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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily by Banner Publishing Corporation at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 except on Sundays and holidays.
Vermont lawmakers rejected the Lifeline electric rate bill by 103 to 32, shielding utilities and leaving working families with high costs. They gave preliminary approval to phasing out the income tax surtax while denying a sales tax repeal on home heating fuels, a measure that would greatly aid lower and middle income households.
Shirley H. McTernan director expresses gratitude to readers news media clergy selectmen and county voters for support in local funding efforts on Election Day though not fully successful. She notes positive vote count and outlines plans to continue serving Bennington County residents and prove the council’s value.
Figures indicate 2 281 000 farms in the United States as of January 1, down 23 000 from a year earlier. Inventory has fallen about 20 percent in a decade from 3 572 000 in 1963, and the trend traces back to 1935 when farms exceeded 6 8 million. Nathan Pressman of Ellenville comments on the wealth gap and notes letters are welcome.
The column highlights Stanley Bulpitt of Darien and his Scarsdale composting effort providing fertilizer to gardeners for about $4 per cubic yard. It promotes Greenmont Tractor Center in Bennington with Tory Road contact Glen Ertell and Dee Ertell, offering Eco Mix, Prize Mix, composted leaf mold, minerals, rock fertilizers, limestone, and various meals for soil nutrition, plus guidance on soil testing and compost heap instructions.
Guest editorial notes Representative Wilbur D. Mills calls the Nixon tax problems politically significant and likely damaging. Mills, Ways and Means chair, hints the Joint Committee report due next month will push resignation pressures, without clarifying whether deductions or the gift of papers imply tax fraud.
The piece argues Rep Mills should not hint at damaging conclusions without evidence and criticizes Nixon for tax missteps and unorthodox resolutions. It notes Mills’s trusted position yet warns his cautious remarks were inappropriate. It also questions Nixon’s priorities as he faces impeachment and travels for events.
Craig D. Sweet, secretary of the Bennington Town Democratic Party, voices frustration with disorganization and inner loyalty hindering newcomers. He warns November elections loom and urges fresh leadership, candidates, and programs to avoid a GOP sweep and revive the party’s prospects.
A jumble of quotes from Ernest Gruening and Bill Vaughan contrasts with a CIA hearing scene. Richard Helms faced Ervin Committee questions with Stuart Symington present, while Howard Baker and other senators observed. The piece frames political theatre around Watergate charges and Senate courtesy.
Senate hearing records a terse exchange as Sen. Symington and Sen. Baker press Helms on CIA culpability rumors. Colson and Haig are named in the probe, and Helms’ reluctance is noted. The session ends with praise for Helms and a hope the inquiry reaches the public record. Helms returns to Tehran relieved.
Longshoreman turned author Eric Hoffer refused a $1500 lecture fee at a Midwestern college to speak at San Francisco's main library, explaining that the library is where he got his education, per Herb Caen in the San Francisco Chronicle.
A resident thanks the County Board of Commissioners for low income winterizing aid. The writer used a no interest loan to skirt a mobile home, paid for by BOC carpenters Ron Lindskog and David Therrien. The skirting improved warmth and appearance, praising the workers and agencies sustaining dignity. Chapel Park Chapel Road.
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