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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A columnist argues oil company campaigns blur profits and policy impact. Ads by Texaco Amoco Mobil shape energy debates while profits rise and Fairness Doctrine limits counter ads. Congress threatens equal time, but FCC inaction likely stalls response, leaving oil industry messaging unchallenged as gas prices sting.
An editorial compares 1950s Kefauver drug regulation to later concerns about drug company promotion. It notes FDA limits and industry push tactics such as free samples and gifts biasing doctors, linking overprescription to deaths and higher costs. Sen Kennedy urges government standards for sales campaigns amid industry pushback.
The U S Senate voted 54 to 33 to restore the death penalty for many federal crimes, with House action expected. The piece traces the rise and fall of capital punishment since 1935, noting shifts in state law, court decisions, and racial disparities on death row, and critiques politicians for exploiting crime fears.
A reader laments public streaking and suggests science articles, revived farms and ecological artichoke uses. They describe a 20 foot Jerusalem artichoke patch, benefits to bees and livestock, and note rabbit droppings after snowmelt. The letter ends with social commentary and a local sign-off.
A Vermont fisherman notes early spring indicators from scarce snow to robins, bluejays, redwings, lilac buds, and running streams. He explains nature’s orderly progression toward full spring, contrasts seasonal optimism with cynicism, and recalls his Battenkill trips, noting travel limits due to gas.
The verse honors Saint Patrick as patron and Saint Kevin as a chosen one, praising sacred lands and shamrocks on the Isle of Emerald Green. A playful leprechaun and an angel appear as a brief commemorative poem ends with attribution to Helena Shevlen Moore from Bennington.
Harriett Gauthier of Ed's Market at 800 Gage St writes to correct a quote about bottle deposit energy. She says the omission changes the comparison to exclude energy used handling rehandling and trucking empties.
The Boston Globe notes that justice often prevails but emphasizes the frustration when delay yields no satisfaction. It reflects on how protracted cases can leave parties feeling unrewarded despite outcomes.
The White House aims to show Nixon as focused on non Watergate work while David Rockefeller’s White House visit signals mounting isolation. Haig floated a treasury post to Rockefeller, who agreed to discuss but was not invited to the inner sanctum. Rockefeller left, while Shultz remains loyal but faces friction with Nixon over policy. William Simon's future as energy chief complicates choices amid Rockefeller’s sidelining.
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