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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1973
Page
12
A critical essay traces how the drive for national security shaped policy and society from Pearl Harbor onward. It argues that fear and the pursuit of total security corrupted democracy, ethics, and private life, culminating in Watergate as a paradigm of security overreach.
A Senate statement outlines a federal aid highway act of 1973 with $20 billion over three years. Vermont would gain about $15 million annually for interstate work plus a guaranteed 0.5 percent of national interstate funds, enabling continued use after state completion. The bill opens urban road funds to towns with 5 000 to 50 000 residents and funds expanded safety programs. It also permits Highway Trust Fund money for bus and rail mass transit beginning 1974, aiming to curb pollution and modernize transportation.
A pair of visual projects warn against flood plain settlement. Lincoln Brower and Robie Hubley present slides and a film arguing that living on flood plains invites repeated, costly disasters and that towns should ban new construction, fortify with dikes, and adopt early warning systems.
Mary Tourin, once allied to challenge the will, is in Florence and did not attend. She has 20 days to appeal. if none is filed, the case closes. Vermont Life marks Coolidge oath anniversary in a fall issue. Dean Rusk leads a bipartisan group of five senators including George Aiken to Moscow for signing of the nuclear test ban treaty.
A fragmented clipping notes telecasts use color commentary to describe action when visuals fail. It cites Hartford Courant and American Legion Magazine as sources mentioning commentary roles and the idea that people in glass houses should answer the doorbell.
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