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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located on Aus Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial urges swift congressional steps to pause the Penn Central strike until May and to require a six week plan from the Nixon administration for reorganizing rail transport in 16 states. It warns a total reconstruction of Northeast public transport is needed beyond band aid fixes, noting oil shortages air pollution highway bias and urban congestion as driving issues. Two recent trends offer hope amid the crisis.
The piece argues for rail modernization and a government supported rail system as an alternative to road building. It notes Nixon administration openness to changing highway funding and earmarking funds for urban mass transit, despite Congress resistance. It urges sustained efforts to curb waste and costs in Northeast transport.
The Soviet government will loan 41 early 20th century works by Matisse Picasso and Van Gogh for exhibitions at the National Gallery Washington March 31 to April 29 and Knoedler Gallery New York May 3 to 26. Dr Armand Hammer arranged the loan tied to a broader trade deal, reflecting thawing East West relations and business interests in art access.
The Wall Street Journal weighs Melvin Laird as a hawk labeled dove by critics. His Pentagon tenure cut the military share of the budget from 40.8 to 31.4 percent, with dollars dropping from 0.3 to 78.8 billion. His future hinges on beating Wisconsin incumbents Willam Proxmire or Gaylord Nelson for a Senate seat, yet his path seems blocked.
The dollar slumped as billions exited for marks and yen amid a pressing crisis. Nations debate revaluation and potential measures, while Nixon and European leaders seek to avert a breakdown of the postwar monetary system and a widening trade squeeze.
The narrator reflects on reading The New York Review of Books and the Personals sections, praising some ads for their wit and sincerity while lampooning others. He catalogs quirky, revealing phrases from ads and notes a mix of romantic, sexual, and sociopolitical desires, ending with a wish for more candid, unselfish notices.
A Vermont legislature joint committee reports that adopting the Equal Rights Amendment would require minimal substantive changes to statutes. The panel notes several state laws currently discriminate against men and suggests statutes can be conformed with limited impact.
Adelaide Fine secretary of the Shaftsbury based Bennington League of Women Voters urges adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment. The measure would apply to government action not private or social relations and aims to remove barriers to full participation in society.
A quoted exchange features Virginia Krewer, director of consumer affairs, urging correct first-time car and tire choices, addressed to Adusomobile. The text also cites William Bernbach of Doyle Dane Bernbach, remarking on a 12-year-old mentality pervading the world and implying youthfulness in every age.
In a Bangkok interview Maryland Senator Charles Mathias warns that growing Soviet and Chinese presence in India, plus shifts in U S policy, threaten India’s democracy. He argues a balance must be struck to prevent India from pursuing nuclear weapons while recognizing India’s democratic gains and slower growth versus China.
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