Railpassenger advocate moves toward national Railpax plan
Anthony Haswell, Chicago attorney and founder of the National Association of Railway Passengers, champions a federal Railpax network to defend and fund adequate intercity passenger service. He credits recent gains, including support for preserving beloved trains and court successes, to a patient, long fought campaign begun in 1965.
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The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
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Superannuated Speaker Editorial Sparks Partisan Debate
The piece argues that with midterms ten months away the coming congressional session will be fractious. It contends Democrats lack strong leadership from Speaker John McCormack, outpaced by Gerald Ford, and notes the McCormack Sweig Voloshen indictment as proof of diminishing effectiveness. Nixon and Republicans may welcome the prospect.
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Nathan M. Voloshen
Capitol Hill
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Inflation and Credit Cards Debate New Credit Limits
Inflation and credit cards remain a bright spot for lenders despite high interest rates. Pierre Rinfret argues for a government freeze on new cards to curb consumer demand and inflation, while Interbank Credit Association officials dismiss the proposal as uninformed.
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Pentagon Pushes for ABM as Missile Gap Debate Looms
The Pentagon argues a Soviet missile buildup could outpace the United States by 1974. Generals press to accelerate Phase II of the ABM system and consider installing 10 more sites to counter a potential Soviet advantage. A Kissinger-led scenario imagines dire choices if the gap widens, framing escalation as a strategic imperative.
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Generals’ plan to build ABM system faces scrutiny
The piece questions a nuclear arms scenario urged by generals who claim an ABM would deter Soviet strikes and buy time for policy choices. It argues the premise is absurd, since both nations could annihilate each other regardless of first strike, and warns the debate hides a push to prolong missile programs while risking global catastrophe. It also quotes Eugene Blake and other figures on race, religion, and public policy shaping the era.
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Alaska Vermont Parallels In Winter Quietly Explored
A column reflects on life in Alaska and Vermont, noting similar long winters and snowfall, while praising Alaska as misunderstood rather than barren, and recalling a cold night in Searsburg. The piece shifts to memories of birthdays, friends visiting with a birthday cake, a nature incident with a gray squirrel, and letters about local skating and a bear in town history.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Charlie
Walter
Alice Krach
Eagleville
N.Y
Leo
Mildred Berry Berry
Wilmington
Alice
Letters Rebukes Town Counsel for Rebuke to Listers
Bennington reader Ray C Murray criticizes town counsel Norton Barber for calling the listers' stance on the Bennington College faculty-house tax issue “100 percent wrong.” He accuses Barber of selective defense of laws, questions the BCA’s authority on tax exemptions, and urges consistency in defending all laws. He warns that tax-exempt institutions expanding property use burden small villages and cites 14th Amendment concerns on one man, one vote.
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United States Supreme Court
Woodstock
Banner
Anti Raftery Vote Sparks Letter to Editor
In a Pittsfield letter Gary Menin objects to Gerald Raftery's stance on lowering the voting age to 18 linking it to Asian involvement and war deaths. The second item notes a conservative author addressing clubwomen about today’s motion pictures criticizing on screen immorality and asking where such films are playing.
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Gary Menin
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