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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1974
Page
4
Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. The notice lists the publisher and the mailing address for the historic Vermont newspaper.
Officials in Bennington push for employee accountability with selectmen promising closer oversight of town staff amid political pressures. In West Virginia, Congress advances a bill setting federal strip mining standards as coal interests and White House resist, prompting Interior Secretary Morton to warn of fuel shortages and urging passage this year.
Editor notes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sent a clarification four months after a March 8 news release about a conciliation agreement with Jersey Central Power & Light Co. The missive arrived in an oversized envelope on official business, prompting remarks on postal costs and government efficiency.
The Putnam Square Cynic arrived at the office en route to the dentist this week and criticized a possible U S government shift on private gold ownership. He mocked that after bread prices and living costs drop, officials may permit buying gold, saying if you cannot eat it wear it or ride in it who needs gold.
Nation debate on detente centers on nuclear arms limits and broader questions of strategic superiority. Henry Kissinger urges a major public discussion while Henry Jackson advocates distrust of Soviet adherence to agreements. The piece notes political dynamics, including Nixon, Ford, and Democratic history, with calls for a bipartisan national forum.
A July 4 diary piece contrasts America's birthday with civic meaning, praising freedom while noting TV overuse and a personal effort to curb screen time. It then recounts a 1973 Kissinger-related anecdote from Marvin and Bernard Kalb about Nixon's communications, tying to a Supreme Court case context.
The article argues that the St Clair view of a sole executive is challenged by the Kalbs incident and Jaworski's 25th Amendment references. It contends the executive operates as a large bureaucracy, with authority delegated during crises, and notes the President’s leadership has been limited while the branch continues to function. It ends with a Parade quote on becoming a comedian via speech training.
Letter to the editor recounts the relocation of parts of the Red Mill at Red Mill Pond Woodford. It clarifies which section was moved in 1929 by Searsburg workers using a tractor, mapping the mill’s layout, ownership changes, and local family ties surrounding Coleville Road.
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