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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1973
Page
3
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 25 Mein Street Kennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial weighs four year effort to stage Nixon's second inauguration as a lavish spectacle. Congress funds 650000 for stands and swearing in. Private sources add 3.9 million with Booz Allen plan for parades balls and concerts. Critics urge postponement for Vietnam peace and a minimal constitutional swearing in.
A Joint Economic Committee study urges a general, comprehensive revision of the public benefit system. It notes incentives to work are often outweighed by disincentives, with examples from New Jersey where earnings cut welfare, food stamps, housing, and Medicaid benefits by about 80 percent. It calls for streamlining and simplifying federal and state programs to reduce counterproductive rules and encourage employment.
The notes applaud rising solid waste at recycling sheds as a hopeful sign of growing community recycling. They warn New Year debris will test the glass crusher and call for soon expanded operation. A letter from Martha Abbott of the Vermont Liberty Union raises serious questions about public utility rates, urging responsible answers from utilities.
In August a policy allocates 0.5 percent of each new federal building’s cost to art. With U.S. buildings averaging about $12 million, roughly $960,000 would fund sculpture fountains and works to humanize the modern architecture. The aim is to add care and character, unlike a Taj Mahal or Palazzo Vecchio.
The article argues that the Nixon Kissinger strategy, aided by anonymous official sources, shaped public perception by presenting peace as near and Hanoi as at fault. It contends that the press largely reflects White House framing, with limited access to unfiltered facts beyond confidential briefings.
Susan Glazier from Bennington criticizes the shift in VISTA car policy and funding while citing personal experience. She argues President Nixon’s stance on GSA vehicle use worsens poverty relief, noting miles limits, car shortages, and reduced VISTA numbers. She asks why Americans tolerate welfare cutbacks and urges awareness of poverty causes.
A chaotic tale recaps President Nixon and family dining on a turkey named Brodnax in the White House Fish Room. The account, filled with odd quotes and surreal exchanges, culminates in the bird's dramatic unconsciousness after a misfired prank by an Air Force general.
A Christmas diary entry describes hunting for a balsam tree in a Pine Grove and a misadventure with a pressure cooker on Christmas Eve. Lentils exploded over the kitchen, coating walls and shelves while the family, including Walter Hilma Joanne Janet and friends, shared greetings and reflections on friendship.
A Family Weekly note recalls May advising students to speed reading by not pausing to color pictures, describing the humorous moment as the conversation turned to student study habits and the difficulty of grasping material quickly.
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