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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 42h Main Street Bennington Vermont 0620.
The GAO reports a million dollars in aid payments to Cambodian army leaders for non-existent troops in January. Taxpayers funded about 56 million dollars in military pay and related weaponry over two years while officials knew the fraud since 1971, urging an end to further funds.
The Banner notes Agnes Rockwood, longtime writer of weddings obituaries and club notices, has retired after 51 years. Her tact and accuracy made her the town archivist with a personal touch. Her sister Florence Kinsley likewise retired, leaving a void in Bennington’s local journalism.
Bennington officials push immediate installation of a $4,000 traffic light at River and Depot Streets to curb noise and hazards. They criticize repeated calls for study while noting large town expenditures on recreation fire fighting and police, urging action now and defer feasibility talks.
A citizen letter denounces President Nixon and calls for a democracy rooted in honesty and individual liberties. It warns of a cloud over Washington and urges a sustained public push for transparent government, constitutional fidelity, and renewed civic courage amid national distrust.
A reader argues against the July bottle bill deadline repeal attempts and critique of pilot redemption centers. The letter details wholesalers profits from nickels, retailer gains, and the push to reuse containers, while challenging agency and grocer motives and stressing environmental goals and consumer burden. It also veers into a political note about Nixon and other national figures, suggesting surveillance and campaign funding rumors.
The piece argues Nixon could frame McGovern's inquiries as state terror while noting McGovern’s investigators found a grain deal exposing insider gains and a tipped-off Department of Agriculture official. It mentions Walter Sheridan and Connally contributors under scrutiny, with limited public response.
A brief critique laments how sophistications are valued over plain sense, reflecting a skeptical editorial tone about intellectual pretensions in contemporary discourse. The writer condemns overcomplex reasoning that supplants practical judgment.
Vermonters debate the 200th and 1977 bicentennial, weighing parades monuments and regional museums against a national celebration. Lt. Gov Burgess and James Hormel urge early planning, with officials in Vermont considering multiple towns and transportation ideas to stagger visitor flows.
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