused of hindering demonstrations and not sharing lecture fees with the party. The piece notes aging and shifting dynamics within the movement.
In a Christmas night piece from Jamaica the author recalls reading Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cathernan and contrasts a quiet past with today. The essay links the bishop Latour’s desert journeys with the Christmas story, noting how both figures travel, endure hardship, and leave lasting cultural marks. The cathedral Latour hoped to build in Santa Fe stands as a monument to a country and tradition enduring beyond transient structures.
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