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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont. This listing notes the publisher and address of the local newspaper.
The piece weighs war's impact on Americans and veterans with voices from Dr. Chaim Shatan and Kurt Vonnegut Jr. It highlights Air Force Captain Michael Heck’s refusal to fly more missions and questions future military roles. It then reviews Vermont’s proposed three mill tax on containers to fund recycling centers, opposing non-returnable bans, and urges public education to treat recycling as essential.
An Opinion piece mocks reliance on pills to fight obesity and champions exercise. Medical witnesses warn against pills at a Senate hearing while jokes reference Taft. The author notes push ups and leaving the table as antidotes and recalls Taft’s train stop anecdote as folklore.
A columnist recounts a long daily walk through Wisconsin and Connecticut Avenues in Washington, noting the health rhetoric behind walking, the smoky fumes and longer exposure, the loneliness of pedestrian life, and the clash with cars. The piece mixes personal critique with reflections on urban transport, crowds, and the cost to mental health.
A Vermont essay argues against expanding winter recreation driven by second homes. It urges shifting toward agriculture forestry and small scale manufacturing to sustain resident populations, protect open spaces and water quality, and reform land taxes to curb speculative valuations. It highlights permanent home building and year round service jobs as steadier employment, and notes Act 250 as a tool to guide sustainable industry development.
George McGovern says Nixon aides tapped all twelve telephones used by him and his aides during the 1972 campaign. He cites a personal fear for privacy and warns that loss of privacy endangers basic freedoms. He notes family strains and recalls a Cuban cigar gift triggering memories of surveillance.
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