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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Editorial notes Jawboning defined as persuasion without force, once wielded by presidents like Kennedy to end price rises. It contrasts with Nixon's teeth jawbone and cites a 1971 meat crisis where officials faced a 28 percent fall in wholesale beef prices while retail prices remained high.
The piece notes beef price dips and industry profit contrasts with weak White House pressure. It highlights Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. profits quadrupling in Q1 1974 while urging grocers to boost beef sales. The rhetoric recalls Kennedy era price-control tools, now in decline.
Public Television must rely on private gifts and auctions as the Nixon administration rejects a long range financing plan. Despite decentralization and popular programs like Sesame Street and Masterpiece Theatre, 151 stations need government aid to sustain high quality output. Congress may step in to preserve a viable public broadcasting alternative.
An editorial excerpt from Advertising that Won Elections by Arnold Fuchs mocks partisan stereotypes. It contrasts Republican and Democrat habits in a satirical fashion, alleging book bans, censorship teams, rutabaga waste, hat wearing, extermination work, and naming patterns.
The piece mocks Republicans as drawn to the financial pages and cautious, while Democrats are depicted as careless with road litter and more prone to raising taxes and pets. It contrasts behavioral quirks to claim there are more Democrats.
A reflective essay argues leaks are democracy’s safety valve with power to reveal truths or disrupt politics. It cites Watergate era tensions, Nixon era figures, and Soviet dissent, noting leaders use leaks to shape policy while opposing forces demand accountability. The piece weighs moral risks and benefits of leaking in governance.
Arthur George of Pownal urged Vermont chamber executives to join unions in fighting inflation and boosting manufacturing jobs at Brandon meeting. Rev. James Kvetco warned against many overlapping groups and advocated a single organizing body with shared leadership to coordinate community efforts. Henry Z. Persons urged individual responsibility, saying no symphony is written by a committee.
The speaker downplays Nixon’s power while urging compassion for him as a man of light and shadow. They contrast Nixon’s dim domestic performance with brilliant foreign policy and foresee the next president as a radiant, three dimensional figure born thrice, rising from the west to face a hopeful dawn.
A Letter to the Editor argues Hitler opposed inflation by backing currency with gold. The writer claims gold backing would curb deficit spending and inflation, urges the U.S. to promote global gold purchases, and criticizes fixed gold prices as obsolete. Gold is described as proven, though the letter ends abruptly.
C. C. Moseley of Glendale California argues for a gold standard lasting over four millennia. He advocates free market pricing and says Americans should be allowed to purchase gold.
To the Editor of The Banner urges voters to elect candidates who are parents with children in the local schools. The letter argues for a straightforward, parent-centered representation on the school board and signs with Mrs. JOHNSTONE of 222 School St.
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