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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corp located at 42h Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
Former Air Force Secretary Robert Seamans testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee that U S bombers conducted 3600 sorties against Cambodia in 1969 1970 without civilian leaders knowing. He blamed 1958 defense reorganization that separated military operations from civilian chiefs and urged quick reform to restore civilian control.
At Green Mountain Park dinner Friday legislators including House Ways & Means guests debated horse racing and gambling in Vermont. Predictions of doom circulated over Sunday racing in New York and potential dog tracks or state lotteries. Rep Clarence LeClair proposed an offtrack betting approach while track finances boost Pownal and state revenue, despite local housing and water issues. The piece likens Vermont gambling to a recurring, cautious dance that ends in the same place.
A letter to The Banner condemns remarks by Hamilton Shields and Hall Cushman about Beech Court at Willowbrook. The writer argues housing policy should judge individuals, not factions, and defends progress at Beech Court amid slow upgrades and tenant input. She rejects insinuations against unwed mothers and stresses rights of poor and nonpoor alike.
Clarice Thomas, chair of public relations for HOME Inc, writes to The Rasper to rebut July 25 Banner remarks by Hamilton Shields about Willowbrook Beech Court. She recalls formation in 1968 to improve low income housing in Vermont, the community support, bank loans, and five years of work without federal funds, urging Shields to buy stock at 25 dollars a share.
Foube Editor presses for quick overturn of Judge Oakes ruling blocking Route 7 work. Calls decision a loss for Vermont, especially Bennington County, and warns of funds moving to northern towns. Rep David Shaffe urges court action to allow road construction to proceed.
Sunderland writer recalls Victory gardens and the cost of living, praising green foods and literary reflections on bean rows. He cites Horace, Omar Khayyam, Yeats, and Thoreau to discuss diet, nutrition, and practical gardening, proposing Texas Salad as a modern meat substitute option and noting its path to a final sirloin steak.
Washington column ridicules Watergate hoaxes and the era of anything goes under Nixon. It mocks Butterfield’s testimony and Ervin’s reactions while noting public fatigue with leaks, executive privilege claims, and sensational hoaxes. It laments a culture of skepticism turning cynically universal.
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