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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, excluding Sundays and holidays.
Editorial notes Nixon is pressured by Hanoi's prisoner release demand while planning a gradual U.S. pullout by year end. It argues a full withdrawal could topple the Saigon regime and jeopardize Thieu’s 1971 reelection, while upping political risk at home. The piece highlights Vietnamization as a delaying tactic to avoid admitting failure.
Louis Armstrong died yesterday at home near his horn after a life spanning nearly 60 years of jazz innovation. Born in 1900 in New Orleans he learned from King Oliver and Kid Ory shaping a gravel voiced trumpet legend who inspired generations and earned the adoration of world citizens. His smile and distinctive white handkerchief became symbols as he moved from Storyville to global stages leaving a lasting imprint on American art.
Soldiers at Ft. Lewis Washington received reprimand lectures and extra duty for distributing copies of the Declaration of Independence. Ten civilians escort from the post followed similar actions. Army officials cited a regulation banning distribution of literature without proper authority. The piece mocks the contrast with 1776 and laments bureaucratic rules.
Rep Robert Drinan a Massachusetts Democrat and the only Roman Catholic priest in Congress has decided not to seek Sen Edward Brooke’s Senate seat. He cited the difficulty voters would have sorting out prejudices in the race, calling the remark perceptive and compassionate.
The Nation examines H.R. 1 welfare reform proposing a $2,400 income floor for families of four and extending aid to the working poor while noting inadequate federal funding and no requirement for state supplementation. It criticizes harsher work rules, possible forced labor risks, stricter eligibility, and hearings barriers, arguing reforms could demeans recipients and widen red tape. It warns that Senate scrutiny may demand an even higher political price.
Vermont Report Time notes a family's playful discovery of mid 1920s Burlington Daily Free Press clippings underlin ing linoleum in a vacant farmhouse. The finds include wool and grain figures, a 1874 pinup under outhouse ceilings, a 1964 letter to Brandon children, and a 1940s license plate, all illustrating how history surfaces in odd places. The boys question future interest, joking about a coke machine or a factory in the field a century hence.
In a narrow five vote margin Dorset rejects a $56,000 bonded debt for a kindergarten amid rising taxes and inflation. Readers note population trends show an aging town and rising land prices hinder young families, questioning the need and timing of the bonds.
A Foreign Minister lampoons U S policy and figures in a candid critique of the Vietnam War era. He rebukes intellectuals and journalists including Ellsberg and Vonnegut, praises the cat as a not apologetic animal, and asks where the hawks of yesteryear have gone in condemning or supporting the war.
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