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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 25 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Mrs Marian Cummings receives strong congratulations for opposing a federal grant to Vermont Criminal Information Center tied to FBI files. She urged the Governor's Commission to reject the plan, arguing data should cover only actual criminals and exclude those arrested, tried and acquitted, or with dropped charges.
A member argued for defending civil liberty while another opposed granting funds. the majority prevailed. The speaker urged that arrests or accusations lack conviction and should not be kept in criminal files, criticizing government overreach and drawing Watergate comparisons.
A regional race for maple syrup production sees Vermont surpass New York to lead the nation with about two thirds of the 877 000 gallon spring output valued around 10 million dollars. Weather swings and grading woes cut New York sap and syrup quality, threatening this summer’s maple feast and the heritage of snow fond memories.
A narrator recalls a summer walk at age fifteen observing a deer fawn and its mother. He pets the fawn, feels remorse as his father condemns the act, and learns humans must respect wildlife after the fawn dies a week later and the mother avoids him. The tale weighs youth, fear, and moral consequences.
A reader-defended letter argues there is no honor in peace won by war, countering Nixon era claims and referencing American and Israeli conflicts. The writer asserts World Wars I and II and the Israeli-Arab conflict show wartime peace lacks true honor, urging nonviolence and peaceful progress.
The final session of the Drug Education in the Community course will be held Thursday June 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church. A brief review of abused drugs and the American drug culture will be followed by a Q&A. The public is invited, course is free, sponsor Manpower. Open to all ages, schedule another course if interest continues.
American Greetings Corp releases a birthday card poking fun at someone “worth their weight in ham burger.” The piece, cited in Patt Street Journal via Reader’s Digest, notes graduates leaving college seek jobs as the season shifts to hiring time.
Profiles from the Past recalls Lt. Gov. Cadwalader Colden’s quarrels with Benning Wentworth over Vermont lands. Born in Scotland in 1688, Colden studied at Edinburgh and helped found the American Philosophical Society. He fought to enforce colonial boundaries, prompting a fierce clash with Wentworth as New York and New Hampshire claimed wide tracts.
A reader letter denounces what it calls leftist media bias surrounding the Watergate saga. It questions Democratic ties to subversive groups, donations from Fidel Castro, ROTC conflicts, and the freedom of the press, contrasting critics with those who defended the Constitution and wartime loyalties.
A wife lists her many chores done in one day to explain her fatigue. She admits a chocolate frosting mishap occurred when she forgot to turn off the mixer before removing the beaters, prompting her husband’s surprised reaction.
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