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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial critiques the secret recording of all Nixon White House conversations as a threat to candor and democracy. It warns of totalitarian implications, notes practical objections, and discusses potential investigative value for Watergate while quoting AFL-CIO President Meany.
In a New Yorker cartoon and Washington appearances Sen. Howard Baker draws notice for his televised poise and charm amid Watergate hearings. The piece suggests Baker could redefine his image as a potential national figure, possibly challenging Nixon’s media mastery.
The Doorstep, first published posthumously by The League of Fermont Writers, is recounted in a memory of a front step that endured 89 years. The narrator recalls milk pails, spring tulips, a lawn, and a hidden doorway beneath bulldozed stones as Mt Anthony and a small airport loom in the background.
Profiles from the Past chronicles Ethan Allen moving from Salisbury to Northampton and back, then to Sheffield and Bennington during 1760s 1770s land disputes. The article recounts Allen’s role seeking original New Hampshire grant documents, his alliance with attorney Jared Ingersoll, and a pivotal Albany trial where Wentworth and Duane contested evidence. It notes Allen warned by the trio and his remark that Gods of the Hills are not Gods of the Plains.
A reader questions slow progress on regional medical facilities in Manchester and surrounding towns. The letter notes a public meeting chaired by Getty Page, a village committee formed by selectmen, and visits to clinics and medical schools. The writer urges decisive action and funds to empower a working group, citing doctor departures and long travel times.
A Banners letter to the editor urges action on unpaid taxes and questions Max Perrotta’s stance. The writer, a reader at 14 Congress St, notes personal tax payment history and mocks the mayoral or poll tax comment while criticizing untagged recent mail photos.
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