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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1972
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Yesterday's Vermont special election produced no surprises as Republicans dominated. Democrat Randolph Major and William O'Brien failed to shift the outcome, while Liberty Union candidates Bernard Sanders and Doris Lake offered new voices but drew little support. Stafford and Mallary will occupy the Senate and House seats, respectively, with Vermonters sticking to political tradition despite limited choices and an automated voting era.
The New York Times argues the Nixon administration uses Vietnamization to justify keeping troops in South Vietnam and renewing bombing to buy time for Thieu's regime. It notes gains in Saigon’s morale falter as Cambodia Laos and South Vietnam deteriorate with North Vietnamese advances and questions the administration may risk more American and Vietnamese lives for a bankrupt policy.
A New York opinion piece denounces a $4 million cut in Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty funding, warning it cripples insights into Soviet ecology. It cites Boris Pusta’s Institute for the Study of the USSR and details Soviet environmental damage from arable land losses, deforestation, Caspian Depression, and Lake Baikal pollution, arguing Congress harms informed policy.
A Vermont writer recalls a blizzard and ski crowds clogging roads as arctic air and warm Gulf moisture clash. He narrates traffic snarls, snowplow feats, roadside drags, and fond memories of winters past, ending with a vow to favor lilacs over reckless skiers.
Vermonters for the Restriction of Snowmobiles urge limits on snowmobiles arguing their noise harms wildlife and people. They call for visible signs banning snowmobiles in forests and ask whether freedom to roar outweighs the right not to be molested.
A reader from Arlington thanks Rev. John Geer of East Arlington for his sick call and two hour visit after a serious bout with Asian Flu from December. The note contrasts his care with the pastor’s lack of contact and praises conscionable gentleness among neighbors.
Montpelier report details Gov. Deane Davis weighing a possible third term as Vermont's oldest chief executive. With a legislature watching and rivals like Mallary and Hackett in play, Davis hints at retirement but keeps options open, citing personal reasons, age, and his wife’s health while pledging support for a future GOP nominee.
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