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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published weekly on Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. Office address is 426 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece urges Congress to reassert its constitutional power amid Nixon era overreach, arguing the president has eroded legislative authority during Vietnam war decisions. It calls for reform of congressional procedures and ending the seniority system to better reflect public opinion and uphold representative government.
The author, Theda Tripp of Pownal Vermont, writes from a hospital bed about her gratitude for VISTA tutor Bob Williams and questions why the General Services Administration recalled all vehicles rented to BROC for VISTA use. She argues the move harms tutoring access and urges readers to contact Rep. Richard Mallary and Senators Aiken and Stafford to seek answers.
The article notes a historic shift with Richard Helms stepping down as CIA director and James Schlesinger taking over, marking the end of an era in Cold War intelligence. It reflects on Dulles era figures, the bureaucracy built by CIA and the lingering culture of covert operations and postwar power, while suggesting a needed housecleaning and a wary view of permanence in intelligence.
Editor urges town officials to itemize which parcels are involved in the proposed Dewey land sale to the National Forest and publish exact appraisals and lost tax revenue. The column also jokes about Nixon memorabilia funding and praises Bennington’s young reps in the Vermont House, predicting active 1973 service.
Community recycling in Bennington moves bottles and cans to centers and factories for reuse. A 1972 Christian Science Monitor summary by Michael J. Ader, Pennington Recycling Comm., outlines water, energy, and pollution savings from paper and aluminum recycling, plus benefits of returnable bottles and reduced landfill waste.
Thanks to the Bennington Buriner for the bags given to paper boys. Our sons and their families express gratitude to customers who gave Christmas gifts. Names include Mia, Barbara Payne, Janice Squires, and Jet Metcalfe, with address details listed.
The Sierra Club rebuts misreporting on land use controls and health regulations, stressing enforcement of health rules, land taxation, private responsibility, and regulatory control over commercial land use. It states opposition to the Northeast Kingdom group due to health regulation emphasis and cites Chairman Hartland, Vermont.
A reader warns that world resources such as aluminum and petroleum are depleting quickly under rising population and industrial demand. The piece cites MIT computer projections showing exponential consumption, shrinking reserves, and rising costs toward 2070, urging conservation and awareness of Limits to Growth.
A topless dancer visits a plastic surgeon seeking silicone shots. The doctor warns the substance can shift, prompting her startled remark about potentially having the fattest knees in the world.
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