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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues recycling as essential to prevent waste crises, notes Vermont efforts from bottle bans to Green Up Day May 1, and cites national plans by Coca-Cola and others. It contrasts U S resource depletion with Soviet raw material gains, warning that without better recycling the United States risks reduced living standards and strategic disadvantage.
In a Burlington Free Press editor’s note the writer argues that despite a 1971 unification plan the Village of Bennington remains named in town meeting notices. The piece blends commentary on infrastructure concerns with a tongue in cheek tale of tuna sandwiches aboard Apollo 14 and a crime lesson about littering and a bank robber.
Washington columnist notes the Laos war entering a tougher phase where reporters lose access to combat aircraft, travel with Saigon troops, and face rising danger. He cites vanished journalists and the Pentagon map paradox, urging public accountability as officials promise outcomes while casualties mount.
The piece questions U S leadership on Laos bombing and Vietnam policy. It notes President Nixon and aides pushing for action while critics fear miscalculation and lack of transparency. It highlights calls for fact gathering, ceasefire, and end to racism amid ongoing tensions.
An opinion piece contrasts white oppression with Indian practices from history. It cites Iroquois torture rituals, Spanish Inquisition, and Salem witches, then argues modern repression is social and economic. It notes cannibalism reports by Columbus, Manhattan sale to Dutch, and Longfellow misattributions of Hiawatha.
A New York column defends Nixon as a shrewd wartime strategist and criticizes his Keynesian full employment budget as potentially inflationary. It lauds his Vietnam policy and timing against North Vietnamese actions, while noting political uncertainty and Muskie’s risky Moscow gambit.
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