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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 with address and delivery details.
The Bennington editorial denounces Mt. Anthony Union High School director Lawrence E. Harrington for filing a formal complaint against WBTN reporter Deborah Friedericks. It praises the state's attorney dismissal as unfounded, calls Harrington’s actions a distraction from election procedure flaws, and urges focus on safeguarding future BSD elections amid public officials’ responses.
United Press International warned editors about offensive words in day lead tapes but urged no deletions. The Banner defends publishing the uncensored language noting its historic and public interest and aims to present the White House conversations openly.
The piece critiques White House editing and Ron Ziegler’s evasive responses calling discrepancies non issues. It questions Nixon impeachment outcomes and notes a secret trip by Nixon and Bebe Rebozo to Mar a Lago, a property willed for state visits. The editor fears the estate's upkeep and which leaders might use it.
A reader defends Arlington coverage in The Banner and admonishes a sensational headline about Selectman Harry Pickering. He argues the piece mischaracterizes his comments about occasional disturbances by youths near a church wall and praises Pickering’s service. The letter advocates accuracy and welcomes future submissions.
A reflective prose poem written at nineteen recalls a sixteen year old self. It contrasts a late spring scene with the speaker’s sense of alienation, observing a younger brother splitting grass blades into streamers and the passing of youth as a hawk circles above.
A resident questions Vermont and federal authorization of herbicides like DDT 2 4 D and 2 4 5 T used along highways rails and railroad tracks. They cite 1951 rat tumor research and 1974 bans while urging action citing birth defects cancer and environmental harm near homes and schools.
Vermont history intertwines with Canada from Loyalist exiles after the American Revolution to the 1837 and 1838 uprisings. Rebels, Papineau, Mackenzie, and Hunter’s Lodges sparked cross border support, border tension, and eventual reforms leading to the Act of Union and Canada’s self government.
The piece playfully compares Congress chambers and argues for a House presidential candidate. It notes 30 Democrats urging Morris Udall to run, portrays Udall as a symbol of House equality push, and envisions a future where a House member could become president despite senatorial prestige.
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