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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes a long legal notice on constitutional amendments to be voted on March 5. Proposals cover attorney general term, time lock reduction, judicial system changes, lowering residency rules for voting, and House size from 246 to 150. Brief urges careful study before the referendum.
The Nixon era Council of Economic Advisers reports income distribution remained largely unchanged from 1947 to 1973 despite poverty programs and minimum wage laws. Riches did not shrink and the gap between rich and poor stayed wide, due to regressive taxes and a near flat rate on capital gains. Inflation hurt low incomes more, suggesting inequality may widen ahead.
The president emphasizes returning powers to states by sidestepping federal action on gas shortages. Five states Hawaii, Oregon, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New York have started or will start rationing plans as the federal stance promises to protect supplies without forcing nationwide limits.
The piece contrasts publics and elites over shortages and travel costs, arguing Nixon's hands off approach to returning power to the people. It recalls the Watergate controversy and the president's limited involvement in the so called Third rate burglary fallout.
A reader describes a detailed early morning road check for school bus routes, listing routes and towns visited to verify safety before bus service. The letter notes safety concerns, calls for slower speeds, and urges parental caution near buses after a bus accident involving a child named Jones.
Washington voices a heated debate over John Dean's credibility as Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski defends not pursuing perjury charges yet questions persist about Dean’s truthfulness. The article outlines Dean’s testimony on shredding notebooks and potential misstatements to investigators.
Horton's Vermont Heartbeat survey of 91 eighth graders reveals practical career views and frugal, future‑macing money habits. Most avoid politics and risky careers, favor self employment or craft skills, and many choose saving or investing over immediate spending.
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