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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1974
Page
5
A humorous meditation on police radio slang and the idea of replacing word codes with numbers or even musical cues. The piece contrasts current base ten code usage with a proposed base two system and imagines a world where people speak in coded numbers or music. It weaves in Washington and cultural notes on a helicopter incident and a political climate shift.
A sweeping Sunday essay links political scandal and cultural upheaval from Solzhenitsyn’s expulsion to Agnew’s protection, Mitchell’s trial, and Haig’s warnings. It decries government overreach, privacy erosion, and a nation unsettled by televised conflict, leaks, and changing national rituals.
A critique of Nixon era demand for action to avoid recession, arguing that populist pressure to “do something” leads to ill advised policies. Shultz and Stein defend free market restraint while Proxmire’s push for rapid intervention sparks friction. Calls for principled leadership over short term measures.
An 18 inch snowfall paralyzes roads and slows state forces through the night. A Wilmington run and a Pownal northward plow crew go missing in blizzard conditions while a Searsburg route remains open. The Banner recalls aristocratic lace curtains on Town Hill as wind rips through. Civil service certified Estes and Lyons for Bennington postmastership. Vermont lawmakers push stronger school bus safety and red lights. Druggists pull lithium salt substitutes after FDA warns of poisonings. Plus local sports and institutional moves across Bennington and state history events.
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