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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The Vermont statesman George Aiken announces his retirement at 81, ending a long career begun in 1931 with roles from state legislator to governor and U.S. senator since 1940. He shaped rural electrification and the St. Lawrence Seaway while earning a reputation for independence and honesty.
The piece notes slow US postal service highlighted by a lost subpoena to a president and fast Pravda letters about Solzhenitsyn. It also mocks Vermont energy hurdles and criticizes federal gas aid plans. It covers Sen. Aiken’s retirement and the race to replace him with Gov. Hoff and Rep. Mallory as leading contenders.
The narrative traces Mary Rogers from a lonely, flamboyant childhood in Shaftsbury to a troubled marriage at 15, a series of affairs, and mounting instability. It notes her walling off from others, repeated pregnancies, debts, and a perilous June 1902 encounter in Bennington as she schemes to secure a life with Morris Knapp while manipulating Mark Rogers.
Vermont energy officials announce new mandatory Form 17 for bulk gas and diesel needs. Farmers must certify monthly yearlong fuel requirements via ASCS before suppliers place orders. Delays risk shortages and higher costs, with priority also given to emergency and utility fleets. A 7 cent fuel sale at Simmonds Texaco is noted amid the supply scare.
Letter to The Banner from Herbert G. Ogden of Hartland argues the Vermont Senate Finance Committee narrowly supports S199 to merge three development authorities and divert 1 million from a surplus to subsidize risky ventures at 2 percent. He warns subsidies harm existing firms, tax policy, credit status, and local jobs, urging repeal of the personal property tax.
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