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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner issue dated Friday May 9 1975 lists publication by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201 with daily printing except Sundays and holidays.
A Banner survey shows all six Bennington selectmen agree in principle that police handling of recent attacks on area women warrants investigation. They expect an executive-session inquiry with a public final report and guidelines for future procedures, advocating thorough disclosure of findings to counter criticism.
A letter to the editor calls for more precise terms than housewife and mother to reflect the time, energy, and responsibility women bear in roles as mothers, homemakers, nurses, volunteers, and officials. It notes readers’ discontent with traditional labels and urges society to adopt clearer descriptors.
Senator George D. Aiken has donated all his official papers to the University of Vermont. Library staff estimate it would take 350 standard drawers to store the materials from his public career or one 875 foot long drawer, impractical unless run beside the campus tunnel. The collection will aid future historians and political scientists. The piece notes that other figures, even more talkative, would exhaust space in Minnesota.
A reader criticizes the Bennington Banner for unequal treatment of women in its coverage and obituaries. The letter cites a Saturday feature listing 68 men by occupation with nine women, urging equal recognition of women beyond married status and urging accountability for police fairness.
A reader lauds Rep James Jeffords for resolving delayed Social Security Disability checks that six months of red tape had stalled. After contact through Jeffords staffer Tim Ard, checks were released within two weeks, arriving on time, with the writer noting the politician’s rare effectiveness. The letter also cites broader concerns over energy policy and grazing land. Petersburg, N.Y. Lewis R. Wheeler.
Vermont agriculture leaders said farms are getting smaller not larger, with many long-time family operations fading and concern about agri business corporations moving in. Senators and NF.O. officials warned that big farms fall first, while experts argued dairy efficiency keeps Vermont competitive in milk.
The piece argues against labeling Richard Nixon as mentally unstable, citing contemporary analysts and the author’s view that Nixon acted under strain and made a rational decision to resign. It contrasts claims by Kissinger and others with the author’s belief that Nixon was sound-minded despite distress, urging cautious, nonpathologizing interpretation.
The U S House approved 352 to 0 a measure to limit spending on homes for future presidents and restrict improvements and Secret Service security to one official residence. The bill echoes public debate over past Nixon era excesses and aims to curb taxpayer costs.
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