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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1976
Page
6
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation. Address: 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece argues Kissinger's European policy mixes Cold War rhetoric with influence buying, warning such tactics risk steering Italy toward a Moscow tie and complicating U S access to a potential Communist role. It notes congressional backlash and questions oversight effectiveness.
In Bennington Vermont the selectmen refuse to fund lining and snow plowing for a church parking lot despite the church offering to pay for repaving. The dispute reflects broader tensions between downtown improvement plans and local politics, with critics accusing officials of focusing on petty rivalries over public benefit.
A reader from North Bennington asks about U S involvement in Angola citing CIA funding to FNLA and UNITA since 1962, aid routed via Zaire, legality under the Foreign Aid Act, Soviet and Cuban backing of MPLA, and calls for congressional action to curb covert activities and oppose U S military involvement plus a 1975 Kissinger remark denying U S interests there.
The piece muses on seed catalogs as readers imagine ideal gardens of abundant vegetables and flowers. It contrasts dream with reality, lists winter resolutions, and notes how town auditing interrupts plans, yet ends with hopeful anticipation of spring planting.
A letter from an inmate argues the Vermont budget bears costly prison expenses since his 1973 arrest. He claims $71,433.63 has been spent on him amid multiple escapes, urging return to Canada to shift costs. He cites Patrick Leahy and Judge Costello supporting repatriation. Box 1000 Marion Illinois.
The Senate committee debates covert operations and the CIA’s future role amid calls for national consensus. Senator Church warns continued covert budgeting risks future misuse, while proponents fear losing a secret weapon. The piece critiques the CIA mystique and the idea that the national interest justifies secrecy.
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