How fair is fairness doctrine on TV
An editorial on the FCC fairness doctrine and NBCs pension documentary argues the rule risks chilling investigative journalism. It compares to Watergate era editorial control and warns federal balancing could curb TV reporting and threaten press independence across media.
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Washington Post
Richard Nixon
Federal Communications Commission
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
FCC
Accuracy In Media
AIM
Aimfcc
Buffalo
America
Birth at Bethlehem a Christmas Blessing
A devotional poem praising the birth of Jesus with reverent diction. It envisions the divine nativity as the source of peace, love, grace, and eternal light, invoking Mary, angels, and Christ as Redeemer and King. Arlington appears as a place or signature.
Letters To The Editor on Gasoline Shortage Fears
A Letter to The Banner cites an economist who disputes claims of ample oil and asserts the government is not telling the truth about shortages. He warns wells are pumping dry and predicts severe fuel scarcities in late January and February, especially in New England, with expected blackouts and brownouts.
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Channel 17
New England
Picayune
White House
Dr. Kissinger
Holland
John Lyons
Carl Territo
Energy conservatism sparks Vermont letter to the editor
A Bennington reader urges harsh energy cuts to combat a looming cold winter. He criticizes recreation spending, proposes closing bars Mondays and schools in February, and calls for halving pool energy and overall recreation use. He cites oil wars, Kissinger, and government spending while urging urgent state action.
Look Back Highlights and Vermont Transport Talks
A composite année of small town charity and regional policy notes. A Bijur Lubricating Corp. employee raised eighty five dollars for a disabled girl, with Santa buying gifts. The Bennington Rescue Squad reports about twenty six hundred dollars raised in its latest drive. The Hoff administration outlines plans for regional property assessment districts in Vermont, with coordination among school and welfare districts. Talks with Rutland Railway aim to lease a 125 mile abandoned line as part of a state purchase. Historical milestones include Manila open city status in 1941, surplus wheat sales to Russia in 1963, Apollo 8 lunar orbits in 1968, and the death of Lester Pearson in 1972.
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Bennington
Hoff
Vermont
William S. Ginsburg
Rutland Railway
Burlington
White Creek
N.Y
New
Vermont Railway Corp
End of a troubled era prompts call for new leaders
The piece reflects on 1973 as a pivotal year when America faced economic gains but political disillusion. It argues Nixon era corruption erodes trust, war ends abroad not at home, and global power shifts demand restraint, reform, and new leadership to build a more rational world order.
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America
Nixon
Vietnam
Republic
United States
Soviet Union
Japan
Europe
West
China
Middle East
Israel
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ELKS
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Elks Lodge
Seasons Greetings
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Burlington, Vermont
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