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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
The piece criticizes Kissinger and the Ford administration for propping up Cambodia with billions, arguing the right wing regime refuses peace and that Congress should not be drawn into funding. It cites Mansfield and Congress as learning lessons from Vietnam, while the administration pushes a costly, cynical strategy that offers no real hope.
Editor notes reflect on bill H289 banning marriage within family. The column praises private groups like Bennington Friends of Retarded Children for pioneering advocacy and continuing to bridge gaps between families and schools.
Letters from George F Sauer Francis Red Silver and Frederick Latimer urge Bennington voters to reject or rethink the town budget on March 4. Sauer calls for 21 percent cuts to several items while defending highway funding. Silver promotes voting yes on a study of public electric power ownership and PSB reforms. Latimer backs a study of public ownership citing Washington Electric Co op service and fairness.
A reader urges The Banner to promote five members on the Public Service Board, strengthen its powers, and study government or public ownership as a fix for rising power costs. The writer cites high unemployment and fixed incomes as evidence that current rates will further burden vulnerable residents.
A compiled letter echoes RSVP gains since 1972 with 61 984 volunteer hours by January 1975 and calls for a Bennington ballot appropriation. It also contrasts local senior service with broader policy notes on power costs and a critique of U S interventionist logic tied to the Kissinger Doctrine and actions in Chile and Cambodia.
A critical column denounces Ford and Kissinger for expanding American involvement in Cambodia. It argues U.S. support for Lon Nol is corrupt and dependent, fueling a civil war and Khmer Rouge gains. The piece calls Kissinger's emphasis on credibility self serving and harmful to Cambodians.
In Jamaica and elsewhere boredom is blamed for crime and unrest as people seek purpose beyond repetitive modern life. The author cites studies and anecdotes from professionals and everyday workers, arguing that genuine interest in one’s field alleviates tedium, while noting no universal cure.
The text notes salt craving driving the cave man to lick neighbors for cooling in summer and finds it more intriguing with an opposite sex neighbor. It mentions Farmers' Almanac and a Valley Nebraska church bulletin board quote stating church is a hospital for sinners not a club for saints from the Christian Herald.
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