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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1974
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 cites Secretary of Labor Peter Brennan defending loopholes used by President Nixon for tax reduction. It notes higher gains for the wealthy from mortgage deductions and argues reform may arise from public outrage, potentially spurring a 1974 omnibus tax reform. The tone is critical of loopholes and cautious about broad applicability.
Bennington selectmen adopt a classification plan to set town pay scales arguing fairness by matching pay to effort skill and job requirements. They note risks from merit judgments political pressure and potential resentment but insist the public deserves value for tax dollars.
Report discusses long gas lines in metropolitan areas and Bennington County with fear of panic buying. Local residents compare behavior to wartime shortages as drivers queue, hoard, and speed up demand while supplies run short. Experts urge turning off engines to conserve fuel while waiting.
The Letter to the Editor discusses a December Banner piece by Byron Harrington arguing recreation wastes energy. The writer defends ski industry and Green Mountain race track as major Vermont revenue sources and criticizes selective economist endorsements and personal attacks. It cites Nixon, a Vermont pool, and references a Wall Street Journal excerpt about Richard Strout.
A reader argues against cutting recreational activities to curb energy use, warning of unemployment and economic collapse in Vermont. He cites hockey groups, local rinks, tourism, and energy saving measures while urging citizens to conserve without destroying recreation. He notes a separate Washington debate over Kissinger’s Secret Service protection and Shultz’s view.
Milwaukee Journal outlines ongoing strains in U S politics with coverage of White House scandals executive privilege tapes impeachment and reforms to campaign finance FBI power. The piece urges readers to stay alert and concerned about governance.
The passage urges action over apathy in a free society and warns against tiring from the Watergate era. Citing Wisconsin Governor Lucy, it asserts the danger of exhausting national energy and settling for mere normalcy without addressing the nation’s mess.
A Vermont commentary notes how city, suburb, and country pressures blend on a single planet. It describes shifts from rural farms to highways and condos, the erosion of open land, and the need to balance land use while preserving clean water and shared resources.
From a legal standpoint Shultz is right. The law covers the President and immediate family, the Vice President, foreign heads of state and other officials, but not Cabinet members. Kissinger, as secretary of state and chief foreign policy emissary, is argued to be unentitled to Secret Service protection, though many urge Congress to extend it.
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