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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201, outlining its distribution schedule and office address.
A New York Times piece argues welfare reform benefits poor families little. It notes tax loopholes, subsidies, and the Eastland family exploiting the system to receive large farm subsidies. The column criticizes subsidies as entrenching wealth, while acknowledging some justification for aid to farmers.
The president announces a meeting with Premier Chou En-lai and hints at recognizing the People's Republic of China, a move seen as a masterstroke that shifts Vietnam policy, reshapes Cold War dynamics, and signals China’s rising nuclear role. It unsettles Chiang Kai-shek and Moscow while offering a path toward a broader world peace approach.
The piece critiques Vice President Agnew’s abroad trip and saber rattling as a mismatch with President Nixon’s pragmatism. It argues the White House uses red meat rhetoric to appease hardliners, risk alienating moderates, and hints at additional Agnew missions next year that may sidestep the Republican ticket.
California congressman Paul McCloskey visited Randolph to campaign for the Nixon GOP primary while Vermont politicians largely avoided public events. Secretary of State Richard C. Thomas greeted him, illustrating the state’s mixed stance as around 200 Vermonters attended a rally signaling potential new voter influence for next year.
Charles A. Lindbergh writes to The Banner praising China recognition and criticizing Nixon’s televised pledge to visit Peking before May 1972. He argues envoys should handle rapprochement, cites inflation, war in Indochina, and warns against power and speed worship, urging conservation and unleaded fuel.
In recalling a World War II memory from Holland a signal intelligence crew warns of a clear-text cipher and the risk of exposing secret traffic. The piece argues that releasing ciphered material verbatim is dangerous and likens the Times coverage to a possible critical intelligence failure. It notes rivals decoding efforts in Moscow and fear of exposing long range plans.
In New York, John Kerry the Vietnam veterans leader avoids eight invitation to debate on TV and radio shows. Probed questions about immediate withdrawal raise questions about his willingness to engage opponents in direct argument. The piece catalogs refusals from CBS Face the Nation to Cavett show and others, framing Kerry as elusive and cautious in confrontations.
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