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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
Editorial argues new, stronger congressional oversight is essential after decades of illegal domestic activity by the CIA and FBI. It cites the Church committee findings tracing abuses to the 1930s, condemns past pragmatism, and presses for a joint or closely aligned oversight body to enforce constitutional limits and restore vigilance.
The piece details Hank Grover spending 24000 of his own money on ads in 52 Texas dailies to sway crossover Wallace voters toward Reagan. It notes Texas turnout, Reagan’s sweep of all 96 Republican delegates, and how crossovers could boost his national bid and fundraising, with Ford’s advantage and Carter's lead shaping strategy.
The article notes the nuisance and danger of black flies in May, their life cycle near streams, and failed control methods. It describes personal fly dope use, risks of DDT, and old remedies like smudge fires. The author laments increasing numbers and offers hope that drought will end the season by July, tying relief to the Fourth of July.
The piece notes the USPS promoting Be Kind to Your Mailbox Week and issuing stamps including a bicentennial Philadelphia bicentennial 13cent stamp on July 4. It questions whether higher postage ever improves service and critiques management in Washington for failing to address real postal problems.
Former presidential aide Douglass Cater, now at Stanford, argues that political leaders should embrace simplicity and efficiency. He cites a teen buy and a $25 pocket computer to illustrate rapid, resourceful progress and suggests a leader could appeal to the public with the bold claim that smaller can be superior, urging national tax policy reconsideration.
The speaker argues for incentives and subsidies to foster small, creative entrepreneurship. He suggests using presidential influence to shift taste toward quality over size, citing Japan's prewar labeling and postwar excellence as a model. Smallness should not mean cheapness but a path to new American enterprise.
Lance Odden, head master of Taft School, says at a National Association of Independent Schools meeting in Boston that 1960s elitism declined and now outstanding education is paramount, with graduates guaranteed to read and write.
In 1954 Eugene McCarthy pressed Congress for CIA oversight but Allen Dulles and deputies resisted, arguing staff scrutiny would hinder covert work. The Church Committee later urged a single oversight panel to approve budget and operations, yet Sen John Stennis’s influence kept oversight divided. Critics question Stennis accountability amid past CIA excesses.
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