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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial laments a bystander’s death linked to Nixon's bid to stay in office and blames a coalition of business interests developers conservatives and the Nixon administration for defeating a federal land use bill. The piece notes the bill would aid states with comprehensive laws offer incentives for minimum standards and help offset program costs. It highlights Interior Secretary Rogers Morton and Nixon as early backers who later withdrew under impeachment pressure.
A commentary notes the House defeat of a land use bill amid Chamber of Commerce backing and GOP opposition, leaving states to handle land planning. It mocks proposed public school drug tests and a broad, sinister push for universal lie detector checks tied to car, school, and library access, warning against top‑down control.
Vermont Consumer Fraud Division warns against super salesmen who seal driveways or waterproof roofs door to door. They offer cheap guarantees that vanish after the next rain. Work by a known local contractor is advised so repairs can be traced if problems recur.
A Bennington area letter argues against exposing minors to controversial material in school libraries. It questions censorship, quotes literature in context, cites Gibbon and Proverbs, and warns of moral decline from deviant content. A reader shares a librarian anecdote urging thoughtful book selection. Shaftsbury.
A Vermont U.S. Senate candidate explains missing a June 20 meeting with Federal Energy Administration officials due to an International Joint Commission meeting in Montreal. He warns about gasoline shortages in Vermont, urges a fair summer fuel allocation, and notes tourism drives the state’s economy. A light Parade quip about the energy crisis ends the item.
A reflective diary from Searsburg on a sweltering June morning, recalling a Vermont hunt for a dream home. The narrator notes bluebird sightings, attic finds, and memories of 1947 listings with farms and cottages, contrasting past prices with today’s market realities. The piece ends with gratitude that the Skylark dream became real.
Henry Kissinger faced questions over taps and leaks amid a White House crisis. The columnist questions Hoover and Nixon, notes Kissinger’s cool but criticizes his performance, and suggests the truth will emerge. The piece likens Kissinger to a gauleiter and laments the strain of shuttle diplomacy on his marriage and public image.
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