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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes both leaders come to talks from weakness and see mutual need. Nixon seeks foreign policy success to bolster his image amid Watergate fallout while Brezhnev faces economic strain and aims to secure long term credits and wider U.S. imports to exploit Soviet natural resources.
The article argues Nixon will leverage Soviet appetite for American credits in talks likely to cover economic ties and strategic arms limits. Brezhnev seeks relief from armament burdens and a European security framework. Watergate potentially balances bargaining power, easing prospects for productive negotiation.
The Federal Trade Commission charges ten leading aspirin makers with deceptive advertising claiming products work faster or are more effective. It calls for corrective ads and bans on price advertising for prescription drugs at retail to curb overpricing amid high industry profits and limited competition.
Forbes notes Mobil and Shell have about 10,090 fewer gasoline rations than in 1960 while consumption rises. Albert Anton of Carl H Porzheimer & Co warns the US overbuilt gasoline station network may shrink by about 100 percent, risking billions in investment as stations fade over the next decade.
The era of cheap crude and high wages strains the majors distribution networks with multiple competing outlets. Domestic scarcity and Arab nationalism erode volume driven profits, signaling a slow farewell to a familiar Americana as neighborhood stations fade away.
A Vermont letter writer urges Senator Aiken to reassess nuclear power citing plant failures and accidents. The enclosed brief, from the Committee for Nuclear Responsibility, argues solar energy is inexhaustible and technically feasible with substantial R&D support, predicting accelerated building heating, cooling, fuels, and electricity timelines.
The author compares Europe’s compact size to the US and uses travel anecdotes to frame a critique of the global oil powers. He notes Kuwait's vast royalties, Saudi Arabia's high output, Bahrain as a transmission hub, and the political use of wealth by Arab rulers. The piece questions control of oil resources and suggests considering UN management to internationalize oil profits and reduce domination by a few regimes.
The Cooking with Grains class, led by Tina and Richard Hernendtz, will host a public buffet style luncheon on Thursday June 21 from 11 30 a m to 12 36 p m at the Second Congregational Church Hillside Street North Bennington Tickets cost 125 and are sold by class members Spice n Nice Store 223 North Street and Bennington Rutland Opportunity Council sponsored the event Call Tina Calabro at 810 Main Street 442 9519 Tickets should be purchased before Thursday
Sixth graders at Pownal Elementary saved for a Boston trip and after paying their costs donated the remaining money to a curriculum workshop that supports manipulative activities for elementary schools in the supervisory union. Public thanks are extended to the students for their public spirit.
A Washington column argues Nixon sought a foreign menace to unite voters after the Supreme Court rejected warrantless wiretapping. It notes Brezhnev’s visit as a contrast to Nixon’s dwindling scare tactics and recalls Watergate era paranoia, court rebukes, and the drift toward unchecked surveillance. The piece cites Justice Douglas and Powell on civil liberties and the dangers of a police state.
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