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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner operates daily except Sundays and holidays from 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont. It is published by the Banner Publishing Corporation with postal and press responsibilities serving the Vermont community.
The EPA reports air conditioning, automatic transmissions and bulk cut gas mileage by 10 to 20 percent or more. A 5,000 pound vehicle uses double the fuel of a smaller car, worsening pollution and costs. Congress weighs fuel economy taxes as Defense Dept. notes Cambodia air war consumes 3.5 million gallons weekly.
Terry McGinnity a 34 year old Philadelphia real estate dealer was fined 800 for denying a black woman a house in an all white neighborhood He admitted telling her whites would be furious if shown the house His action illegal A Philadelphia Human Relations Commission spokesman said the 800 fine was the largest in a local discrimination case The essayist later invited to the White House McGinnity had urged a revolution by real Americans against anti Americans who dominate media universities and government White House officials welcomed him Spiro Agnew praised his views while a deposed White House aide suggested a role for him critics note the disconnect between professed values and actions at the White House
Guest editorial notes Britain's monarchy endures by tradition. The front page coverage of Princess Anne's engagement highlights the public fascination with royal pageantry. The groom, a commoner and lieutenant in the Queen's Dragoon Guards, reintroduces sentiment into the romance.
The piece notes Princess Anne and her Commoner fiancé as a bright royal event amid tech feats and global spectacle. It praises Queen Elizabeth's dignity guiding a monarchy in democratic times and frames a forthcoming wedding as a hopeful, fairy tale moment in London next fall.
Tom Braden argues in a Washington column that Nixon’s Watergate era showed five fascism symptoms. Concentrated power at the White House. wars abroad to sustain control. dismissal of dissent. scapegoating of Middle America. and a aim to keep the leader in power through fear and illegal actions. Braden warns the power of fear governs a fascist state.
The Nixon administration reshuffles aides replacing Ehrlichman Haldeman and Dean with Haig Ash and Garfoent and adding Connally. Yet the reorganization stops short of real change, maintaining secrecy and a closed system as distrust grows, calling for broader bipartisanship and open governance to unite the nation.
In early June 1973 representatives from 15 states and five Canadian provinces gather at Mount Snow for the Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. The piece recalls the 1936 North American Wildlife Conference and Ira Gabrielson's call for federal state cooperation, noting ongoing shortages of trained biologists and the need for public understanding to improve wildlife management and habitat funding.
Washington columnist Dick West visits The Future Is Yesterday Foundation where researchers unveil a horse drawn, gasless carriage concept. The mock vehicle features leather cowhide and is powered by a horse, with novelty elements like isinglass curtains and a provocative potential gang name isless carriage.
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