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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily excluding Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. Address: 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
A critical column skewers President Nixon for not engaging with the Ervin committee or a grand jury over Watergate. It recalls 1968 promises on Vietnam, inflation, and corruption, arguing the public should not expect explanations while Nixon has shaped policy and politics in controversial ways over five years.
Optimists on Capitol Hill hail a Nixon Cambodia bombing pause by August 15 as a congressional concession in the $3.4 billion supplemental budget fight. The plan grants six weeks more of bombing, and while it averts a domestic funding clash, it casts Congress as an accomplice in an ongoing policy. The deal relies on expected seasonal limitations and raises doubts about the administration honoring the pledge, leaving the broader question of war powers unresolved.
Hetrey Donovan, among Nixon's most capable appointees, argues that destroying a President is not easy yet the system shields a president. A defeated leader cannot claim divine right or pose as the supreme embodiment of American history, even if untarnished by Watergate.
The piece argues that Watergate and the Nixon landslide narrative are overblown. It claims liberal critics overrate the presidency and that its collapse would not erode American government, noting the presidency can absorb lapses of judgment or ethics.
Freshman senator Lowell Weicker testifies on the continuing White House coverup, displaying emotion as he cites Ehrlichman and Kilkenny discussions and a memo trail from J. Fred Buzhardt. Nixon denies, while supporters hedge and debate whether he will ever testify.
A writer recalls family porch painting by nieces over a weekend, then pivots to a patriotic meditation. He extols Independence Day history, cites Jefferson's July 4 address, and honors American freedoms with lines from the Statue of Liberty. The essay mix blends domestic chores with national pride.
A compact profile sketches Ethan Allen born in 1737 in Connecticut. It notes his frontier upbringing in Cornwall and Salisbury, limited schooling, early ambitions for Yale, and later life as a restless farmer and businessman. It mentions his marriage to Mary Brownson, five children, and his habit of travel and absence from home.
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