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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and certain holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont. The notice lists the publisher and address, indicating standard newspaper operation within the local press.
The Nixon administration backs away from wage and price controls boosting the Dow Jones by 15 points within an hour as investors bet on higher prices and profits. Phase 2 restraints face criticism for inequities yet slow inflation, while plans for Phase 3 are seen as inviting wage and price pressures amid broader fiscal restraint debates.
Vermont congressman Richard W. Mallary and several Republican colleagues sent a White House letter urging restraint on large scale bombing of North Vietnam if Paris talks stall. Mallary says hundreds of Vermonters oppose renewed bombing while supporting progress toward peace and the South Vietnamese cause. He credits listening to constituents and promoting humane settlement over force.
A letter to the editor argues intercity buses pay their highway costs and should not rely on taxpayer subsidies. It compares bus lines to Amtrak, cites studies and subsidies, and urges competitive neutrality if Amtrak can fund itself. Signed by Robert F Thompson, Vermont Transit Co. Inc, Burlington, and others, with submission guidelines noted.
A letter to The Banner explains that a UPI report wrongly implied state plans to end combined licenses for nonresidents and to bar hunting deer and bear. Robert Candy of the Fish and Game Department clarifies that such changes were not proposed.
A reader condemns pilferage at Gayle Square Manufacturing Co and mockingly criticizes management for interrogating workers and inspecting lunch pails. The writer questions four foot levels sold for five dollars and mentions a plywood locker room plan.
A cheeky letter argues for Vermont Senate ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. It asserts the federal draft for women, desegregation of dorms, end of single sex schools, shared public restrooms, and Vermont’s leverage over other states. The piece mocks opponents and reflects partisan view, ending with a reflective line to Kirby.
A sprawling diatribe critiques Madison Avenue ads and their influence on student unrest and political discontent. It mocks miracle pills and caffeinated dreams, notes consumer slogans, laments censorship in politics, and ends with a jaded farewell to a youthful, eternally unhappy society where no one knows the score.
The Clifford papers show former Defense Secretary Clark Clifford told George McGovern that Kissinger and Nixon planned a pre election peace announcement in Paris. He argued Saigon would not accept the terms and noted three unresolved issues: North Vietnamese troops in the South, the future government of South Vietnam, and its independence. Clifford warned the plan was a hoax and urged a speech stressing these points.
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