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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont.
The Supreme Court in two 5 4 decisions outlines a new obscenity definition that curbs absolute permissiveness by allowing suppression of material lacking serious literary artistic political or scientific value. It shifts burden to defendants and risks nationwide content tuning to the safest common denominator, prompting debate over free speech versus moral restraint.
A local commuter on Route 7 near Hunt Street and the Deer Park connector asks if unused blacktop tops could fill holes if the rest of the road is blocked. Letters to the editor for tomorrow’s Bennington School District meeting are not printed due to policy.
A reader argues legislators should use judgment beyond petition signatures. Voting should reflect analysis from hearings, reports, and expert input, not be driven by campaign letters. He favors clearer, readable petitions and respects constituents whose judgment he trusts over unknown signatories.
Rosamond van der Linde announces candidacy for the North Bennington Prudential Committee. She notes 20 years in the community, five children, and 15 years of local private music teaching. She promises to defend the school’s identity, emphasize individual children, visit regularly, stay within budget, and stay in touch with community feelings.
Shaftebury notes Kit Foster, once a Bennington College Shakespeare professor, has become an authority on organic gardening. Foster wrote The Organic Gardener, praised for esoteric plant life details and accessible prose with gourmet recipes, a blend Shakespeare would appreciate and learn from.
The piece surveys 1972 Watergate context, arguing Liddy’s raid was misdirected and comparing it to H. Rap Brown’s case. It criticizes FBI methods, notes McGovern era activism, and contends espionage may be a defensive necessity amid leftist groups and violent rhetoric.
Washington writer views Watergate as a constitutional dilemma beyond the nightly scandals. He contrasts Dean's testimony with Nixon denial, tem posts U.S. presidential power isolation, media, and public apathy, noting Tribune complacency and a weary public mood as the storm rages in Chicago.
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