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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The press defeats a DOJ bid to seize reporters notes and tapes from Time, Newsweek, the Times and CBS amid criminal cases against the Black Panthers and Weathermen. Mitchell calls the move a mistake, but the episode sparks calls to protect source anonymity and an independent press from becoming an arm of the state.
Vermont lawmakers required town clerks to sell food stamps to eligible residents after reports of refusals or limited hours. Clerks receive extra pay, such as Burlington’s roughly $200 for a month. The program aims to improve nutrition for low income and some elderly people on tight pensions, despite a few abuses by stores or individuals. Vermonters are urged to serve the public broadly, with clerks and officials elected to aid all citizens.
The Rutland Herald’s opinion piece imagines media reaction to the End of the World. It parodies coverage from national outlets the Times and NBC to Vermont papers and local stations, showing exaggerated schedules, interviews, and editorial takes while noting TV and newspaper quirks.
Ruth Page laments the loss of quiet on Lake Champlain as skimobiles replace the once still ice. The vast frozen lake, famed for its blue and white vistas, now echoes with roaring engines as machines speed across the surface, diminishing the serene hush once heard by beach homeowners and fishermen.
A NY editorial critiques the New Left's waning antiwar fervor as Nixon reduces Vietnam troop levels. It notes Staughton Lynd and campus protests shift toward ecology and corporate focus, highlighting stockholder meetings, labor worries, and the fracturing student movement amid environmental activism.
An essay argues against antiwar extremes and militant isolationism, warning that attacks on police and military force risk inviting chaos. It critiques pro Soviet and antiwar movements, jabs at campus protestors, and links current dissent to a shift from McCarthy to McCarthy era excess, urging a measured stance.
The speaker ridicules Lyndh for a perceived weak stance and claims his career as field marshal of the Revolution is ending. He asserts Lyndh aims to address the General Electric stockholders meeting in Beverly Hills to declare that the people oppose GE imperialism, though the exact GE role remains unclear.
Rudolph and Joseph McLaughlin long fought organized crime. now Edward McLaughlin leads 117 mob arrests before hearings. He sits on the Joint Legislative Committee on Crime and Its Causes, aiming to expose Cosa Nostra activity and protect the economy. Edward McLaughlin, 39, from Liverpool, previously served in the U.S. attorney general’s office and earned the Silver Star, Bronze Stars, and Purple Heart in Korea. He is married with four children and partners in the Syracuse law firm Adcock Engel McLaughlin Doyle.
Kendall Landis argues in a letter to The Banner that U S support for Israel pressures it to pursue victory over Arabs and risks escalating conflict. He contends power balance rhetoric following arms sales ignores the real costs and fuels extremist behavior among Zionists and Arabs alike.
A nation under siege yet united, Israel steels itself under Premier Golda Meir. The article notes shifts since the 1967 war, gains in airfield reach, and a defensive stance that seeks a cease-fire without a full peace. Israel remains wary of Arab threats while pressuring Nasser to halt attacks.
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