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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1974
Page
5
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece argues for a federal Dickey-Lincoln public power project on the St John River in Northern Maine to cut New England electricity bills, reduce dependence on fossil fuels, and provide peaking power. It notes past failures, costs charged to consumers, and the need to reconsider after fuel price pressures and hydroelectric goals. Also discusses McGovern Nixon race fallout and Pat Caddell ladder poll showing waning optimism.
Cad dell findings show energy and economics as top national worries with blame on government and oil firms. Watergate and corruption rank second, then Richard Nixon, with 70 percent favoring a congressional inquiry and trial to determine guilt. Public mood is souring as trust in progress fades.
The article notes a surge in natural and fortified cold cereals led by Quaker Oats 100 percent Natural Cereal. With a $120 million annual take and a planned $5 million TV push, rivals like Aspen Heartland Nature Valley and Country Morning enter the shelves as health concerns from congressional reviews push manufacturers to restore nutrients in cereals.
Three students from Shaftsbury and a Mount Anthony Junior High class urge open dialogue with officials after conflicting road safety reports. They offer to meet the school board and share views on student input while inviting contacts through their principal.
In Ludlow a diverse audience of legislators, fish and game officials, and Vermont residents debated future natural resources laws. Topics included orange hunting shirts, wildlife wardens as peace officers, and open seasons for fisher cats. A statewide land use plan and revised land tax map system dominated talk as aerial photography and town-scale maps were discussed to guide policy and prevent harmful development.
Geoffrey Chapman argues the Nixon administration markets a false causal narrative for youth drug abuse. He blames Mom and Pop medicine chests, Madison Avenue, and government, claiming media, advertising, and fear fostered a permissive drug culture. He urges readers to audit their TV, medicine cabinets, and question marketed necessities.
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