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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1973
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont M5201.
The piece argues Nixon's revenue sharing shifts funds from categorical grants to local control but sacrifices earmarked programs. It notes city and state leaders overestimated flexibility while real cuts exceed new funds, risking essential services like mental health and fire protection.
Public hearings across Vermont address a proposed 38 percent rate increase for New England Telephone. Commissioner Daniel Ruggles of Montpelier expresses fatigue at repetitive testimony, while residents argue the hike inflates costs and harms consumers. The company plans the raise in April pending PSB decision.
A SEC securities fraud case centers on Vesco, who allegedly funds influence with a $200,000 payment to the Nixon re election committee in 1972. The tieins include Edward and Donald Nixon and others, with delays and disclosures cited as the affair drags through depositions and press scrutiny.
An Ottawa columnist reflects on a college student who questions American foreign policy and the CIA, linking postwar education to broader fears. He critiques antiwar, race and history perspectives, notes New Jersey teachers’ suit against statewide testing, and riffs on what students should know about U S policy.
In the Baltimore Evening, an argument contends the death penalty deters only if justice is swift and certain. It asserts capital punishment brutalizes society, teaches killing, and cannot be justified when other penalties may deter as effectively. The piece urges against killing by the state.
A reader defends Pearl Buck against a March Banner editorial critiquing her later years. The writer recalls local fundraising for the Pearl Buck Eurasian Children Foundation aiding mixed‑parentage Korean orphans denied rights, noting Buck's efforts helped citizenship recognition. They urge empathy and broader understanding.
A fragmented quotation notes The problems are food, food, food. Donald Rumsfeld criticizes the Cost of Living Council over three problems in price control. It claims overwork is a myth and suggests the speaker, Wilhelm 0. Douglas, disputes carrying a crushing burden.
A satirical column lampoons CBS, New York judges, and public television for censoring plays and films to keep the author and friend Art content. It mocks bans on Sticks and Bones and Deep Throat, the motive of protecting happiness, and the industry’s self censorship revered as welfare.
An Angeleno-style item notes a modern Benedict Canyon residence bearing a stark sign reading Trepassers will be violated. The cheeky warning captures local humor and tension around security in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood.
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