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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is printed daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201, with circulation and contact details likely listed in the masthead. The facility serves as the newspaper’s official address for advertising and news submission.
Editorial notes EPA proposal to meet 1977 air standards demands an 8 percent auto travel cut in the Los Angeles basin. With 10 million residents, hardship on mobility and economy loom, while calls grow for mass transit expansion as a feasible alternative to stricter vehicle limits.
County Agent John Page argues for returning to burning wood as a competitive heating option to oil and gas, noting wood is a valuable resource not waste. He praises wood cutting as recreation, urges open space conservation, and cites Vermont’s suitability for wood fuel to ease energy costs amid shortages.
The editor questions the spread of a criticized state land use notice once more issued after revision. It notes the original target of 200000 households for a 425000 population state and urges broad distribution of the updated version.
An opinion letter signed JFingsicn Tf in Vermont Sunday News denounces peace advocates as ignorant and Communist conspirators. The writer warns of missiles aimed at Montpelier, claims water and air are polluted by loyal Americans aiding the enemy, and urges support for Nixon’s negotiation approach.
A partisan letter argues that might is right and urges unwavering support for Nixon, calling for bombing and biochemical warfare to defeat communism abroad and at home, while praising editorials by Mr. Loeb and warning against peace lovers.
In Washington, Senator Saxbe of Ohio calls Nixon's Hanoi bombing irrational while noting his remarks resemble excuses for a boy with a knife. The capital reels as lawmakers question the president's fitness amid Nixon's isolation in the White House, spending New Year’s Eve alone with his valet and limited access to reporters.
The piece critiques President Nixon for seizing control of government offices and acting without consultation. It cites resignations at four agencies and a lone decision on bombing Hanoi. Senators Saxbe and others warn the move is irrational, predicting the inaugural address may reveal motive.
Washington confronts a cheeky column lampooning real life celebrities through spoof plots like The Sensuous Globetrotter and The Poge Machine. It lists supposed inspirations John Foster Dulles Barry Goldwater Alfred M Landon Stonewall Jackson and John L Lewis with a closing note on procurement laughs and Grumman pricing.
The article recounts Champlain and early French presence in Vermont, Jesuit missions, and the life of Father Isaac Jogues. It details his 1642 capture, torture, and eventual ransom, his return to Quebec, and failed missionary efforts among the Mohawks, including his death reads in 1645 on the New York side of Lake Champlain.
A personal diary recalls watching the New Orleans sniper crisis from a Howard Johnson roof. Police fought the siege with rifles and submachine guns, seven dead and 17 wounded, while spectators at home faced a chilling sense of impending death. The piece ends with the narrator noting a strange, lingering illness that won’t go away.
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