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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1975
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 critiques U S travel spending on Vietnam visits by Washington officials calling the tours a prelude to policy blunders. It argues the postponed congressional trip signals failed Saigon policy pitches and warns politicians have been swayed by optimistic hopes of Thieu and aid growth, even suggesting Romney’s 1965 trip altered fate.
Vermont officials seek about 10 million dollars to upgrade railroad beds under a Bicentennial Transportation Plan designed to boost tourism and potentially create permanent rail service. State leaders urge urgent, united lobbying in Washington as energy concerns and rail revival loom large, with Gov. Salmon backing the push.
Laina Gerrish argues Bennington area could create a publicly owned electric cooperative to reduce bills and gain local control. She outlines how coexistence with small generators, near river power, and locally run plants could work, urging a Yes vote on the March 4 ballot and noting steps to pursue acquisition from CVPS, governance, and public oversight.
A May plant sale shows seedlings pushing through soil with herbs like basil and ornamental basil, tomatoes, marigolds and purslane. Gardeners discuss potting, repotting, and care, noting raccoon risk with fish emulsion, Impatiens, Balsam, and houseplant selections for windowsills and hanging baskets.
Sen Adlai Stevenson levels sharp charges that Henry Kissinger deceived Congress over export credit limits to the Soviet Union and other policy moves. He condemns Kissinger as ego centered and warns that Jewish support for the secretary could erode, signaling broader political trouble ahead for Kissinger’s leadership.
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