Judiciary Committee caves to gun lobby on Saturday Night Specials ban
Editorial condemns the House Judiciary Committee for reversing its stance on a proposed ban on Saturday Night Specials. The Bennington Banner argues the 17-16 vote preserve easily concealed handguns, aiding criminals and undermining gun safety. It criticizes the gun lobby, including manufacturers and enthusiasts, for pressuring lawmakers.
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House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Gun lobby profits vs Saturday Night Specials defeat
The article argues gun profiteers influence the Judiciary Committee more than gun enthusiasts, thwarting a ban on concealable handguns. It suggests Congress faces a voter backlash to reintroduce the bill, notes goals of banning handguns may extend years ahead, and criticizes the judiciary as captive to mercenary interests.
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National Rifle Association
Judiciary Committee
Richard Nixon
Vermont Spring Progress and Town Meeting Reflections
A Vermont diarist observes mixed spring progress from thawing ice and sugaring to town voting and zoning debates. He notes out of state residents shaping land use, public services, and attitudes while urging cooperative planning as towns move through evolving progress toward a sunnier season. He compares Vermont slow progress with Virginia's advancing spring, praising cautious regional cooperation.
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Vermont
New Jersey
Virginia
God on the ballot prompts Manchester vote on a supreme being
In North Shire, Town Meeting approves a ballot article asking Congress to amend the Constitution to declare the country a God loving nation with a Supreme Being. The piece notes voters should not impose belief from below and contrasts views on God's existence with democratic action. Burlington Free Press commentary follows.
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Manchester
North
Vermont
Congress
U.S
Letter to Senators on Deerfield River Area Land Use Plan
A reader to The Banner forwards a letter criticizing the USDA Forest Service land use plan for the Deerfield River Area. The writer urges limits on Mount Snow and Haystack development to not exceed lift capacities, condemns Carinthia’s expansion on National Forest land, and accuses plan authors of ignoring key NEPA sections governing land use planning.
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Usda Forest Service
Deerfield River
Mount Snow
Haystack
Carinthia
National Forest
Forest Service ski area limits spark Dover protest
In Dover and West Dover, residents condemn Forest Service limits on ski areas as a no use plan. Steve Chontos cites plans to curb use and warns of impact on local growth while urging attendance at the April 5 hearing in Wilmington to challenge the final determination. Bristol Cliffs is recalled as a warning.
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Forest Service
Dover
Wilmington
Bristol Cliffs
Appreciation Letter From Bennington Child Day Care Board
The staff, parents and board thank Bennington voters for approving our appropriation. We appreciate supporters who wrote letters, posted posters, publicized the program and spoke up for our service. We will scrutinize the budget, plan fundraisers, and expand enrollment to maintain quality affordable child care.
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Bennington
Michal S. Toomey
Benn
Child Day Care
Bennington Voters Back Support, Thanks Note Issued
A letter from Richard W. Sears Jr. on behalf of 204 Depot-102 River thanks Bennington residents for their support last Tuesday, signed by the author and residents, board, and staff.
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Depot-102
River I
Bennington
Richard W. Sears Jr
River
Quotes on Washington steering wheel and spending power
Rural West thinkers compare Washington to a steering wheel not connected to the engine. Thomas L. Martin Jr. notes this in Malice in Blunderland. A successful man needs both optimism horsepower and pessimism brakes. Kingman Brewster urges a higher law to curb spending for self-perpetuation and warns inflation could cripple representative government.
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Washington
New Hampshire Primary Notes on Candidates
In Concord a journalist reflects on the NH campaign, detailing the invasion of media and aides into voter events. Fred Harris draws crowds with earnest populism while Birch Bayh appears pretentious and Adlai-like, and Carter emerges as a calculating technocrat echoing Nixon yet unclear on his true aims.
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N.H
Gerald Warburg
Washington
Secret Service
Manchester
Harris
Udall
Bayh
Carter
Fred Harris
Birch Bayh
Sargent Shriver
Jimmy Carter
New Hampshire
Richard Nixon
Nixon
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