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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner explains it is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A loose, informal group of advisers around Gerald Ford, including William Scranton and Robert Griffin, provides candid input from outside the White House circle. The floating cabinet keeps Ford connected to unvarnished opinions, unlike Nixon or Johnson, who relied on official payroll advisers. The piece warns that making such a body formal could turn it into a mere political rung, hurting frankness and independence.
Vermont National Guard head Reginald Cram favored arming the Guard with nuclear weapons, a plan dismissed as impractical to store in state. Gov Thomson of New Hampshire had floated similar ideas, prompting alarm about security and extinction risks. Vermont’s 4000 guardsmen rank high per capita while crime fighting funds are sought by AG Diamond to shield the state.
Editor notes compare Hoosick Falls Central School Districts budget approval of 2.8 million to Bennington Districts 2.4 million. Comment mentions Adm Jackson Tate’s Russian daughter honeymoon amid press coverage at a Massachusetts resort south of Pittsfield with six reporters present. National Enquirer funded the idyll, promising fuller details.
The Mayaguez incident is seen as a moral about American misjudgments in Vietnam policy. It argues Ford should have pursued talks with Vietnam rather than Russia or China and criticizes negotiation strategies that failed to address local realities.
A reader from Lake Champlain urges support for atomic energy, arguing it is cheap, reduces oil dependence, and can power industry now. He condemns anti atomic campaigns as misguided and claims nuclear plants are safer than many industries, expressing willingness to welcome a plant as a neighbor.
The writer recalls atomic submarines crossing oceans and cites Navy pamphlets and Readers Digest studies claiming 20 years of no accidents. They reference a Vermont Legislature energy restraint and urge readers to seek medical help if fears linger.
A Bennington reader criticizes local leaders after voting for Mt. Anthony Union School Board, naming Joseph Hall Raymond Murray and Lawrence Harrington amid broader praise for Vermont’s people and a call to national energy action. Another letter thanks voters and pledges dedication to education. Bridport.
A reader notes a rate anomaly claiming New England Telephone seeks a 17 percent increase while toll calls from Miami to Bennington are cheaper than calls to Middlebury Vermont. The comment also references Birchwood Knoll and compares personal calling costs across three locations.
A reader details informal summer courses at the Center for Environmental Studies in Williamstown. Plant Identification and Fern courses run on Mondays and Sundays with microscopes, field work, and hands on plant study led by Jerry Jenkins. Additional sessions on swamp biology pond water biology and fall wildflowers are planned, inviting both young and old to observe and learn in a relaxed setting.
Tom Braden argues the CIA could advance true democracy and critiques U.S. policy under Kennedy Dulles and Kissinger. He questions support for Portugal’s Mario Soares, Spain’s Franco succession, and exile groups, warning against backing fascism and urging democracy aligned intelligence. The column reflects on Rockefeller report findings and calls for the CIA to serve democracy, not the status quo.
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