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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1975
Page
4
Bennington Banner editorial note outlines daily publication schedule by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Vermont. Describes general editorial stance and routine operations for readership in Bennington county.
The piece argues Congress has failed in CIA oversight for 25 years with committees allowing covert actions and domestic spying. It cites Rep Harrington's whistleblowing on Chile and a House vote to bar him from files, urging stronger decisive reform and a single joint oversight panel.
Vermont lawmakers study zoning law ambiguities after witnesses urge courts to strike down mobile home restrictions. The panel notes nearly half the towns limit mobile homes to parks, causing de facto exclusion. If enacted next year, laws could reshape local zoning as state faces issues like Planned Unit Development and roadside districts.
A speaker endorses John Williams as a fair, conservative representative for family education. The writer notes ten grandchildren, mainly in Bennington, and believes Williams would secure strong educational benefits at minimal cost for their children.
A Bennington reader praises Irving Fineman for a June Banner letter lauding forgiveness after a home intrusion and hopes for the restoration of a cherished cigarette box. The same letter comments on community, resilience, and sending the piece to Montpelier. John H. Williams II expresses gratitude for the Mt Anthony Board candidacy experience.
The lost Great Dane in Shaftsbury was found by the Highway Department a few hundred feet north of where he disappeared. He was struck by a passing motorist who did not stop to report it and died instantly. DONALD SALLISKY AGNES SALLISKY Bennington County Humane Society Animal Shelter. The antiwar stance of Richard Nixon is criticized by Robert Karen. John Williams is urged for educational background and voting. Clayton Daigneault.
A village recalls Vermont’s 200 year history of self reliance and frontier invention, highlighting distrust of central government. The piece contrasts Vermont’s rugged independence with Russell Baker’s view of Washington, arguing citizens must sustain themselves and their government through hard work and initiative.
Washington analysis notes President Ford as he positions for a 1976 campaign. He pushes an anti crime program and deficit control while vowing decentralization and private enterprise. Callaway named campaign manager. Rockefeller remains running mate amid conservative calls for Reagan.
Lisbon analysis explains why Portugal will not go Communist, focusing on Mario Soares and his clash with the Armed Forces Movement. Key indicators include freedom of the Republica newspaper, municipal elections, and labor unions, with Soares insisting on free elections and secret ballots. The piece warns that Soares’s imprisonment of rumoured dissent could signal a slide toward civil conflict if freedoms lapse.
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