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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1975
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily Vermont newspaper issued every day except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation. It operates from 425 Main Street, Bennington, VT, 05201.
The Burlington Free Press critiques 1950s food aid politics and pairing it with a vivid account of Ethan Allen’s Fort Ticonderoga bicentennial reenactment. It notes Sen. Hubert Humphrey’s proposed credits and grants separating aid use from weapon sales, and reports on a 1775 reenactment drawing about 40,000 visitors, traffic snags, and a safety incident during the event.
A reader from The Banner questions the Educational Television energy panel organized by the League of Women Voters. He argues the panel was biased and biased links surface between regulators, utilities, and political figures. The letter urges consumer ownership of utilities and calls for clear government energy policy.
Rep Jordan D Cole of Windham-2 notes bias in a May 5 program, calling out Martin Johnson of Environmental Conservation and Prof David Smith of Middlebury College for not challenging utility spokesmen. He warns broader Vermont energy experiments exist beyond the show and expects another chance to address planning and distribution issues.
Diane Gagnon of Mt Anthony Union High School announces a door to door Dollars for Scholars canvass in Bennington Today Tuesday and Wednesday. The goal is 10000 dollars with about half raised. Donations range from pennies to 300 dollars and aid scholarships of 50 to 300 dollars.
Washington era symposium debates replacing a discredited president without impeachment using Rep Henry Reuss’s proposed extraordinary removal. Participants warn against weakening checks while noting Watergate era lessons and the balance of Congress and executive power.
Gerald Raftery narrates a confidential pitch to Native leaders in Oklahoma as a satire on New York City wealth transfer. The mock tale follows meeting with Chief White Horse, who derides the plan and jokes about assets like Rockefeller Center and the World Trade Center while noting Manhattan’s bankruptcy.
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