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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1974
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation located at 125 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201.
A Vermont reader notes sparse roadside litter along Route 7 south of Bennington and credits anti litter laws with improving cleanliness. The piece cites federal S 2062 hearings, urges calls to senators, recalls postwar litter concerns, Vermont beer bottle bans of 1953, and surveys from Maryland Oregon and EPA studies. It compares Oregon and Vermont bottle regulations, mentions Prince Georges County bottle ordinance ruling and national efforts to boost cleanup.
The editorial argues President Nixon’s release of 1,308 transcript pages aims to sway public opinion away from Congress. It states the White House claims no criminal liability, yet notes evidence of hush money discussions and concealment efforts. It warns the laundered transcripts obscure the full truth awaiting the tapes.
The Mt Anthony Union High School board curriculum committee advances a book review policy aligned with current law and a balanced approach to the right to read. It seeks greater parental involvement, preserves school board decision power over books, and conforms to Vermont’s new obscenity law while emphasizing student access to professionally deemed worthy material.
Nixon’s release of the tape transcripts exposes a troubling side of his White House, showing discomfort with facts, backroom handling of Watergate, and a failure to build a strong firewall between the presidency and the scandal. The writings recount his reluctance to confront John Dean and the coverup, while noting Dean’s manipulation of testimony and the broader impact on public trust. The piece also contrasts Nixon’s public stance with privately harsh judgments, yet questions whether the presidency can survive the revelations. It also touches on US policy toward terrorism, My Lai, and Lebanon as the author reflects on international reactions.
An opinion piece denounces how the Army and President Nixon softened a terrorist’s sentence after a protracted coverup. It contrasts the harsh initial punishment with eventual parole chances, and questions U S morality and public outcry. The piece ends with a backstage joke from Frank Prins.
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