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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont USZ01.
A reflection on Lyndon Baines Johnson praising his domestic reforms and civil rights advances while criticizing his foreign policy handling of Vietnam. The piece weighs his compassionate domestic legacy against the war's toll and calls for future historical perspective on his presidency.
A newspaper opinion piece applauds the Supreme Court decision striking down most state abortion bans. It argues for women’s rights, judicial independence, and criticizes church silence on Vietnam while noting evolving moral perspectives and predicting future demographic shifts. Samuel R. Ogden’s essay is noted for reprint in tomorrow’s Banner.
A vivid profile portrays LBJ as a larger than life but deeply personal figure. It traces how the Great Society, civil rights, and war policy were shaped by intimate ties to Kennedy allies, Texas roots, and a need for coalition, yet plagued by insecurity and a desire to avoid conflict.
In a Mountain Chatter entry from Ermine in the garage SEARSBURG a narrator recalls auditing town books with Marjory Rice and Trudy Braisted, praising Alanson Cady and noting a weasel dressed in an ermine coat in the garage. The piece blends personal events with musings on wildlife and history, ending with the weasel’s rodent control value.
A reader in Manchester argues against the Equal Rights Amendment, challenging its impact on the draft, social security, labor laws, and protections for women. She cites changes she fears would shift legal decisions to the Supreme Court and urges Vermont senators Buckley and Harwood to vote NO.
North Bennington reader Glenn Ertell argues the case for breakfast and dinner programs at schools, contending triple meals would ease mothers and questions why busing matters if schools nuture students from birth. he frames this against teachers and guardians who may resist broader duties.
Washington commentary outlines the formation of CAPE a coalition between the National Education Association and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees. It analyzes potential 13.6 million public workers as members and questions the right to collective bargaining and striking for public employees. The piece contrasts Coolidge era limits with McGovern's support and ponders arbitration routes and public safety implications.
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