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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1971
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues the Senate capped draft calls at 130000 for 1972 and 140000 for 1973, ended the presidents escape clause, and backed a $2.7 billion pay rise to boost voluntary enlistment. It notes broad support across parties, hints Pentagon reluctance, and sees this as a rebuke to unchecked executive war powers with renewed congressional leverage.
The White House plans a private 400 guest 600 press wedding as Tricia Nixon and her guests prepare to view the dress. A scaled down lemon pound cake recipe, allegedly Mrs Nixon’s family recipe, caused kitchen chaos at The Times and White House, with 18 egg whites deemed excessive. The Times and White House trade claims while guests glance at looks and plates, eggs, yolks, and omelets become the running joke.
The piece argues freight rail faces long term capital shortfalls while Amtrak revived passenger service. It cites 40 percent of freight by rail and potential political inertia. Proposals include ASTRO led by George Smathers for regulatory relief, flexible rates, tax fairness, insurance funds, car rental entities, and greater highway aid to ease transitions toward a larger freight network by 1985 to 1990.
A tribute in Landgrove Vermont honors Frances Pitcher, long a beloved neighbor, whose kindness bound the small community. The writer recalls her life, her family ties, and the enduring dignity she inspired, as a Brattleboro concert offered a fitting remembrance on her memorial Sunday.
Readers praise a Main Street beautification by planting trees to lift downtown Bennington turning away cranks and citing community well being. Skeptics exist yet advocates argue trees bring joy, vitality and long term value with hardy littleleaf lindens and crabapples planned, watered and pruned for storefront visibility.
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