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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 424 Nui n Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
At the Miami convention the McGovern forces defeated the California delegation stalemate, earning respect from seasoned politicians. The victory undermines hopes for a quick Illinois compromise and tests party unity as Daley’s stance and AFL-CIO funding loom large. O'Brien is defended against scapegoating while Humphrey Muskie and Meany exit with cautious grace. Organized labor signaled a potential return to the Democratic fold if unity returns.
A chaotic satire blames a flood of mosquitoes on weather, lunar blasts, and Senator McGovern while mocking public panic. Citizens joke about DDT black markets and a Defense Department plan to bomb insects, lampooning wartime rhetoric and political scapegoating.
A columnist in Annapolis attacks inflation, praising a local bank, while critiquing Nixon’s 20 percent Social Security increase. He notes the bill’s impact on 28 million Americans, debt ceiling shifts to 490 billion, and higher take home taxes for earners, arguing inflation is driven by government spending and programs.
A Vermont commentary details how Vermont’s insured unemployment fell to 4.8 percent as seasonal work and education paths lift workers. Sen. H Ward Bedford notes skilled job growth, rising female labor force participation, and teens entering the workforce, with dairy farms and hospitality offering uncertain futures. Stories from Addison County link part time jobs to long term careers, citing University of Vermont students at Redwood Motel and other locals who progressed to roles in hospitality, healthcare, and real estate, while some ski bums miss the path from seasonal work to stable careers.
Letter to editor from Coke Myers Read Shaftsbury questions private coverage for nuclear damage as Vermont's nuclear plant nears operation. Sen George D Aiken cites Price-Anderson Act protections and a large public pool, noting no past civilian plant accidents and suggesting Congress would provide needed funds if disaster struck.
Katharine C. Nash writes from Bennington urging town leaders to assume full management of the recreational facility and propose issuing bonds to complete the YMCA pool project. She notes many pledges remain unpaid and argues a trusted elected government could persuade donors, restoring confidence and ensuring proper oversight.
A reflective note in the United Mine Packers Journal laments how small oversights can feel, asserting that errors are hard to detect when no one marks them. The author emphasizes the personal sting of invisibility amid routine operations.
In Miami Beach the political saga centers on Hubert Humphrey and George McGovern as the aging Democratic veterans face defeat or retirement. Muskie’s late surge faltered while Humphrey’s tears revealed the weight of a lifetime in Minnesota politics and national battles. The piece notes Chicago 1968 as his defining hinge and laments the old guard’s fade as Daley sits sidelined.
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