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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1972
Page
2
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
The piece questions Mrs. Dita Beard’s belated memo claim linking a donation to the Republican National Convention with ITT’s antitrust settlement stance. It notes ITT’s push to discredit Beard, shredding of files, and inquiries about using influence with the Justice Department and White House. Skepticism persists over the memo’s authenticity and the possible link to a favorable settlement.
George Mort of Arlington argues against building a new Route 7 from Manchester to Bennington. He says current roads worsen if the new highway is built, harming local businesses and property values while urging residents to improve and maintain the existing Route 7 instead.
As Vietnam winds down, draft calls drop and the National Guard suffers sliding strength. Units relax standards to recruit, with California guards using cash prizes to lure enlistees. Morale sags as six-year commitments look less tenable, threatening manpower goals for a fully volunteer force and the prospect of ending the draft.
A columnist cites a National Association of Government Employees push to campaign via union mail against Nixon in 1972 as chutzpah. The piece contrasts Hatch Act limits with alleged collective politicking by federal workers and laments public payroll loyalties.
A letter praises the Mt Anthony Union High School board for resisting plan A and supporting a sound educational path. It urges Vermonters to back the MAUHS board. The piece then shifts to a Wisconsin political snapshot, noting Muskie’s faltering campaign and other Democratic leaders’ strengths as Milwaukee polls loom.
A Wisconsin primary exposes Muskie as complacent and late, with Dewey era calm mocked by voters. McGovern and Humphrey intensify precinct organization, while Muskie trails amid disorganization and fragmented Democratic support in the state that once backed FDR and elected a Progressive senator.
John Bischoir from North Bennington voices concerns about Vernon atomic power plant safety after hearings in Brattleboro. He flags questionable core emergency systems, leaky fuel rods, waste storage issues, and small licensing hearings. He urges readers to oppose LR.1373 and HR.13732 and contact lawmakers.
The editor reflects on the vernal equinox as a time for gratitude, growth, and renewal. It urges embracing seasonal change, learning from life, and welcoming rebirth through sun and dew, with a focus on hope, faith, and love as spring unfolds in Arlington.
45 year old Australian Jaha Rath planned a 1000 mile dash from Los Angeles to New York. The quotes suggest a troubled sense of public opinion and traffic concerns. Archie Banker and Larell O'Connor are cited as fictional TV figures within the source text.
A reader memoirs the slow arrival of spring on the Vermont mountain. The vernal equinox arrived March 20 but snow lingers while sugaring season begins with maple sap rising and steam from sugarhouses. The author recalls a neighbor’s sugaring process, the makeshift boiling setup, and tasting fresh syrup, then notes visitors from Ireland and reminiscences of early spring plantings and Pussywillows signaling spring.
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