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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece argues that the House has become a career institution, losing the citizen legislator ideal. Seniority and expanded benefits have raised barriers for challengers, locking in incumbents. Watergate era briefly brought 75 new faces, but the trend toward an unresponsive gerontocracy persisted.
The piece argues reform stalled as House turnover rose briefly but self serving fringe benefits bill passed adding 10 million for 800 staff, telephones and newsletters plus 32 free home trips. It cites Daniel Rapoport proposing four two year terms and constitutional amendment needed, doubting Congress would agree to curb its own power.
The Ku Klux Klan revealed Miss Mary Bacon, a former leading lady jockey who posed for Playboy and Genesis, spoke at a Walker Louisiana rally after riding in New Orleans. An organizer praised her as a “real fine Klan lady” while Bacon downplayed civil rights views. Her endorsement may cost a Dutch Masters contract, raising questions about celebrity influence and politics.
A Letters To The Editor in The Banner quotes President Kennedy and rewrites the line to say what Bennington can do for Bennington instead of what the country can do for its people. The reader prompts reflection on local civic duty.
Voters head to Bennington Elementary School on June 24 for the Bennington School District budget of 2 410 166 and reelection of three school board members. Four candidates seek two Mount Anthony Union High School Board vacancies, including John Williams, amid calls for change and better oversight of school spending and taxes.
The Danbury News-Times commentary argues Nixon avoided certain alleged crimes and misdeeds, contrasting sensational inquires about Kennedy and Johnson with a defense that Nixon never ordered murders or spied on opponents. It notes media focus on Nixon while urging examination of all administrations.
In Hoosick New York residents debate the future of Routes 7 and 22. Vermont's study delays New York action as surveying nears Hoosick with plans to reroute or bypass the hamlet. A June 16 meeting at the First Baptist Church seeks resident sentiment on whether a major highway should cut through the town.
In Middlebury a local adviser warns students not to seek a traditional summer job. Instead propose flexible part time work rendered as services, stressing hustle and self employment to appeal to small employers while avoiding payroll tax burdens.
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