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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1972
Page
3
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial views Nixon's China visit as a decisive shift in Cold War policy. It notes Taiwan’s status concession and a reduced American military presence, signaling a more realistic approach and possible political gain for Nixon, while praising restored Washington Beijing communication.
Editor notes town meeting season begins tonight in Bennington with a Pre Town Meeting at 8 p.m. in the Junior High on Main Street. Residents may ask questions in a relaxed setting to learn about candidates and issues. The piece discusses educational plans at Mt Anthony Union High School and urges informed participation.
A Southern California robber slipped a teller a note and brandished a gun before fleeing when the bank’s alarm sounded. Other cases include a Cincinnati note request for 20,000 dollars and a Bonnie and Clyde type duo in Ohio who escaped on a bicycle after a shotgun scare.
Commentator credits Nixon with solving one great foreign policy problem by opening to China after years of effort. While criticizing Taiwan moves and tensions with Japan and the Soviet Union, the piece argues his China policy may be judged a model of diplomacy and a step toward ending the Cold War.
Vermont lawmakers debate growth and zoning, urging sanitary sewers before industry, while Burlington eyes the largest urban project in state history. The Burlington Square plan, backed by GBIC, aims to create hotels, a convention center, department stores, and underground walkways, funded by tax and federal support. Campgrounds, housing, and IBM in Essex Junction illustrate regional shifts as new jobs and protests unfold.
A satirical letter mocks the Vermont Legislature for proposing absurd bicycle regulations. The writer, William G. Staats Jr., imagines laws lowering pedals and restricting handlebars, lamenting overreach while joking about standardizing Yo Yo strings and creating an agency for trivial problems.
Washington reports that George Meany boosted his own pay to 90000 a year after the wage price freeze. The AFL CIO chief's son in law joined the Washington National Bank board, a bank tied to United Mine Workers. A district judge cites misused union funds totaling tens of millions amid deferments and bias accounts.
A corrected portrait outlines millions in State of the Union and union accounts tied to the United Mine Workers. Indictments target Boyle for embezzlement linked to the 1964 Hubert Humphrey campaign, with trial set in Washington. Meany faces calls to democratize leadership as Trbovich and others demand accountability.
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