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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial about Weston’s Wildlife Wonderland stirs debate as organic gardeners tout lion and tiger droppings to scare woodchucks and rabbits. Putney residents import felid litter from Boston to test the theory while questioning feasibility and Vermont image. A rent-a-lion idea is floated as a quirky alternative, highlighting a satirical take on extreme eco gardening trends.
Life Today critic blasts Frank Sinatra after a Sydney outburst targeting the press. The piece argues the press built Sinatra from Hoboken into a multimillionaire and calls for accountability rather than sentimentality.
A former Hoosick Falls resident rebukes a Banner page eight photo as uncomplimentary and inaccurate. He praises local schools and recreation projects, contrasts Hoosick Falls with Bennington, and criticizes Bennington’s politics and the Mont Anthony School Board while commending the Banner's critical photo.
A reader urges Earl Bishop and other Woodford residents to share memories of local history including a schoolhouse east of Eddy's Grand View, corduroy roads, and logs on Billings Pond. The note emphasizes valuing eyewitness accounts for youth and community heritage.
The piece portrays infighting among Nixon aides over Henry Kissinger as secretary of state. Haig and Ziegler jockey against him while Schlesinger and Simon push for freer oil talks. The White House mood shifts from praise to pressure as Kissinger’s dominance faces Senate scrutiny and possible resignation debates.
A California mother of teenagers notes the clash of tradition and change after witnessing a San Francisco street scene. A gaily decorated Volkswagen bus bears a large sign reading JUST LEGALIZED, illustrating shifting moral mores and youth culture.
The piece parallels Woodrow Wilson’s call for justice over pity with modern White House tactics amid Watergate. It questions whether Congress and the public demand full facts or remain swayed by partisan rhetoric while impeachment debates unfold. It notes public polls on Watergate and critiques White House evasions and deletions of evidence.
After years of effort and massive spending, oil is struck off Norway, stirring concern among Norwegians over inflation, taxes, and damage to tourism, fishing, and agriculture. The piece weighs long term risks of a resource boom and questions how Norway will cope when oil runs dry.
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