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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
A retrospective on former Vermont Governor Harold J. Arthur, his 1958 defeat by William H. Meyer, and his earlier role in politics. The piece also profiles Ralph Nader’s ongoing legal challenge to a Nixon administration depreciation rule, arguing it shifts tax burden and raises standing questions for courts.
A critical column argues leaders across politics religion labor and culture lack charisma and effectiveness. It questions Betty Friedan and prominent figures while lampooning politicians, clergy, and public figures, contrasting leadership with wartime and social upheaval.
A recovering narrator and Charlie plan a simple picnic to escape rising living costs and domestic routine. They find a tranquil Somerset Lake spot, enjoy a peaceful afternoon, and return refreshed, ready to face daily life again.
A Bennington reader urges action on a Super Duper unloading door set near Depot Street citing traffic dangers from long trailer trucks blocking a busy lane and a nearby intersection. He proposes a retractable extension to the roller conveyor to allow unloads without backing into the street. Shaftsbury.
Charles E. Dewey III of Bennington argues against compulsory yearly building inspections. He says private enterprise and privacy are infringed and that inspections should be complaint based rather than universal, viewing them as bureaucratic waste with no guaranteed tenant benefit.
Chief Justice Warren Burger derides simple morality on theft of secret documents. He cites earlier Donovan OSS memo, Hoover’s role in leaking, and modern Pentagon Papers debates to ask if Hoovers duty differs from Ellsbergs and Times. The piece probes higher duties, journalistic ethics, and state secrets amid Vietnam era tension.
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