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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1972
Page
3
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 428 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
Agnew led a campaign against media and reference books to shape history. The piece argues Nixon’s term will be judged as a politician, regardless of administration efforts to rewrite or constrain public narrative. History is portrayed as seeking its own truth despite political interference.
Editor's Notes praise Gov. Deane C. Davis for resisting burdensome federal food stamp rules that would have required 42 state workers. He and the Agriculture Department compromised to nine staffers, sparing Vermont from excessive costs. The column also highlights GM and Ford record profits and Lockheed's $250 million loan guarantee plus executive pay hikes amid public disdain for welfare subsidies.
The piece profiles Wallace as a gifted demagogue, yet devoid of human grace, resisting political manipulation. It portrays him as blunt and openly hostile, unable to be smoothed by slick operators, with a stubborn nature that defies control.
A letter to the editor by Irving Adler of North Bennington argues for a thoughtful school board member. It questions priorities between quality education and low cost, broad student opportunities versus narrow training, and professional respect for teachers versus suspicion or bullying. It urges voters to seek public service over personal publicity ahead of the May 8 election.
An Arlington property owner and voter urges Gov. Deane to halt or review the proposed four lane U.S. Route 7 project known as Super 7. The letter cites ecological harm, alternative routes, and NEPA and Act 250 compliance concerns, calling for environmental impact statements and official accountability.
A satirical critique argues that post three-martini liberal reasoning rigidly enforces leftist orthodoxy on college campuses. It mocks double standards in political judgment, calls out ideological elitism, and warns the faculty mobilizes influence through student activism and stock portfolios.
A reader letter accuses The Banner of bias and unfair standards, condemns editorials on personnel moves, and calls for real news over sensational topics. The writer cites past editorials, endorses presidential council critiques, and notes local officials and residents including Sandra Lemieux.
A travelogue piece from Franconia describes a loyal car racing toward Sugar Hill and a nearby city man turned professor. It notes pollution closures at a paper mill, urban migration to rural areas, and looming floral and environmental changes as mountains endure. A rental car with 2200 miles ends with rust, underscoring fading mobility.
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